Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) Cycle I
Academic and Career Guidance Content (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.
The GOAL Post
The GOAL Post* newsletter/blog highlights exciting GOAL-related activities in schools and in the community. As well, The GOAL Post contains a wealth of information on the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC). Go to site
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For information about the ACGC please contact Marsha Gouett.
*The GOAL Post is published by the GOAL Network in collaboration with Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec (MEQ), Direction du soutien au réseau éducatif anglophone (DSREA) and funded by MEQ through the Canada-Québec Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction.
ACGC Teaching and Learning Tools
Teaching and Learning Tools are resources developed either individually by, or in collaboration between, the GOAL Network, the GOAL teaching community, the school boards, and the ACGC Regional Resource.
The table of ACGC content for Secondary Cycle One is located in the "ACGC MEQ Resources" section below.
This fillable PDF is a one-page planning tool for Elementary Cycle Three, Secondary Cycle One and Secondary Cycle Two. In all but a very few instances, there are direct links to Turnkey Materials (learning situations), Summary Sheets, and Record-Keeping Tools (graphic organizers) for every ACGC item. For planning purposes, the content items have fillable boxes for recording the level, term, and subject in which the ACGC will be addressed. Please note the date in the title as updates will be posted until all the ACGCs have live links.
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.
The Record-Keeping Tools are a type of graphic organizer, and their use is optional. Please read the brief introduction to this tool as it applies for all the content items. The link to each tool is placed below each content item. Go to site 
Resources for each LS will include: Planning Synthesis, Teacher's Guide, and Student Booklet.
Template for Writing Learning Situations
This template is intended as a support to those involved in writing learning situations for ACGC at both the elementary and secondary levels. Go to site
Québec Education Program Summary Table of Subject-Specific Competencies
This table lists the subject-specific competencies in all programs at the secondary level. It is a very handy reference tool if you wish to create a learning situation where the ACGC is infused into a specific subject. Click the link, then click Summary Table, the first item in the box. Go to site
1. SENSE OF SELF-EFFICACY (SSE): Select examples where his/her attitudes, behaviour or perceptions contribute to maintaining a sense of personal competency.
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: If You Believe It, You Can Do It – Ethics and Religious Culture and English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (New Frontiers School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
Learning Situation: Believe in Yourself and Anything Is Possible – Ethics and Religious Culture or English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
Preparation Activity for Sense of Self-Efficacy (CSS de Portneuf et CSS des Laurentides)
2. FIELDS OF INTEREST: Develop a portrait of what does or does not interest him/her inside or outside school.
Record-Keeping Tool : Go to site
Learning Situation: Getting Connected with Fields of Interest – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Lester B. Pearson School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
Learning Situation: A Mosaic of Interests – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Commission Scholaire des Laurentides)
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
3. ACADEMIC SUCCESS: Develop a description of the academic and personal strengths that contribute to his/her academic success.
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
4. QUÉBEC SCHOOL SYSTEM: Compare the differences and similarities between the different paths to qualification in the education system.
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
PPT Québec School System Visual of Québec School System Visual Only
5. PREPARATION FOR ACADEMIC CHOICES IN SECONDARY CYCLE TWO: Anticipate choices for Secondary Cycle Two based on his/her fields of interest and academic aptitudes.
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation:
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
6. ACADEMIC PREFERENCES IN RELATION TO THE JOB MARKET: Select occupations that match his/her academic preferences.
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
Learning Situation: Human Library – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 2), (Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher's Guide Student Booklet PDF Student Booklet Word
Updated: July 27, 2022
ACGC Professional Learning
GOAL Network / ACGC Community of Practice (CoP) meeting dates for 2021-22:
Meeting #5: Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Online
Meeting #4: Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Online
Meeting #3: Thursday February 17, 2022. Online
Meeting #2: Thursday, December 16, 2021. Online
Meeting #1: Friday, October 29, 2022. Online
Visit GOAL
. . . see also GOAL professional learning. Go to page 
Presentations by Your GOAL Network
QPAT Annual Teachers' Convention 2019 presentation: What is Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC)?
