Section 1: Making Career Connections

Lesson 3: Connecting to a Career


In light of your personal considerations in the previous part, you may have narrowed down your possibilities in making a career choice.
However, you should keep in mind that you need not have a farming background to enjoy a career that is related to producing plant commodities.

No matter what career you choose, there are hurdles to overcome; you have to obtain the necessary skills and finances in most cases.
For example, to become a plant breeding scientist you have to go through a four-year university program and/or an approved college. During your studies, you have to finance your living costs and your school costs.



With all this in mind, you must now make a choice.
It is understood that any choice you make is tentative.
It is perfectly natural to change your mind as you progress through school and life, thereby gaining new information and developing new interests.
There will always be new opportunities and many new doors for you to open.

There are many resources available to you, when deciding on a career. One of the most useful websites, maintained by the Government of Alberta, is the Alberta Learning Information Service, more commonly known as ALIS.

Here is the link to access this exceptionally valuable career exploration resource:

http://alis.alberta.ca/ce/career-explorers.html

You may find this website useful when completing the final assignment in this course.

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