Information Resources Catalogue

2009·6.8 MB·English

by  Alberta. Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry

Information Resources
Catalogue 2009
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CAREER PLANNING
Discover resources to help you with your
career planning and career development.
EMPLOYMENT
Find publications to assist in your work search
and help you be successful on the job.
LEARNING
Access our information to plan and
achieve your educational goals.
WORKPLACE
Check out the topics in our series of
Resources Strategies for Employers and
resources for everyone in the workplace
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Information Resources
Catalogue 2009
This catalogue provides you with information on current, well-researched,
easy-to-understand publications and posters about career planning,
the workplace, human resource strategies for employers and the labour
market. We specialize in information resources to help Albertans make
informed decisions about their career, learning and employment.
Order our resources
Inside you'll find
■ online at alis.alberta.ca/publications content description, photo and pricing for each publication
• by fax at 780-422-9750; use the photo and pricing for each poster
Order Form on p. 3 0 a l ist of curriculum resources authorized by Alberta Education, current at time
of publication
a resource index sorted by topic and audience
View or download
Most of our publications are available
Watch for these symbols
to view or download at alis.alberta.ca/
• #
publications (under Publications, click
on View PDF Products).
a new resource to be updated content for a f resh look for
released in 2009 a current resource an old favourite
Are you
a C areer and HR Practitioner?
See the Index starting on p. 2 6 for our list of Professional Resources, as well as a f ull list of
resources by topic and audience.
a T eacher/Counsellor?
Look for to find curriculum resources authorized by Alberta
Education or turn to the index on p. 2 6 for our full list of Authorized Resources.
an Employer?
Look for to find resources that address HR issues or turn to
the Index on p. 26 for a f ull list of these and other workplace resources.
INFORMATION RESOURCES CATALOGUE 2009
AT A G LANCE
Many of the resources in this catalogue cover topics for a variety of audiences.
A r esource index by topic and audience can be found on page 26.
Career Planning, Development and Transition
Adult Back to School Planner 6 Positive Works II i8
Assessing You; The first 7 Stretch Your Dollars; 19
step in career planning Budgeting basics
Career Coaching Your Teens: 8 Volunteering: How to build 20
A g uide for parents your career by helping others
Career Planner: 9 Welcome to Alberta: 20
Choosing an occupation Information for newcomers
Change and Transitions: 9 Women in Non-traditional 21
The path from A t o B Occupations: Stories to
inspire NEW
Creating a N ew Future: lo
Woman Today, 21
The job-loss workbook
Edition 1
Going Somewhere? 13
Live/Learn/Work NEW Woman Today, 22
Edition 2
A G uide for Midlife 13
Career Moves Workability: What you 22
need to get & k eep a j ob
Lasting Gifts: Parents, 15
teens and the career journey
Making Sense of Labour i6
Market Information
Multiple Choices: 17
Planning your career
for the 21st century
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AT A GLANCE
Employment/Work Search/Job Maintenance
Advanced Techniques 6
for Work Search
English Express supplement: 12
Looking for a j ob
Job Seeker's Handbook: 14
An introductory guide to
finding work
Education Planning Job Smart: 14
Tips for staying employed
Adult Back to School Planner 6
Self-Employment: Is it f or me? 18
EDinfo 2008-2009 lo Welcome to Alberta: 20
Information for newcomers
Education and Training Planner io
Workability: What you 22
Money 101: Budgeting 17 need to get & k eep a j ob
basics for further education
Working in Alberta: A g uide 22
Time to Choose... 19 for internationally trained
a p ost-secondary education and educated immigrants
program 2008-2009
Training for Work 20
INFORMATION RESOURCES CATALOGUE 2009
AT A G LANCE (CONTINUED)
Many of the resources in this catalogue cover topics for a variety of audiences.
A r esource index by topic and audience can be found on page 26.
Posters
Occupational
Information
ALIS: Your future 24
Alberta Career 6 Career Information Hotline 24
and Industry Outlook:
Economic and other trends Life Changes 24
affecting the world of work
Lifelong Learning, Growing Up 24
to 2012
Occupations Unlimited 24
Making Sense of Labour i6
Market Information Physics Connections 24
OCCinfo 2006 17 Skill Crazy 25
Workplace Rights 25
and Responsibilities
Young Workers; 25
What are you working for?
(series of 4 p osters)
Resources for Career Development
Professionals and Educators
Building Tomorrow Today 8
Looking for Work: Facilitator 16
guide and student workbook
Career Digest: 8
Career development What Works: 21
concepts for today Career-building strategies
(also available in French)
for people from diverse groups
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AT A G LANCE
Workplace Resources
Better Balance, Better 7 A G uide to Rights 14
Business: Options for and Responsibilities in Alberta
work“life issues Workplaces
Beyond Pay and Benefits: 7 Labour Market information 15
Effective practices from for Your Business: A p ractical
Alberta employers
Employee or Contractor? n Leaving Your Small 15
Know the difference gBuuisidnee ss: Your plan for
a successful transition
An Employer's Guide 11
to Employment Rules NEW Let's Talk: A g uide to 16
resolving workplace conflicts
Employing a D iverse 11
Workforce: Making it work Safe and Healthy: 18
A g uide to managing
English Express supplements: 12
an aging workforce
• Be safe at work
• Employment law protects Skills by Design: 19
workers Strategies for employee
development
Finders & K eepers: 13
Recruitment and retention X-treme Safety: 23
strategies A s urvival guide for new
and young workers
INFORMATION RESOURCES CATALOGUE 2009
PUBLICATIONS
Adult Back to Advanced Techniques Alberta Career and
School Planner for Work Search
Industry Outlook
(workbook, 60 pp.) (workbook, 108 pp.) Economic and other trends
affecting the world of work to 2012
INTENDED AUDIENCE: low literacy INTENDED AUDIENCE: job seekers/workers
(book, 68 pp.)
Everything an adult needs to know about This workbook is designed to help self-
INTENDED AUDIENCE: employers, including
going back to school— making a p lan, directed adults with experience in the
