Education/Employment Exploration

Course code CAAW 0631

Credit 5.0

Length 100.0 hours

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This course provides students with experiential learning opportunities to develop and participate in personal, education and career planning. Learners will complete a variety of inventories and assessments related to education and employment and will become familiar with the provincial and federal legislative bodies and laws governing human and employee rights and responsibilities.

Instruction is delivered for WHMIS, workplace safety practices and procedures, and WorkSafeBC guidelines.

This course is part of the Career Awareness program.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Interest inventories and assessments
  • (CAAT; Becker reading free interest inventory)
  • Online career exploration
  • Employment terms and vocabulary Industry tours
  • BC Human Rights Code, BC Employment Standards Act, Federal Employment Equity Act
  • Role of unions
  • Citizen and employee rights and responsibilities
  • Education/workplace accommodations/adjustments and supports
  • Safety signs, symbols, and equipment including WHIMIS
  • Safety measures, procedures to follow in case of accident
  • Role of WorkSafe BC
  • Research job profiles
  • Research education/training opportunities
  • Participate in goal planning

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
71326 September 8, 2026
to February 11, 2027
Lecture
Lab
VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.

How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.