Module 25A, B: Work Study (Optional)

Suggested time: 25 - 50 hours Level: Introductory/Advanced
Prerequisite: Module 24

Module Overview
Students will be placed in the community working with a mentor and/or a supervisor. They may have the opportunity to learn to use software, to practise previously learned skills and to learn skills not being taught at their school. Students will be engaged in experiential activities in the workplace.

Foundational Objectives

• To provide students with experience in the forestry industry that will enable them to make informed career decisions.
  
• To foster employability skills related to the forestry industry.
  
• To integrate classroom learning with work-based learning.

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

• To engage in a work study experience and develop entry level workplace skills that may lead to sustainable employment. (PSVS)
  
• To expand career research beyond the classroom setting. (IL)

For more information about implementing work study in schools, see the Work Study Guidelines for the Practical and Applied Arts included in the Practical and Applied Arts Handbook. Teachers need to use or design appropriate learning objectives for this module; for instance, to demonstrate ability to follow a "Training Plan". The training plan for the student should be designed to relate to the objectives of the course modules chosen in collaboration with the cooperating employer. See Appendix B in this guide.

Note: Career and Work Exploration 10, 20, A30, B30 Curriculum Guide will be released in fall 2001. Consult Saskatchewan Labour for content about Labour Standards, Occupational Health and Safety and WHMIS. If several work study opportunities are offered, they will add more depth to the next experience.

Module 99A, B: Extended Study (Optional)

Note: The extended study module may be used only once for each 100 hour single credit course. It is important to record the title of the extended study module on the recordkeeping chart. Record 99A for the first extended study module offered in the course series Forestry Studies 20 and 99B for the second extended study module offered in Forestry Studies 30.

Suggested time: 5 - 20 hours Level: Introductory/Intermediate/Advanced

Module Overview
Evolving societal and personal needs of society, advances in technology and demands to solve current problems require a flexible curriculum that can accommodate new ways and means to support learning in the future. The extended study module is designed to provide schools with an opportunity to meet current and future demands that are not addressed in current modules in the renewed PAA curriculum.

The flexibility of this module allows a school/school division to design one new module per credit to complement or extend the study of pure, core and optional modules configured to meet the specific needs of students or the community. The extended study module is designed to extend the content of the pure courses and to offer survey course modules (see page 8) beyond the scope of the available selection of PAA modules.

The list of possibilities for topics of study or projects for the extended study module approach is as varied as the imagination of those involved in using the module. These optional extended study module guidelines should be used to strengthen the knowledge, skills and processes advocated in the Practical and Applied Arts curriculum.

For more information on the guidelines for the Extended Study module see the Practical and Applied Arts Handbook.