Technology and the Skills Trades 9

Strand A: Design Processes and Related Skills 

Overall Expectations: 

A1. Initiating and Planning 

demonstrate an understanding of fundamental technological concepts and related skills by initiating and planning projects 

Specific Expectations: 

A1.1 investigate and describe fundamental technological concepts, and explain how they are relevant to developing products and/or services in a variety of broad-based technology areas 

A1.2 apply an understanding of fundamental technological concepts, design considerations, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts as appropriate in developing projects involving the creation of products and/or services 

A1.3 investigate and describe design considerations, including accessibility requirements, that are relevant to developing projects involving products and/or services for a specific user or community 

A1.4 communicate design ideas for various purposes and audiences, using appropriate industry terminology 

A1.5 establish evaluation criteria for products and/or services being developed, including qualitative and/or quantitative measures, making connections to relevant fundamental technological concepts 

A1.7 collect and synthesize information from a variety of sources, including people with diverse perspectives and from various communities, such as First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, to inform their projects 

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A2. Designing and Performing 

develop projects that involve creating products and/or services, using a variety of resources and techniques, and record the development of their projects 

Specific Expectations: 

A2.4 select, use, and maintain tools and equipment appropriately as part of creating products and/or delivering services 

A2.5 use a variety of industry-related documents to guide the creation of products and/or the delivery of services as part of their projects 

A2.6 create products and/or deliver services, documenting their development process using appropriate industry terminology 

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A3. Analyzing and Refining 

evaluate and refine processes, products, and/or services 

Specific Expectations: 

A3.1 identify challenges they encounter in the process of developing their projects and apply critical thinking skills to address these challenges 

A3.2 analyze the performance of products and/or service delivery using appropriate criteria 

A3.3 identify potential refinements to the design of products and/or services based on an analysis of data collected throughout the development process 

A3.4 communicate project-related challenges, performance analyses, and proposals for refinements for a specific audience, using appropriate formats and terminology 

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A4. Following Health and Safety Practices 

apply an understanding of health and safety practices and procedures when using materials, tools, and equipment 

Specific Expectations: 

A4.4 follow practices that support physical and mental health and well-being 

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Strand B: Technological Development, Impacts and Careers 

Overall Expectations: 

B1. Fundamentals of Technological Development 

demonstrate an understanding of how various needs and underlying social, economic, and environmental factors drive the evolution of technology 

Specific Expectations: 

B1.1 investigate and describe interrelationships between user needs and the development of various technological solutions 

B1.2 analyze how the development and application of technologies are impacted by legal, ethical, social, economic, and environmental considerations 

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B2. Impacts of Technology  

analyze impacts of various technologies on individuals, society, the economy, and the environment 

Specific Expectations: 

B2.1 identify short-term and long-term impacts of various technological innovations on individuals and societies, including the impact on everyday life  

B2.2 explain local and global impacts of various technological innovations on the environment and the economy, including the labour market  

B2.3 evaluate how positive and negative impacts of various technologies can influence technological evolution, including emerging technologies 

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B3. Careers and Pathways in Technology and the Skilled Trades  

explore and describe careers in technological fields and the skilled trades, and pathways for entering them 

Specific Expectations: 

B3.1 explore a variety of roles, responsibilities, and opportunities related to current and emerging careers in technological fields, including a variety of broad-based technology areas, and the skilled trades  

B3.2 research and identify programs, including in-school job skills programs and community-based programs, related to pathways and careers in technological fields and the skilled trades 

B3.3 investigate and describe a variety of pathways leading to careers in technological fields and the skilled trades, including their structure and the educational and financial requirements for them  

B3.4 evaluate the transferable skills they are developing and analyze how these skills relate to current and emerging careers in technological fields and the skilled trades 

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