Teaching and Learning Tools are resources developed either individually by, or in collaboration between, the GOAL Network, the GOAL teaching community, the school boards, the ACGC Regional Resource, or LEARN.

The table of ACGC content for Secondary Cycle One is located in the "ACGC MEES Resources" section below.

ACGC Learning Situations

ACGC learning situations (LS) are being developed in collaboration between the school boards and Gisella Scalia, ACGC Regional Resource for the English education community. Unless otherwise indicated, they are working documents, and are the property of the indicated school boards.

Coming soon . . . Resources for each LS will include: Planning Synthesis, Teacher's Guide, and Student Booklet.

SENSE OF SELF-EFFICACY (SSE): Select examples where his/her attitudes, behaviour or perceptions contribute to maintaining a sense of personal competency.

FIELDS OF INTEREST: Develop a portrait of what does or does not interest him/her inside or outside school.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS: Develop a description of the academic and personal strengths that contribute to his/her academic success.

QUÉBEC SCHOOL SYSTEM: Compare the differences and similarities between the different paths to qualification in the education system.

PREPARATION FOR ACADEMIC CHOICES IN SECONDARY CYCLE TWO: Anticipate choices for Secondary Cycle Two based on his/her fields of interest and academic aptitudes.

ACADEMIC PREFERENCES IN RELATION TO THE JOB MARKET: Select occupations that match his/her academic preferences.

MEES Meetings for Board Resource Team Members: Secondary Cycle One Implementation (2018-2019)

Members of your board's ACGC resource team attended ministry meetings on October 3 & 10, 2018, regarding ACGC implentation in Secondary Cycle One.

For more information, contact Marsha.Gouett.

GOAL Network / ACGC Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting Dates (2018-2019)

Meeting #5: Thursday, June 13, 2019.

Meeting #4: Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Meeting #3: Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Meeting #2: November 27, 2018.

Meeting #1: 2018-19: September 21, 2018.

MEES VIA Meetings on ACGC (COSP) for Board Resource Teams (2017-2018)

VIA meetings were held on the following dates:  1, 2, and May 16, 2018, to discuss various elements of ACGC implementation.

MEES Meeting for Board Resource Team Members: Elementary Cycle Three Implementation (2017-2018)

Members of your board's ACGC resource team attended ministry meetings on October 19 & 26, 2017, regarding ACGC implentation in Elementary Cycle Three. The presentation will be available in English shortly; meanwhile, the French version is now available. Download 

For more information, contact Marsha.Gouett.

Webinar (Veilleux/Doyle)

This webinar to share some of the specifics of implementation, facilitated by Joanne Veilleux and Yvon Doyle, took place on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Download .

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Curated resources are resources that have not been created by members of the Québec education community, but have been vetted as useful tools for teachers.

As curated resources become available, they will be grouped according to content item.

Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) / Contenus en orientation scolaire et professionelle (COSP)

ACGC is specific learning content for students from Elementary Cycle Three to Secondary Cycle Two. These content items and their accompanying Expected Student Learning Outcomes address three broad themes: self-knowledge, knowledge of the world of school, and knowledge of the world of work.

Implementation Schedule

2017-2018: Implementation of the ACGCs compulsory in Elementary Cycle Three.
2018-2019: Implementation of the ACGCs compulsory in Secondary Cycle One.
2019-2020: Implementation of the ACGCs compulsory in Secondary Cycle Two.

For more information about ACGC, contact your school board's GOAL consultant. For the latest news and updates on ACGC, see also The GOAL Post. Go to site

ACGC Documents

Content Table

ACGC content table: "Learning Related to Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) For Secondary Cycle One" (with the Expected Student Learning Outcomes), February 2019 - revised. Download  Note: table marked “February 2019 – revised” is the correct one and earlier versions must not be used.

French version of the table Download

 Implementation Guide for Secondary Cycle One Compulsory Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) Go to page 

Summary Sheets for the Six Items of ACGC for Secondary Cycle One

This brief information tool aims at simplifying the ACGC, provides a brief outline of each ACGC item, answers some of the what, why and how questions and summarizes what students are expected to learn, is intended for all ACGC stakeholders, does not replace the support required to appropriate the ACGC, and may be used in conjunction with different tools. Download full document   Or, see the list below to view the summaries separately. 

• Sense of Self-Efficacy Download  
• Fields of Interests Download 
• Academic Success Download  
• Québec School System Download  
• Preparation for Academic Choices in Secondary Cycle Two Download  
• Academic Preferences in Relation to the Job Market Download  

Pedagogical Aims Related to ACGC for Secondary Cycle One – Provisional Version

Learning Related to Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC), May 2018. Download 

Learning Strategies Associated With the ACGC for Secondary Cycle One

MEES, ACGC file, working document, version of May 15, 2018. Download