Work & Life

These health education videos and tools use animated graphics to explain a body part or organ, and how diseases and conditions affect them.

What are my Next Steps in Education?

This is a helpful PDF document if you're thinking about upgrading your skills, and trying to figure out how to get secondary-education credentials and / or get into post-secondary education in Ontario, Canada. Click on the banner above to open.

Learning Tips

There are many reasons to learn: To build job skills, feed your curiosity, develop new hobbies, and even learn a thing or two about yourself.

Job Search

With these job search tutorials, you’ll learn effective strategies for approaching and conducting a job search by exploring the best methods for networking and looking for a job online.

This questionnaire, developed by Dr. Terry Armstrong, can help you determine which intelligences are strongest for you. If you're a teacher or tutor, you can also use it to find out which intelligences your learner uses most often. Click on the image above to open the form.

Click on the image above to find out what your learning style is. You can also find out what type of student you are, and which study habits you can improve by taking some of the other self-assessments available on this site. Note: - only use this website for the self assessment tools mentioned above, as the EducationPlanner website is part of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency in the US, offering their services to US residents only.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a very important part of your "People skills" toolkit. People who are good at controlling their emotions and can read the emotions of others, or even understand what to say to make others feel better, are more successful in the workplace. Visit this website to find out how emotionally intelligent you are, and how you can develop further.

Please note - you do NOT have to sign up for the newsletter (pop up menu when you enter this site) to use the emotional intelligence survey.

Find a job you'll love by matching your personality and interests to real-world careers. This free 15-minute career test measures key personality factors to show you the exact careers that suit your strengths. Based on the powerful Holland Code and Big Five systems, for accurate results to get you started on the right career path today. To take the career test, mark your interest in each activity shown. Do not worry about whether you have the skills or training to do an activity, or how much money you might make. Simply think about whether you would enjoy doing it or not. There are also other, free tests available - find the "Personality Tests" drop-down menu at the top of the webpage and select another test. Click on the image above to visit the site.

Long before we had online personality tests, psychoanalyst Carl Jung speculated about personality types, particularly the concepts of introversion and extroversion. Many of the personality tests you’ll find today are based on Jung’s research and ideas. The most popular personality test that draws heavily from Jungian psychology is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. While the official version of the test is paid, there is a free version available that many people find to be just as helpful: the 16 Personality Types test. It covers five broad personality aspects:- mind, energy, nature, tactics and identity. Among other things, the test will cover how you communicate and relate to others -- both professionally and personally -- what you value and strive for, and how you make decisions. This test has been taken over 126 million times and is available in 30 languages. Click on the banner above to visit the site.

Workplace Skills

Use these lessons to make a good impression at work. Learn all about what’s expected of you as a new employee, how to complete paperwork, what you need to know about benefits and time off, and more.

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is Canada’s national system for describing occupations.

You can search the NOC to find where an occupation is classified or to learn about its main duties, educational requirements or other useful information.

This web link is a sub section of the Skillplan website above. Use these links to test your own workplace essential skills. Note: Your web browser may block this page from displaying. Choose to load unsafe scripts in order to view the content. Make sure your address bar reads http://www.skillplan.ca/measure-up and NOT "https ...".

This site provides a free, short online Essential Skills assessment tool. You will receive an email at the end of the assessment, providing you with useful information about your own skills strengths, as well as career recommendations, based on your results. You can also read more about what Essential Skills are and how these skills help you in the workplace.

This site provides free and easy-to-use tools to help learners, employers and practitioners take action on Literacy and Essential Skills. The information and quizzes on the site can help guide your future training and career planning.

Job Skills

Discover some of the practical ways you can use your English and Math skills in the workplace. This is a good website to use to prepare yourself for finding a job or moving to a different type of job.

This site offers free online WHMIS 2015 training, as well as a free WHMIS test and certification. According to information on the website, this is the only truly free WHMIS 2015 training available. You need to be able to print your free WHMIS 2015 certificate from your own computer.

SkillsZone is a gateway and companion resource to the Ontario Skills Passport (OSP). It provides games, interactive learning resources and learning activities linked to Essential Skills and work habits (ESWH).

Find out how to study with the latest study strategies and writing techniques. Get hints and tips for writing papers or reviews, time management and many other topics. This site also offers interesting articles about how your brain processes information, memory improvement and other helpful topics.

Applying for Jobs

Use these lessons to arm yourself with as much information as possible to effectively research companies, find job openings, craft a professional resume and cover letter, apply for jobs, and more.

Everyday Life

Life is filled with chaos, and we must learn to solve problems in the midst of it every day. These interactives give you a chance to practice these challenges without real-life consequences.

