Welcome to the Graduation Transitions Centre

The Graduation Transitions Program replaced CAPP and Graduation Portfolio as a graduation requirement for all BC students in 2008. GT mentors are This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and Mr. O'Toole.

      GT worksheets are provided as a guided option for evidence of the requirements and are available in the Career Centre or on this website.

Grade 11 GTS Tutorial #1 - November 2009

1. Healthy Living:

Daily Physical Activity

• It is expected that you are keeping up your weekly/monthly log either on paper or online and will do so up to your exit interview in grade 12.
• The Ministry of Education online tracker tool at www.learnnowbc.ca (you will need your PEN number)
• LSS Graduation Transitions Daily Physical Activity Record (also available in hard copy in the Career Centre).  One record sheet per year in grades 10-12. 

Health Living Plan 

• You will have covered some of this in Planning 10 and we will do another tutorial on this piece in the spring. 
• Healthy Living Plan - step by step  Resources:

•  
  • Quiz My Food Guide (Canada Food Guide)
  • How Stressed Are You?

2. Community Connections

30 Hours of Volunteer or Work Experience 

• If you have this requirement completed, print off a 30 Hours of Volunteer or Work Experience form and have it signed and put it in your file in the Career Centre.

Reflection on Volunteering or Work Experience  

• Complete the Employability and Life Skills Reflection Form and save it on the S drive or print it off and put it in your Career Centre file folder.

3. Graduation Transition Planning

Graduation Transition Planning  is a grad requirement and also an important exercise when planning your grade 11/12 courses and beginning your research into Post-Secondary education and training. 

Some upcoming Transition Planning opportunities:

• Tuesday, November 24 - VIU Grade 11/12 Day
• Monday, November 23 - Canadian Universities Event - Nanaimo
• Monday, November 30 - Post-Secondary Institute Visitation Day
• Thursday, December 3 - Vancouver Island Education and Career Fair/Job Fair (all grade 11s being bussed to Nanaimo for this)
• November - April - VIU Information Sessions - schedule to be attached to your report card this month.
• listen to announcements or visit the Career Centre for more to come.

The Graduation Transition Plan consists of:

• Career Option Research using Career Cruising or another online Career Research tool of your choice.
• Personal Planning for a job/career of interest
• Resume Writing
• Completing an Application Form
• Completing some Personal Financial Planning
• Demonstrating Attributes of a BC Graduate

• Other Resources for Transition Planning
  • Education Planner
  • Globe Campus 
  • Job Futures 
  • Can Learn 
  • Jobs Etc. 
  • Monster Career Converter 
  • University of Waterloo Career Related Websites 
  • Globe Campus Money Finder 
  • Industry Training Authority - trades
  • BC Work Infonet - Student Resources/Job Opportunities

What Happens Next Year?

• Graduation Transitions is a graduation requirement that will be listed on your Grade 12 Course Planning Sheet.
• Students with 88 or more potential credits may opt to have GT in their timetable and use this primarily as study time while meeting the requirements of weekly tutorials.
• You are expected to update aspects of evidence from grade 10/11 so that it is accurate for you as a graduate. You may file or save hard copies of your work from Planning 10 or Grade 11 Tutorials - either keep in a safe place of your own or in the file cabinet in the Career Centre.  You can save your work today to the S Drive for future reference and modification for grade 12.  
• Creating and updating the required evidence is the responsibility of the student - you are treated like the independent adult that you are transitioning to.
• You must do an exit interview on a designated date in the semester in which you have GT.
• At the interview you must present evidence for all of the above requirements.