Answer the following for EACH of the three careers.

CAREER ONE
Name: Ian Brennan _____

Career Name: Veterinarians _______________________________________

1. Education required and or recommendations: Two years of Pre-veterinary studies, Four

to five year university degree in medicine and a provincial license to practice. _____

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: UVIC _____

3. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $7,650.05 (UVIC)

4. Salary range: The average salary of a veterinarian is $85,000 in annual earnings.

5. Job description: Prevent, diagnose and treat injuries or diseases afflicting animals

6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 1,400 in BC.

7. Employment prospects: According to statistics, the employment prospects for being a

Veterinarian are a continuously growing employment rate and an increase in job
openings.

8. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Veterinary Technician
 Biologist
 Animal Health Technologist

9. Skills or characteristics required: The skills I would need for this Veterinarian career
would be being able to know the Sciences, good reading comprehension, critical
thinking, speaking, complex problem solving, active listening, judgement, decision-
making, active learning, monitoring and service orientation.
10. Disadvantages of occupation: It would be the costly price for college education and the
more than average amount of years in studying for Veterinary. There is also the
completion of national certification examination and the provincial license practice
needed, which are costly to take as well. Another disadvantage would be the issues of
allergies from the animals.

11. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: My interests
are caring for animals. I find myself to be very capable and skilled in taking care of them
as well. I am very responsible in keeping an eye on my pets. I highly value animal life
and their wellbeing.

12. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? The courses needed to
take are two years of pre-veterinary university studies or the completion of a college
program, a four to five year university degree in veterinary medicine, completion of
national certification examinations are required, and a provincial license to practice. The
grades for the courses must all be at least average and passing.

13. Working conditions: Work generally takes place in animal hospitals or clinics, may take
place outdoors in various weather conditions, may be exposed to infectious bacteria and
viruses that may cause illnesses, working with equipment and instruments that may
cause injuries and strong or toxic odors present
in the work place.

14. Typical hours of work: The hours are about 30-50 hours a week. Veterinarians often
work long and erratic hours, and the possibilities of night shifts and weekend work.
Veterinarians must respond to emergencies at any time.

15. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: What influenced me to
choose a Veterinarian career is my love for animals. The desire to help them, take care
of them and heal them. I have had taken care of a lot of pets ever since I was young and
even now I still have a pet that I am taking care of. To be able to know what's wrong with
the pets I take care of so I am able to aid them is something that I would enjoy putting
my life into

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16. What are the future trends of this occupation: The future trends seem to be a 1.7%
increase in employment growth rate by 2023 and 550 job openings expected in 10 years
in British Colombia.
17. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) and Education Planner
(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) list 2 points of information you felt were important
and were not covered.

1. The hazards or risks of being a Veterinarian was not covered. I feel that this is
important as some people can not handle Veterinarian work because of allergies and other
issues.

2. The specific courses that I need to take to become a Veterinarian. It is important to

know the courses that I am going to tackle in this course, however it was not covered enough
and I wanted more information out of it.

CAREER TWO
Name: Ian Brennan

Career Name: Computer Programmer and Developer

18. Education required and or recommendations: Post-Secondary study or experience,

code language specific certification and continual upgrading of skills.

19. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: BCIT or UBC

20. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $15,651.83 (BCIT)

21. Salary range: Starts at $20.00/h, median is $35.19/h, highest is $51.10/h

22. Job description: Write, modify integrate and test computer code by being literate with
specific computer programming languages depending on the necessity of the client with
the project.

23. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 12,800 in BC.

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24. Employment prospects: There is a big increase in employment growth rate and a
continuously increasing job openings. Rivaling that of the Veterinary career.

25. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Web Designer and Developer

 Computer Network Technicians
 Programming Teacher

26. Skills or characteristics required: The skills required for this career are programming,
strong critical thinking, reading comprehension, active listening, complex problem
solving, speaking, writing, judgement or decision-making, systems analysis, active
learning and monitoring skills.

