Work Experience

Course code ACED 0710

Credit 1.0

Length 24.0 hours

Course outline View

Work Experience will provide students who already have a minimum of 270 hours of paid and/or volunteer work with a framework to recognize and demonstrate knowledge of occupational health and safety, effective communication, workplace ethics, and applied skills.

ACED 0707, ACED 0709, ACED 0710, and ACED 0711 are required for completion of ABE Provincial level Career Planning.

Prerequisites

English 9 or equivalent, 270 hours of work or volunteer experience.

What you will learn

  • Workplace health and safety
    Essential skills for a continually changing labour market
    Problem solving skills
    Self-advocacy skills and self-efficacy
    Workplace ethics and best practices
    Describing work experience and transferable skills

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

Additional information

This course is tuition free! Some fees apply: *

  • College Initiative: $8.85/course
  • Campus Resource: $9.95/course
  • Student Union: $71/term
  • UPass: $188/term (if applicable)

 

* Note: fees are approximate and subject to change.

Contact the department at [email protected] with any questions.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial. Learn about VCC’s commitment to decolonization and Indigenization.