managers/supervisors; job seekers/
anticipating the challenges and knowing workforce or post-secondary education
workers; teachers/counsellors, career
where to go for support. This workbook and training improve their work search
deals with how to cope with change, and HR practitioners
strategies. Learn to sell your skills in today's
organize your life, take care of the kids, and competitive job market using portfolios,
more. It a lso covers effective study habits proposals, cover letters, resumes and This book looks at the global and
so you can get your homework done and curricula vitae. Features new information
provincial trends affecting Alberta's
maintain some balance in y our life. on networking, information interviewing, economy and society. These trends have
using the Internet in your work search and an impact on occupations in the province
Part of a p lanning series that includes
formatting and tailoring your resume. and can affect career planning decisions.
Career Planner and Education and
An Occupational Outlook section
Training Planner.
Catalogue Item # 4 62135 includes projections for more than 500
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE occupational groups. Previously published
Catalogue Item # 6 86446
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $6.25 each as Alberta Careers Update.
10+ copies $5.00 each
Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $6.25 each
Catalogue Item # 7 08406
10+ copies $5.00 each
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE
Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $6.50 each
10+ copies $6.00 each
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PUBLICATIONS
H0MA.RES00RCE5TRMEG,ESP0REMPL0VERS
Assessing You Better Balance, Beyond Pay and Benefits
The first step in career planning Better Business Effective practices from Alberta
employers
(workbook, 60 pp.)
Options for work-life issues (book, 44 pp.)
INTENDED AUDIENCE: job seekers/workers, (book, 48 pp.)
youth INTENDED AUDIENCE: employers,
INTENDED AUDIENCE: employers, including
including managers/supervisors
managers/supervisors
A s elf-assessment workbook to help you
learn about the skills and assets you have Are you successfully recruiting and
The often conflicting demands of work and
that will help you adapt in today's world of retaining your employees solely based on
work. Read about the skills employers are personal time commitments of employees your wage and benefits packages? In this
can create stress and other issues for both
looking for and work on exercises that will publication, Alberta business owners and
help identify your own strengths. Includes companies and their staff. This publication managers share effective recruitment and
suggestions for keeping track of your skills presents employers with the business case retention practices that go beyond pay
and ideas for repackaging your career for why they should care about this issue, and benefits.
assets to suit your current needs. By the ways to improve the situation that will
end of the book you will have developed benefit both employers and employees, and Catalogue Item # 7 08381
a summary of personal assets that will ideas about making these useful changes. Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE
help you with future career choices. Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $6.25 each
Previously published as Skills Plus Handbook: Catalogue Item # 5 34091 10+ copies $5.50 each
Discovering your personal career assets. Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE
Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $6.50 each
Catalogue item # 7 39097 10+ copies $5.25 each
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE
Out of Alberta: 1-9 copies $7.50 each
10+ copies $6.00 each
INFORMATION RESOURCES CATALOGUE 2009
Building Tomorrow Today Career Coaching Career Digest
(conference proceedings) Your Teens Career development
concepts for today
INTENDED AUDIENCE: teachers/counsellors, A g uide for parents
107 pp.)
career and HR practitioners (book, 28 pp.) (facilitator guide/handouts, 3-hole punched,
Building Tomorrow Today, the annual INTENDED AUDIENCE! parents; teachers/ INTENDED AUDIENCE: teachers/counsellors,
Alberta Regional Consultation on Career counsellors, career and HR practitioners
career and HR practitioners
Development, draws practitioners from
all over Alberta and beyond for three days
This guide offers practical ideas and
of professional development. Sessions Whether you're helping clients or students
resources to help parents support their maintain momentum or follow their
and discussions help career development
teens as they explore career options and
passions. Career Digest has something for
practitioners keep in touch with leading- make informed career decisions. This
edge developments in their field, learn Alberta version has been modified from you. This package provides short, easy-to-
practical skills to use with their clients and read articles covering Self-Discovery, World
the resource A C areer Development Resource
rekindle their sense of vision for the future. of Work, Working Well, Career Building,
for Parents: Helping parents explore the role
Work Search, and Personal Development
These proceedings outline the keynote
of c oach and ally, developed by the Canada
addresses and most of the sessions. Career Information Partnership (CCIP). and Transitions. It also has a f acilitator's
guide with examples of ways the articles
can be used as handouts in g roup or
2007, Catalogue Item # 6 74201 Catalogue Item # 7 08357
Professional Resource (no online version available) classroom settings.
Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: FREE
Coil-bound book
$20.00 Out of Alberta: The original CCIP resource is Catalogue Item # 4 07347 English
available online at www.ccdf.ca. Click on The Career
Catalogue Item # 4 08600 French
2008, Catalogue Item # 7 08456 Clearinghouse. Choose Downloadable Resources and
Professional Resource (no online version available) scroll to title. (Selections Carriere: Concepts en developpement
CD only
de carriere pour le monde d'aujourd'hui.)
$4.95 Professional Resource (no online version available)
2009, Catalogue Item # 7 52667 Alberta, NWT and Nunavut residents: $15.00
Professional Resource (no online version available) Out of Alberta: $25.00
CD only
$4.95 (available Winter 2009)
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