School Subject: English

  • Dietitians and Nutritionists

    Legacy duties

    • Develop, administer and supervise nutrition and food preparation and service programs in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, company cafeterias or similar settings
    • Evaluate nutritional status of individuals and provide nutrition counselling and consulting to health professionals, dietetic interns, community groups, government, media and individuals
    • Aid in the prevention and/or treatment of inadequate nutrition
    • Plan, evaluate and conduct nutrition education programs and develop educational materials for various audiences
    • Practice on an individual basis or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to determine nutritional needs of patients and to plan normal and therapeutic menus
    • Study and analyze current scientific nutritional studies and conduct research to improve the nutritional value, taste, appearance and preparation of food.
    • Work within industry in the development, testing and evaluation, and marketing of food and nutrition products or as a company representative supplying product related information to health professionals
    • Confer with other health professionals, community groups, government and the media to provide consultation and advice in areas of nutrition interpretation, intervention and policy
    • Supervise training of dietetic interns.
    • Dietitians and nutritionists may specialize in such areas as administrative dietetics, clinical dietetics, community dietetics, public health dietetics or research dietetics.
  • Dental Hygienists

    Legacy duties

    • Conduct an initial dental assessment and consult with dentists on patient care
    • Take dental impressions
    • Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene procedures
    • Clean and stimulate the gums to prevent gum disease
    • Remove stains and deposits from teeth to prevent tooth and root decay
    • Apply fluoride treatment
    • Take and develop X-rays
    • May perform restorative and orthodontic procedures under the direction of a dentist
    • May supervise dental assistants in their health care functions.
  • Dental Technologists and Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Design, fabricate or repair dental devices including full or partial dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, clasps and bands, and implants
    • May consult with dentists or other specialists on problematic dental cases
    • May train and supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers in fabricating dentures and other dental devices
    • May perform supervisory and administrative functions for the dental laboratory.
  • Dental Laboratory Bench Workers

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare plaster models and moulds from dental impressions
    • Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
    • Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
    • Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
    • Mould wax over denture set-up to form full contours of artificial gums
    • Make orthodontic bands from gold, silver, stainless steel or other metals
    • Finish metal framework of dentures and polish and buff dentures to obtain natural finish.
  • Dry Cleaning and Laundry Occupations

    Legacy duties

    • Operate dry cleaning machines to dry-clean dresses, suits, coats, sweaters and other garments, draperies, cushion covers and other articles
    • Operate washing machines and dryers to clean and dry garments, sheets, blankets, towels and other articles
    • Operate machines to clean and blow-dry fur garments
    • Operate machines to dry-clean, dye, spray, re-oil, and re-buff suede and leather garments.
    • Check finished garments and other articles to ensure that they are properly dry-cleaned or laundered
    • Record damaged or improperly dry-cleaned or laundered garments and other articles
    • Use hand-held steam iron to touch up finished garments and other articles
    • Assemble and bag finished garments and other articles
    • Match invoices with tags on garments or other articles.
  • Credit and Other Investment Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a credit department in an industrial or commercial organization
    • Administer corporate, commercial and personal loan accounts
    • Advise customers on the commercial and personal financial services corresponding to their needs
    • Evaluate and review loan and credit applications and collateral and make recommendations
    • Approve or reject credit applications, establish credit limits and determine repayment plans or schedules in accordance with authorized limits
    • Ensure collection of overdue or delinquent accounts
    • Ensure credit policies and procedures are followed according to established guidelines and applicable legislation
    • Prepare credit and loan reports
    • Recruit credit personnel and identify their training needs.
  • Data Entry Clerks

    Legacy duties

    • Receive and register invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture
    • Input data into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools
    • Import and/or export data between different kinds of software
    • Verify accuracy and completeness of data
    • Identify, label and organize electronic storage media
    • Maintain libraries of electronic storage media
  • Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks

    Legacy duties

    • Customer service clerks in retail establishments answer, in person or on the phone, enquiries from customers and investigate complaints regarding the establishment's goods, services and policies, arrange for refunds, exchange and credit for returned merchandise, receive account payments and receive credit and employment applications.
    • Call centre agents take customer orders for goods or services, promote goods or services, respond to enquiries and emergencies, investigate complaints and update accounts.
    • Customer service clerks in insurance, telephone, utility and similar companies explain the type and cost of services offered, order services, provide information about claims or accounts, update accounts, initiate billing and process claim payments, and receive payment for services.
    • Information clerks provide information to customers and the public concerning goods, services, schedules, rates, regulations and policies in response to telephone and in-person enquiries.
  • Couriers, Messengers and Door-to-Door Distributors

    Legacy duties

    • Pick up messages, letters, envelopes, parcels, airline tickets, legal documents, packages, bonds, cheques, securities and other items from customers, and hand-deliver them to addresses within an establishment or in other establishments by walking or cycling within prescribed time periods
    • Collect payment for items delivered
    • Keep record of items received and delivered using delivery information acquisition devices
    • Deliver newspapers, flyers, handbills, telephone directories and similar items to residences and businesses.
  • Curators

    Legacy duties

    • Recommend the acquisition of paintings, photographs, sculptures, documents and other museum and art gallery artifacts
    • Research origins and artistic history of artifacts
    • Develop storylines and themes and organize displays and exhibitions
    • Co-ordinate the storage of collections and setting-up of displays and exhibitions
    • Oversee the conservation, display and circulation of collections
    • Supervise curatorial assistants and other museum technicians.
    • Conservators and curators may specialize in a particular type of collection or material, such as furniture, weapons, books, paintings and musical instruments.