This presentation by Vicky Parsons (New Frontiers School Board) and Gisella Scalia (ACGC Regional Resource Person for the Anglophone sector) is an excellent primer which begins with the Learning Related to the ACGC (also known as "the tables"). The tables include each content item and its theme, as well as the corresponding Expected Student Learning Outcome (ESLO) and Learning Strategy. The presentation breaks down and illuminates every aspect of ACGC for teachers. Download
Upcoming Conferences
CERIC Cannexus23, January 23-25, 2023, Virtual + In-Person,Ottawa
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This is the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) annual conference. "Be part of Canada's largest conference focused on career and workforce development. Choose between attending virtually or in-person at our first hybrid conference. Stretch your budget – Register by Sept. 9 to take advantage of special Gratitude rates!" Go to site 
LCEEQ 14th Annual Conference, Monday, February 6, 2023;Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Details coming soon. . . Go to site
QPAT October 13-14, 2022
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The QPAT 2022 guest speaker is Rick Mercer. Check the QPAT convention site for Rick's bio. More details coming soon . . . Go to site
Past Conferences
CERIC Cannexus22, January 24-26, 2022 and reflection on February 4, 2022
The Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) annual conference was fully virtual. Go to site
LCEEQ 13th Annual Conference, February 7-8, 2022
LCEEQ Conference 2022, "The Reflective Practioner" provided the opportunity for reflection and collegial exchange on a number of issues including: a deeper understanding of learning, how the curriculum should enhance such, the role of assessment, equity, and diversity, optimizing technology, and the importance of health and well-being for all. Go to site
QPAT October 14 & 15, 2021
An evening with Margaret Atwood. Check the QPAT site for further details. Go to site
Updated: August 1, 2022
ACGC MEQ Resources
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.
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 Flyer for Parents
This flyer includes the ACGC "continuum" table, suggestions for parents to talk with their kids about the ACGC, and suggestions for engaging with their kids in their learning. Go to site
ACGC Documents
The following are the official MEES documents related to ACGC implementation.
Content Tables
Continuum of Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC)
This one-page chart lists all compulsory content items and their accompanying Expected Student Learning Outcomes (ESLO) grouped in the following columns: Elementary Cycle Three, Secondary Cycle One, Secondary Cycle Two (Sec III) and Secondary Cycle Two (Sec IV and V). Go to site
Resources
Summary Chart of the Learning Situations for Each Cycle, November 19, 2021. On Vibe see Reference Tools, "Learning situations" (xlsx). Download
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
Learning Strategies Associated With the ACGC for Secondary Cycle One
MEES [MEQ], ACGC file, working document, version of May 15, 2018. Download
Template for Writing Learning Situations
This template is intended as a general guide for writing learning situations for ACGC at both the elementary and secondary levels, however, it was not created for any specific ACGC. Go to site
Reference Lists for the Creation of Pedagogical Material
The aim of these reference lists is to support the development of instructional material related to the ACGC. The list in itself is not a pedagogical activity.
List of references-Strengths.pdf Go to site
List of references-Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours.pdf Go to site
List of references-Interests.pdf Go to site
List of references-Interests and aptitudes-elementary cycle three.pdf Go to site
List of references-Duties and work methods.pdf Go to site
List of references-Attitudes, behaviours and value.pdf Go to site
List of references-Aptitudes.pdf Go to site
List of references-Values.pdf Go to site
THE 5 FUNDAMENTALS for Determining the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) Offer of Service, each cycle. Go to site
VIBE Platform
The "COSP" (Continus en orientation scolaire et professionnelle) are the French version of ACGC. The MEQ "COSP VIBE" is a sharing platform which houses all COSP resources currently available. For documents available in English on the VIBE platform, click on the blue tab "English" on the far right. Go to site
MEQ ACGC Meetings and Training Sessions
These documents can be used for reference purposes. Some information may have been revised since the original date of publication.
PPT Presentation of the Webinar: ACGC: An Ongoing Collaboration, November 26, 2020
This is the English version of the PowerPoint of the webinar held on October 22, 2020. Download
ACADEMIC AND CAREER GUIDANCE CONTENT (ACGC):
Implementation of ACGC in 2019-2020. PPT Presentation of the Webinar, June 25, 2019. Download
English workshop: Implementation of Compulsory ACGC Elementary Cycle Three and Secondary Cycle One 2018-2019
Face-to-face meeting in Montréal, March 2019. Representatives of English school board resource teams and representatives of English private schools. PPT Presentation Download
Implementation of Compulsory ACGC in Secondary Cycle One 2018-2019
In-person meetings were held in Québec City and Montréal in October 2018 for representatives of school board resource teams. This PowerPoint presentation can be used as a reference regarding implementation. Download
Introduction to Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC)
April 2019 (translation of the PPT presentation September 2018 VIA online meeting). Download
PPT Presentation of the Webinar
This webinar was to some of the specifics of implementation, facilitated by Joanne Veilleux and Yvon Doyle, took place on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Download
Updated: August 1, 2022
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