Surfing for Work in British Columbia

Tuesday, 09/7/2010

1.0	Introduction

2.0	Topic List

3.0	Using the Internet

4.0	Research on the Net

4.01	The Labour Market

4.1	The BC Economy

4.2	Occupational LMI

4.21	Use with Caution!

4.22	Today's Skills

4.23	Essential Skills

4.3	Ed. & Train'g LMI

4.4	Sector LMI

4.41	Analyzing sectors

4.42	Canadian Sector Information

4.43	Sectors in British Columbia

4.44	Entertainment and Culture

4.45	Government

4.46	Health Care

4.47	Science & Technology

4.48

Tourism

4.49	Forestry-Wood

4.491

Building Our Tutorial

4.5	Community LMI

4.51	Creative Observation

4.52	Community LMI on the Net

4.6	Professional Associations

5.0	Online Job Search

6.0	Self-Employment

7.0	Special Groups

8.0	Career Self-Management

9.0

Feedback

4.46 Health Care

BC Government Health Services
Overview of government health care programs and services.

HINET - BC Health Industries Network
Site designed for health-related companies based in BC. Contains information about the health industry and a directory of British Columbia companies and agencies. Lots of links to related sites about the health care industry.

BC Society of Occupational Therapists
The professional association for the practice of occupational therapy in BC. Site offers information about the profession and services available to members.

Health Care Information Resources
Offers links to Canadian and international health care data banks and other sites related to information and employment in the health care sector.

MedExplorer
A comprehensive, international Internet directory of sites related to health care, from medical evacuation companies to nursing associations. Useful for exploring diverse medical career options. Mostly U.S. information, but much of it is relevant.

Physical Therapist Online
An international site for physiotherapists, including a job bank, e-mail lists and related links.


	"Despite excessive cutbacks and the need for streamlining, there is no better time to enter the health profession. . . One in nine new jobs in Canada are health related and 400,000 new workers will join the healthcare industry between 2000 and 2010." - Frank Feather, Canada's Best Careers Guide 2000

	"The health sector is expected to rebound from the re-structuring of the mid-1990's which, in conjunction with the increasing demands of an ageing population, will result in an above-average rate of new job creation. However, some institutional re-structuring is expected to continue, resulting in stronger growth in private practices and medical labs than in hospitals. This trend is expected to have a positive influence on a broad range of health care occupations". - Job Futures 2000