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ONESTEP to offer Job Development Workshops Starting Summer 2006

In response to the positive feedback on the Job Developer Kit published last summer, ONESTEP is developing one-day workshops for agencies. To be added to the mailing list or for more information about how to book a workshop in your area, please email us at info@onestep.on.ca.
February 13, 2006
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In This Bulletin:

Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources

SE Regional ONESTEP Meeting  
SW Regional Meeting  

News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and announcements

The NIDS* web site is now fully functional  
New Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (including Social Development)  
Job Skills launches "Back on Track"  

Events
February Support Group for People Seeking Employment  (Toronto)
Working Skills Centre Fundraiser  (Toronto)
Call for Papers/Conference: Great Expectations and Competing Accountabilities: Challenges for Community Agencies  (Toronto)

Online Resources
Risk and Opportunity: Creating Options for Vulnerable Workers

Job Postings
Case Manager II  (North Bay and area)
Project Manager at ONESTEP  (517 Wellington Street West)

 


Member News


 

SE Regional ONESTEP Meeting

SE Region ONESTEP meeting on February 28th at 10:00 am at YEAH, 105 Strowger Blvd., Brockville. An agenda will be sent out before the meeting.

 

SW Regional Meeting

South West Regional meeting, February 24th at 10:00 am in London. Agenda and location to be determined.

 

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News/Alerts


 

The NIDS* web site is now fully functional

Visit www.nids.ca for faster, easier searching and ordering of career-related information and resources from Canada's Sector Councils. Registration is free.

Click here for more information.

 

New Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (including Social Development)

On July 22, 2004, Diane Finley was appointed by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as the Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Agri-food.

Click here for more information.

 

Job Skills launches "Back on Track"

This new initiative will increase awareness of supports available to unemployed individuals in Scarborough/Mississauga/York Region.

Click here for more information.

 

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Events


 

February Support Group for People Seeking Employment (Toronto)

The Job Search Coaching Centre is offering a 4 week (meeting on Friday) ongoing support group for job seekers.

Click here for more information

 

Working Skills Centre Fundraiser (Toronto)

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Click here for more information

 

Call for Papers/Conference: Great Expectations and Competing Accountabilities: Challenges for Community Agencies  (Toronto)

The CASAE/ACEEA invites you to it’s Ontario Regional Conference, “Great Expectations and Competing Accountabilities: Challenges for Community Agencies on Friday, March 3, 2006.

Click here for more information

 

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Online Resources


 

The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:

 

Risk and Opportunity: Creating Options for Vulnerable Workers

Risk and Opportunity: Creating Options for Vulnerable Workers, Ron Saunders. Document No|7, Vulnerable Workers Series, January 2006. 87 pp.

The final report in CPRN's research series on vulnerable workers presents the most comprehensive analysis of the subject to date. It also proposes measures to overcome this threat to Canada's well-being and competitiveness.

Risk and Opportunity: Creating Options for Vulnerable Workers, by Ron Saunders, Director of CPRN's Work Network, provides a synthesis of the findings of six previous research studies, as well as other recent literature, with an emphasis on their implications for public policy.

Click here for more information

 

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