Module 14: Labour Market Information (Core)

• To understand the relationships among work, society and the economy.
• To locate and use career and work information effectively.
• To respond to change and growth as it relates to career decision making and career planning.

• To demonstrate knowledge of the importance of personal growth. (PSVS)
• To participate in experiences that lead to independent exploration beyond the classroom. (IL)
• To provide opportunities for student learning using technology. (TL)

Learning Objectives	Notes
14.1 To conduct an occupational search of at least three occupational clusters. (IL)	Research occupations using a broad range of career planning resources including the National Occupational Cluster (NOC) handbooks, career materials, labour market information, career development Internet sites, and computer assisted information delivery systems. Refer to the bibliography for related websites. Students may consider their personality, interests and abilities and relate them to the world of work. Brainstorm to create a web of occupational clusters using poster or flip chart paper.
14.2 To become familiar with labour market information. (TL )	Have students research trends in the workplace and report back to the class. Assign students an occupational cluster and ask them to create a list of all of the possible jobs that relate to that cluster. Ask students to identify which of the jobs in the cluster are performed in their community and who does these jobs within their community. Students may use the Internet to research such topics as demographics, futurists, work trends, the future of work, changing work patterns and predicting change. Students could predict what their part-time job or work placement might be like in ten years. Work in small groups to discuss values and lifestyles and their connection to the world of work. Use resources to access current information. Invite Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) personnel to discuss issues and trends. Have students explore literature by futurists. Labour market information is available in local areas, and from regional college centres.
14.3 To develop an understanding of how to interpret Labour Market Information (LMI) and Labour Market Development (LMD). (CCT)	Consider current trends and issues and the positive and negative effects they might have. Examples of current trends might include: More people will be self-employed. Companies and organizations will gradually give way to loose networks of people and corporations working together in partnership and on projects. Corporations will not disappear, but these networks of support will respond more rapidly to change and make better use of resources. Companies and organizations will continue to reorganize and rethink their management styles and structures. People within organizations will change jobs and job descriptions will change. Technology will be omnipresent, much more powerful and easier to use than it is today. Computers will service largely a global marketplace. People will be responsible for managing their own careers. The days of the paternalistic employer are fading. People will be able to learn quickly and find resources that can help them learn. Business will gradually become more like the movie industry. Someone will get an idea for a project; a plan or strategy will be developed; people and resources will be mobilized; and, when the project is over, people will go their separate ways until the next time they are called to work together. Skills needed for success will not be restricted to any one field of knowledge, or study. The pace of business will continue to accelerate. People will need to know how to keep balance in their lives or risk burning out. Fulfilling lives away from the workplace will serve this balance well, as will a well-rounded education and a variety of interests. Relate this discussion to 1.2 and 1.3. Discuss how current trends and issues in the labour market have affected employment in the local community and in Saskatchewan. (PSVS)