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 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.

 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
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 

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.

Learning Situation:

Planning Synthesis   Teacher's Guide   Student Booklet PDF   Student Booklet Word

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

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

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

Learning Situation:

Planning Synthesis   Teacher's Guide   Student Booklet PDF   Student Booklet Word

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

Learning Situation:

Planning Synthesis   Teacher's Guide   Student Booklet PDF   Student Booklet Word

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

Learning Situation:

Planning Synthesis   Teacher's Guide   Student Booklet PDF   Student Booklet Word

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

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

GOAL Network / ACGC Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting Dates (2019-2020)

Meeting #5: Thursday, May 7, 2020. Time 9:30 to 3:00. Location James Lyng CLC, 5440 Rue Notre-Dame West, Montreal QC H4C 1T9.

Meeting #4: Thursday, February 27, 2020. Time 9:30 to 3:00. Location James Lyng CLC, 5440 Rue Notre-Dame West, Montreal QC H4C 1T9.

Meeting #3: Friday, December 6, 2019. 

Meeting #2: Friday, November 1, 2019.

Meeting #1: Friday, September 27, 2019. 

QPAT Annual Teacher's Convention 2020

Montreal: October 15-16, 2020. Deadline for workshop proposals is March 6, 2020.

Click the image

QPAT Annual Teacher's 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 ACGC for teachers. Download  (Note: this is a large PDF and may take a minute to download.)

Visit GOAL

 . . . see also GOAL professional learning. Go to page

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.

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

The following are the official MEES documents related to ACGC implementation.

Content Tables

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

 Reformatted 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

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

This comprehensive guide for Education Professionals and Administrators features all aspects of ACGC implementation. The Pedagogical Aims (referred to below) are also found in this document. 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 

 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 

VIBE Platform

The "COSP" (Continus en orientation scolaire et professionnelle) are the French version of ACGC. The MEES "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 

MEES 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.

ACADEMIC AND CAREER GUIDANCE CONTENT (ACGC): 

Implementation of ACGC in 2019-2020. 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. 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 September 2018 VIA online meeting). Download 

Webinar

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