Work Life

Want to be more successful in your career? Listen to the podcasts to gain some insight, and use the lessons on part-time jobs and freelance work to find a path that’s right for you.

TimeandDate is a great site to find information about local and international calendars, and public holidays. You can also create and print your own calendar from this site.

If you want to know what the time is in different countries, or need to reset your watch, check the accurate world-clock time on this website. You can also find information about international time zones and even information about the world weather, sun and moon calendars here.

If you are in a hurry, and just want to look up another time zone, use this easy Online Time Zone Converter. Make sure to adjust the two time zones you need to compare!

Get a G driver’s licence: new drivers. If you are at least 16 years old, you can apply for driver’s licence in Ontario. As a new driver, you will need to practice driving and gain experience over time. For most people, the two-step process takes about 20 months to finish. Visit this site to find out how you get a driver’s licence in Ontario.

This online G1 Practice Test, with multiple choice questions, is intended to help you prepare for the Ontario G1 Test and learners driver’s test required to get your driver’s license. Please note that this is not the actual test, and you will not receive your license if you pass this practice test.

Use this link to see Canada's new Food Guide for healthy eating, as updated in 2020. Get information on healthy food choices, eating habits, and also find recipes, tips and other resources. You can also choose to read the information on this website in your own language, if English is not your first language.

For a quick link to make it easy to estimate food portion sizes, click here.

Practical Money Skills, created by Visa, is a free financial literacy program to help Canadians understand the fundamentals of money management. Find information about how to manage your personal finances, and use financial calculators to help you make better decisions. There are also some fun games both you and your children can play to practice money skills.

CLEO stands for Community Legal Education Ontario. Click on the link above to access this website, where you will find information about many different legal topics. This website hopes to help people understand their legal rights and also provides resources and links to other helpful websites, or even where you can find a legal clinic near you.

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To find step-by-step information about a specific legal problem, go directly to the Steps to Justice website, by clicking here .

Find out how to do basically ANYTHING ... from how to boil an egg to how to play UNO, on this amazing site. Type in your question and wikiHow, the most trusted how-to site on the internet, will help you out! Easy, step-by-step instructions, and even pictures and video clips are provided to help you learn. To read about the difference between this site and eHow, read this article .

eHow is an online how-to guide with many articles and 170,000 videos offering step-by-step instructions. eHow articles and videos are created by freelancers and cover a wide variety of topics organized into a hierarchy of categories. It is similar to wikiHow.

This website is similar to the older Weight Watchers program. It lets you track your food and nutrition, keep track of exercise, calories burned, sodium intake etc. It also has sections that offer diet & coaching tips, reports over time and set goals to manage your weight. Sign up for a free account. There is also an app for your phone.

If you are trying to eat healthy and need to check the nutritional content of your recipe, click on this link: - VeryWellFit. This website will show you the nutritional content for each ingredient so you can figure out healthy substitutions. No account required.

How to avoid or recover from identity theft.

To find out what to do if you’re a victim of identity theft and the steps you can take to keep your personal and financial information safe, visit this website by clicking on the image above.

If you want to learn how to cook and don't have the time or money to go to college to learn - visit this site to learn the basics. You can learn things like how to store vegetables, how to peel and cut butternut, how to scale and clean a fish, food safety and sanitation, how to make simple meals and many more skills. Click on the image to go to the page - 12 Cooking Basics Everyone Should Know. How Many Have You Mastered?

Heart disease, stroke and related conditions take one Canadian life every five minutes. Up to 80% of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented. Visit this website to find out how you can improve your own and your family's health and steps you can take to fight against heart disease and stroke. Click on the image above to visit this site.

To find out how you can substitute Olive Oil, which is good for your heart, for butter and other not-so-healthy fats, click here.

Finance

Learn about money matters such as earning and spending, saving and investing, credit card interest, how to read a pay stub, how to budget and many more skills in these interactive lessons.

Before, during or after you make a purchase, learn about your rights as a consumer and find the information you need to know to protect yourself. Also find out how and where to file a consumer complaint on this website.

Click on the image above, to find recipes for Favourite Cheap-and-Easy Meals that you can make, and save money on your food bill.

You can also find lots of handy cooking diagrams, which include easy ingredient substitutions, basic knife skills, meat marinating times and more, by clicking here .

Follow this link to this great website, type in any topic you want to know more about or question you have, and Wikipedia (an online encyclopedia) will provide you with information at your fingertips! It's an Encyclopedia available without having to carry around all those thick volumes of books!

Find a collection of 45 quick healthy dinner ideas. From chicken tostadas to baked chicken breast, and from beef stir fry to shrimp tacos, be sure you will find an answer to “What’s for dinner tonight?” among these easy 30 minute healthy dinner recipes.