27. Disadvantages of occupation: Most, if not all work is done at a desk in front of a
computer screen, as well as continuous skill upgrading due to strong competition,
continuous learning even after college, and the possibly costly investment in equipment.

28. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: I have
interacted numerous times with programming code as I have programmed games and
software before as homework and as a past time.

29. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? The course needed to
enter this occupation is a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer systems
engineering, software engineering, business administration or a related discipline. Other
training and requirements are combining a college program in computer science with
sufficient work experience and vendor certification for those performing systems analysis
under specific technical platforms.

30. Working conditions: Must be able to work flexible hours as maintenance and upgrades
can only be performed when staff are not using the system and the added pressure
during system rollouts or when solving critical system problems in a tight timeframe.

31. Typical hours of work: The occupation is a full time job, so it requires 40 hours per
week, especially if the client's project demands it. The programmer must have flexible
hours.

32. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I have always been
interested in computers and how they work. I have spent countless hours doing using
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the technology I have, especially on my personal computer. I am able to a lot of things
with a computer.

33. What are the future trends of this occupation: There is a big increase in forecasted
employment growth rate with about 2.9% in 2023, and about 8,050 expected job
openings in the span of 10 years, due to economic growth.

34. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) or Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) and list 2 points of information you felt were
important and were not covered.

1. The amount of work experience I would need to have before graduation. It is

important to know just how much I need to prioritize in finding a job or internship to help me
apply for post-graduation computer programming jobs.

2. Exactly how many programming languages I would need to learn before tackling a
big project in a company post-graduation.

TRADES CAREER
Name: Ian Brennan _____

Career Name: Automotive Service Technician_______________________________________

35. Education required and or recommendations: College or Apprenticeship _____

36. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Kwantlen Polytechnic University _____

37. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $7,650.05 (KPU)

38. Salary range: Starts at $14.75/h, median is $24.00/h, highest is $37.00/h _____

39. Job description: Inspect, diagnose and repair mechanical and electric systems on motor
vehicles. They can do minor and major repairs and replacements to the cars and trucks.

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40. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 17,600 in BC.

41. Employment prospects: There is about an average employment growth rate in

Automotive services that will decrease in 2023. Despite that, there is still an increase in
job openings, especially by 2023.

42. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Automotive Teacher
 Accounting and Business Clerk (at an auto mechanic shop)
 Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics

43. Skills or characteristics required: The skills needed are repairing, troubleshooting,
critical thinking, active listening, operation monitoring, operation and control, speaking,
quality control analysis, monitoring, and equipment maintenance.

44. Disadvantages of occupation: Often exposed to dangerous chemicals and dangerous

equipment which are tools for car repair or maintenance.

45. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: I am very
interested in cars and Auto 12 has been my favorite class in high school.

46. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation?

47. Working conditions: Workers in this occupational group generally work in automotive
repair shops or garages. Those employed in small shops tend to have a wider variety of
duties than those in larger shops. Most work environments are well-ventilated and well-
lit, although some shops may be drafty and noisy. This type of work can be dirty and is
often carried out in cramped spaces, with considerable bending, kneeling and lifting.

48. Typical hours of work: Automotive service technicians, truck mechanics and mechanical
repairers typically work a regular 35 to 40-hour workweek. Some workers may be
required to be on call for emergency repairs as some service shops offer evening and
weekend services

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49. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I have always liked cars
ever since I was a child. My interest in them was influenced by when my grandfather
took me to his car shows when I was growing up.

50. What are the future trends of this occupation: There is about a 1.3% employment
growth rate from 2018-2023, however it decreases to 0.9% after 2023. There is,
however, 6380 job openings expected in 10 years, especially in the year 2023.

51. Go to ITA http://www.itabc.ca/ or the Discover Skills BC Website

http://discoverskillsbc.ca/ and list 2 points of information you felt were important and
were not covered.

1. Lack of details pertaining to the process of receiving a Red Seal certification.

2. The explanation of how hazardous the equipment and tools for car repair and
maintenance.

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