Selecting a Program of Study

Your choice of educational program not only depends upon your career goals and field of interest, but also your previous educational and career experience.

Do you want to become skilled in a field that is entirely new to you, or to enhance your current skills? After the program, are you hoping to enter the workforce, or will you continue your education? Do you see the program as the key to a short-term goal or a long-term plan? These questions and more will shape your choices.

With all of the options available, education and career planning can seem overwhelming at times. But there are resources available to help you. Achieve BC is a website with information and tools that promote learning and achievement in both education and the world of work. Or you can register with Career Paths Online to take part in an interactive web guide that will help you through 10 steps of the career planning process.

Once you have a clearly defined goal, you can start to search for the appropriate program of study among those offered by different institutions. There will likely be more than one option available to you. Although different institutions may offer programs leading to the same credential, the programs will have slight variations. The next section provides more information to help you choose an institution.