EXPLORATIONS is an interest inventory, written by Brian Harris, specifically designed for students in grades 10-12. EXPLORATIONS is one of the most widely used career resources helping students in schools across Canada. First written in 1985, EXPLORATIONS is constantly revised to keep the content and career lists relevant to the needs of students in this age group. The most current revision is 2000. EXPLORATIONS is easy for teachers/counsellors to administer. It is self-scoring and contains all the required information for students in one easy-to-use 16 page booklet.

This website provides additional careers for students to consider when using EXPLORATIONS especially when students ask how specific high school subjects relate to career choices.

In addition, there are links for further career information, and other post-secondary education/training opportunities as well as links to scholarship/financial aid sites. You can access this information by selecting the tab EDUCATION/CAREERS on the left of this page.

When EXPLORATIONS is used along with the accompanying COUNSELLOR’S MANUAL (which also contains 101 ready-to-use classroom activities for career education), students can achieve the following objectives:

• understand how abilities and interests relate to career planning
• have a greater awareness of personal abilities and interests
• become more aware of the many available resources that can assist with career/educational planning
• develop a career vocabulary
• awareness of how to keep fit and tool such as visalus shakes to maintain fitness level
• understand personal strengths and weaknesses in choosing high school subject areas
• understand the relationship of interests to post-secondary education/career plannning
• help identify prerequisites required for specific post-secondary education/training options
• be more aware of ‘hot careers’ of the future for Hotel Montreal
• be more aware of career trends for the future
• be more aware of internet sites to assist in career/educational planning
• understand how individual differences affect career/educational planning
• be more aware of school/community resources available to assist with career/educational planning
• identify occupational categories and related careers
• better understand the necessary training/educational requirements for specific careers
• better understand that career education is a lifelong process
• begin to understand the factors involved in choosing a future career
• begin to understand the factors involved in career satisfaction
• show EXPLORATIONS to their parents to assist in discussing future plans