Name: ________________________

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1) What are your top 5 careers? Provide a description for each: a) Veterinarian Technician b) Cardiologist c) Family Physician d) Biochemist e) Pharmacist 2) Click on each of your top 3 careers and record the Central Aspects of that career a) Veterinarian Technician: Being interested in the biology of animals and plants, Working with animals. b) Biochemist: Being interested in chemistry, Being interested in the biology of animals and plants, Being interested in human biology c) Family Physician : Providing medical care and treatment to people, Providing a service to members of the public, Being interested in human biology 3) Now record the secondary aspects for each career a) Learning new hands-on skills, Being well-organized and tidy with practical tasks, Coping with unpleasant or upsetting situations b) Using mathematics to solve technical or scientific problems, Planning how work is to be carried out, Seeking out and analyzing information. c) Working with children, Helping others with their social and personal problems, Working with babies and young children.

Name: ________________________ 4) List your top 5 skills for your top 3 careers and indicate your response (skilled, highly skilled, etc.). Do this for your core skills and desirable skills. Career #1 vet tech Core Skill: Using your hands in a skillful way Core Skill: Doing small and detailed tasks Core Skill: Asking questions to gain information Core Skill: Paying attention to detail Core Skill: Caring for animals Response: I am skilled Response: I am skilled Response: I am highly skilled Response: I am highly skilled Response: I am highly skilled

Desirable Skill: Prioritizing Response: I am highly skilled Desirable Skill: Observing things Response: I am skilled Desirable Skill: Record keeping Response: I am skilled Desirable Skill: Advising Response: I am skilled Desirable Skill: Organizing and storing information Response: I have some skill 5) Read the job description for your top 3 careers. Summarize (with deails) what each career is all about: 1) Vet Tech : They work alongside veterinarians caring for the animals. They handle the animals, run blood tests, x-rays. 2) Biochemist: You study the chemistry of living organisms. 3) You care for patients from infancy to old age. Treating a variety of illnesses.

Nowpick your top career (what you want to do) and answer the following questions: Vet Tech 6) What are the working conditions? Vet Tech usually work indoors in labs or offices. You must not mind getting dirty. And also should be used to getting bit or scratched. 7) Earnings? Vet Tech can earn between $20,000 - $50,000 It all depends on where you work in larger offices you tend to make more.

Name: ________________________ 8) Education and Training? Following high school, you must complete a 2 or 3-year diploma program in veterinary technology. To become registered veterinary technician you must pass an exam administered by your provincial veterinary technician association 9) Sample Career Path
Level 1

Sample Title

Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)

Earnings

$20,000 to $35,000 a year

Requirements

College diploma in veterinary technology Registration in a provincial association of veterinary technicians

Responsibilities

Providing specialized hands-on animal care; doing procedures such as lab work and radiology, providing assistance during anaesthesia and surgery; helping to educate clients; having responsibility for the care, feeding, breeding, grooming, and examining of animals in a care facility.

Level 2

Sample Title

Surgical Technician

Earnings

$30,000 to $40,000 a year

Requirements

4 or more years of experience Managerial skills

Responsibilities

Coordinating surgeries; acting as a liaison between the front office and hospital; making sure that hospital standards and procedures are followed; setting up the operating room; anesthetising the animals before surgery; providing post-operative care.

Level 3

Name: ________________________

Level 3

Sample Title

Supervisor

Earnings

$40,000 to $50,000 a year

Requirements

Many years of experience and possibly further training

Responsibilities

Performing administrative and management duties in a full-size institutional research facility, such as a university or pharmaceutical company.

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