Launch Student Careers
Launch Student Careers provide students with valuable experiences and skills that can enhance their academic and professional journey. Dual credit courses enable students to earn college credits while still in high school, giving them a head start in their postsecondary education. Work experience programs allow students to gain practical skills and industry knowledge. Registered apprenticeship programs provide students with the chance to learn a trade while working alongside experienced professionals, preparing them for well-paying careers in various industries. These diverse pathways support students in exploring their interests, developing real-world skills, and making informed decisions about their future career paths.
2025 | 2026 DUAL CREDIT
| Program Guide | 2025/2026 Program guide offers detailed information about the dual credit options available. Please review the program guide carefully to determine if dual credit is the right fit. |
| Semester 1 Application Form | Application needs to be completed and submitted by May 1, 2025 if you would like to participate. |
Learn more about these student career pathways at:
Work Experience
Work Experience provides an opportunity for students to enhance and apply, to real-life situations, knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired through course work at school. It also allows our students to obtain skills that are best learned in real settings, such as customer service, employer/employee interactions, fellow employee dynamics in a work setting, etc.
Work experience partnerships provide opportunities for students to explore and expand their career interests and aptitudes in meaningful activities, situated in community-based work environments. Additionally, students have the opportunity to
- understand employer expectations
- develop work skills
- see the relation between school and work
- benefit from employer contacts
- obtain references
- explore possible career interests
Any student in grade 10, 11, or 12 who has a part-time job during the school year or a position during the summer months, or who volunteers, can sign up for Work Experience. Grade 9's can also register in the summer following graduation from Grade 9.
Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)
The Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) is an opportunity for a focused student to get a jump start on a career in the trades through building their skill-set and accumulating hours towards their bluebook. Most trades take approximately 1400 hours to advance a level. This program allows young people the chance to start to accumulate those hours needed to complete their year one or two of their apprenticeships. There are over 50 certified trades in Alberta that students can apprentice in and every hour can count.
Learn about the RAP program by visiting the school website
Green Certificate
This is an apprentice style program where participants learn through actively performing required skills in their specialization. Students learn on the job, under the direction of experienced farm personnel and under the supervision and administration of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and Alberta Education.
The Green Certificate Program consists of eleven specializations: Beekeeping Technician, Cow-Calf Beef Technician, Dairy Technician, Equine Technician, Feedlot Technician, Field Crop Technician,, Greenhouse Technician, Irrigated Crop Technician, Poultry Technician, Sheep Technician, and Swine Technician
Students complete three courses in a specialization and are assessed by a certified tester at a regional certification testing event. Students can earn 16 credits in a specialization. Students can take all three years of high school to complete the Green Certificate Program.
Green Certificate Checklist (to do's)
- find a trainer (employer) that operates a farming operation in your area of specialization
- complete and pass (minimum of 50% required) the pre-requisite HCS 3000 online safety course and AGR 3000
- stay in contact with the school coordinator on a regular basis
Learn about the Green Certification Program by visiting the school website
Dual Credit
What is Dual Credit?
- Earn credits in High School and Post-Secondary at the same time.
- Take regular post-secondary courses while enrolled in high school.
- Have your post-secondary courses funded.
- MHPSD is partnered with SAIT, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Olds College and Medicine Hat College to provide these valuable opportu
Benefits of the Dual Credit Program
- Students earn 5 – 30 level high school credits and 3 post-secondary credits upon successful completion of each course.
- Complete/explore post-secondary courses while still in high school.
- Ease transition from high school to post-secondary by completing required courses for your post-secondary program.
- Successfully completion helps build an application/resume to competitive post-secondary programs.
Learn about dual credit by visiting the school website
WINTER (2nd) Semester 2024/2025 Program Guide
Provides detailed information about the dual credit options available. Please review the program guide carefully to determine if dual credit is the right fit.
2024/2025 Semester 2 Application Form
To be completed and submitted by Nov 15, 2024 if you would like to participate.
Have questions about Dual Credit? |
| Contact Kelly Pitman, Off Campus Education Coordinator launch@sd76.ab.ca |
Try a Trade
Students can launch their future with our NEW Try a Trade program, generously supported by Methanex, our longstanding partner in building strong communities through education.
Designed for students in grades 4-9, Try a Trade offers exciting opportunities to explore a variety of skilled trades and technical careers. Through engaging workshops, industry visits, and hands on projects, students will discover their talents and passions while developing essential skills for future success.
Try a Trade will allow students to get their hands dirty and explore different trades like carpentry, welding, plumbing, and more. Students will discover a wide range of opportunities that are available in the skilled trades, all while learning problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Early exposure to trades will help students to discover their talents and interests at an early age. This will help to build a strong foundation for future success in high school and beyond. By showing students a clear pathways to a rewarding and in demand careers we will support our local economy by developing a skilled workforce.
For more information, please contact:
Dave Van Leeuwen, Education Technology Lead Teacher
dave.vanleeuwen@sd76.ab.ca