Personal Finance

Topics covered are saving and budgeting, interest and debt, investments and retirement, income and benefits, housing, car expenses, taxes, paying for studies, and how to keep your information safe.

Go to this website to find healthy meals that are budget friendly and easy to prepare ahead of time. The site was developed for college students, but everyone can use these healthy meals and tips for budgeting and meal planning on this site.

Personal Finance

Managing money is a learned skill for most of us. Luckily, these lessons cover the basics and more. Use them to set strategies for financial success, from creating a budget to paying taxes online.

If you want to quit smoking, but need help, go to this website and get help on how to get started, make a plan and stay tobacco-free. The website offers information on timelines, methods, nicotine replacement, and more.

The Now

In this section, you'll discover information on everything from drones and smart cars to Wikileaks, fake news, crowdfunding, and facial recognition technology.

Science

Learn more about things such as bacteria, carbohydrates, heat, water, photosynthesis, salt and what's cooking .. with these interactive lessons.

The Hands on Banking® online learning centre offers resources for people of all ages who want to learn more about money management, banking basics, credit, running a business, budgeting tips, buying a home, improving your credit and any other money questions you may have.

Critical Thinking and Decision-Making

Learn strategies for solving everyday problems and making thoughtful, well-informed decisions.

Canadian Drug Rehab is a well-known drug treatment referral program offering 'Free' services to Canadians struggling with drug addiction. They help families and addicts find best drug addiction treatment center or alcohol addiction treatment center. Call TOLL FREE 1-888-391-9295 to locate the nearest drug or alcohol rehab centre.

EconEdLink provides a great source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic and personal finance lesson materials for teachers and students. With over 435 lessons to choose from, learners can use as many of the lessons as they would like and as often as they would like. As always, we recommend that you start learning at the easiest level, to make sure you understand all the basic concepts.

Thinking about starting your own business? Visit My Own Business Institute (MOBI) providing FREE training and resources to entrepreneurs around the world. MOBI’s popular online courses teach you how to start and grow a business. Through video, audio, and text, online students learn how to pick a business, how to finance it, how to build clientele, and how to create a successful team.

Get inspired, see life from a different view, learn to deal with a personal problems like depression, or even learn more about interesting topics by watching a Ted-Talk! Type in a topic of interest in the search window, or browse through the thousands of interesting Ted-talks available!

Choose My Plate.

Visit this U.S. Department of Agriculture website to learn how to eat healthy. Find great tips, ideas, and a personalized plan to help you meet your food group targets within your food preferences, health goals, and budget. Also available in multiple languages. For 10 Tips to make better food choices, click here.

Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits.

Use this great toolkit, developed by the US Department of Health & Human Services, to find ways to improve your well-being in any area you’d like, and become your "Healthiest Self" .

Eat Well!

Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to find resources, tips, and strategies for eating well. Valuable information on topics such as meal planning, grocery shopping, food labels, and eating out are provided here.

This website lists a number of sites where you can get delicious recipes that taste good and are good for you.

Visit this site, developed by The US Federal Trade Commission for an Interactive game-based learning tool to help you learn basic principles of investments. Please note - this is NOT a Canadian website.

Visit the GetMyFuture site to find resources for exploring careers, identifying job training, checklists, and a self-assessment. Note: as this is a U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration website, some resources will only be available for U.S. citizens.

Learn how to make the most of your money by using 5 building blocks for managing and growing your money. Visit this site developed by the US Financial Literacy and Education Commission to learn more. Please note - this is NOT a Canadian website.

Love the outdoor life and barbeques but don't quite know how to use a barbeque? This website will teach you all there is to know! Steven Raichlen is an award winning journalist and hosts several popular TV shows, like Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire and Project Smoke, Primal Grill, and Barbecue University on Public Television.

This link takes you to the official website of the Ontario provincial government. Go to this website to find up-to-date information about the Covid-19 virus in our province, access to Service Ontario, and other useful information you need to live and work in Ontario.

This U.S. Department of Labor website offers tips and advice for employment seeking ex-offenders to move past a criminal record, and how to increase chances of getting hired. Note - this is a U.S. site - some of the resources are for U.S. citizens only.

You can find information on money and finances, running your own business in Canada, what to do if you have a consumer complaint, insolvency and many more on this site. Good website to use if you need quick, easy access to all Government of Canada services and information

This website is the official website of the Canadian Government. Go to this website to find up-to-date information about important things such as taxes, benefits, travel, laws and regulations, and finances. Use this site to find a job, or to get more information on how to start your own business!