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Resources for Parents: Help Your Children Plan Careers - alis
As a parent, you can help your child make career choices by offering your knowledge and experience. But your child may need more information. Use these resources to help your them make the most of their career options.
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Career Planning Essentials

Learn the 4 steps of career planning, how to be an effective coach, and where you and your child can go to research occupations, skills and more.

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Parents: How to Help Your Teen With Career Planning

Young peoples’ ideas about careers change as they mature. Read this article to get ready for your teen’s questions and find ways to offer support.
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Follow These 4 Steps to Plan Your Career

Career planning helps you make decisions throughout your career, whether you are just starting or planning retirement. Follow these 4 steps to plan your career.
Publications

Career Coaching Your Teens: A Guide for Parents

Help your teen make good career choices. This guide offers practical ideas and resources to help parents support teens exploring career options.
Publications

This is Your Life: A Career and Education Planning Guide

The Guide introduces students grades 9-12 and beyond to the principles of career and education planning and various authorized Alberta resources by helping students work through the planning process.
Education and Training

Once your child has sense of where they want their career to go, it’s time to begin looking at training options. You can help them understand the type of learning they prefer, choose between full and part-time studies, and build experience for a future resumé.

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Plan Your Education

Once you know what you want to do, find the training program that is right for you.
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Explore School and Program Options

Once you've identified a career direction and the education and training you need to make it a reality, your next step is to explore schools and programs.
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