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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 473171" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>If he wants to pursue a trade, then specific HS courses matter - depending on the trade. Graduation and/or GED do not. Some trades need Grade 10 or Grade 11 standard math, sometimes they want a science. Basic English is a requirement... but not Grade 12 ELA (english language arts... a university-entrance class).</p><p></p><p>Employers are more interested in "relevant" education than just whether or not you have your grade 12. Taking a pre-employment course in a trade, makes the person "of interest" to the industry.</p><p></p><p>On top of that... technically, you don't even need a full Grade 12 to get into University. Here, you need Grade 12 ELA (if you can't write essay exams, you're in trouble...!), one math, and one science... and 2 years out of school. With that, they will let you in to "Arts and Science"... stuff that leads to a degree you often can't do anything with. Except... how you do in THOSE courses tells them whether or not you can handle university-level work... at which point you transfer to where you really want to go (but you do need to meet the entrance requirements of the college of study... engineers need heavy-duty maths and sciences, for example)</p><p></p><p>My bro was well into his 20s before he went back and completed his 12. Ended up with a master's degree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 473171, member: 11791"] If he wants to pursue a trade, then specific HS courses matter - depending on the trade. Graduation and/or GED do not. Some trades need Grade 10 or Grade 11 standard math, sometimes they want a science. Basic English is a requirement... but not Grade 12 ELA (english language arts... a university-entrance class). Employers are more interested in "relevant" education than just whether or not you have your grade 12. Taking a pre-employment course in a trade, makes the person "of interest" to the industry. On top of that... technically, you don't even need a full Grade 12 to get into University. Here, you need Grade 12 ELA (if you can't write essay exams, you're in trouble...!), one math, and one science... and 2 years out of school. With that, they will let you in to "Arts and Science"... stuff that leads to a degree you often can't do anything with. Except... how you do in THOSE courses tells them whether or not you can handle university-level work... at which point you transfer to where you really want to go (but you do need to meet the entrance requirements of the college of study... engineers need heavy-duty maths and sciences, for example) My bro was well into his 20s before he went back and completed his 12. Ended up with a master's degree. [/QUOTE]
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