Opportunities 2005 Conference Registration Now Open
Plus the deadline for Opportunities Workshop Proposals has been extended. See below under Member News for details.
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Opportunities 2005 Conference Registration Now Open |
| Register before August.4th
and you will get the special Super
Saver Rate. Plus the deadline for Opportunities Workshop Proposals has been extended. See below under Member News for details. |
| July 8, 2005 |
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In This Bulletin:
Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources
Get Your Job Developer
Resource Kit- It's a Wise Investment!
Get Your Super Saver
rate for Opportunities 2005
News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and
announcements
Ontario Cabinet
Shuffle
Good Intentions Not
Enough
Events
ACTEW/CSI Workshop on
Social Enterprise (Toronto )
Follow-up to the
Parliamentary Committee Hearings (Toronto)
Online Resources
Ontario Learns: Strengthening
Our Adult Education System
Bringing Workplaces Within
the Law
Labour’s
Vision of Workplace Training and Life-Long Learning
Postponed Adulthood: Dealing
with the New Economic Inequality
Job Postings
Executive Director (Toronto)
Employment
Facilitator ( Markham)
Member News
Get Your Job Developer Resource Kit- It's a Wise
Investment!
The Job Developer Resource Kit is now completed. This toolkit is full of resources
to help you as an organization better serve your clients. Member was given a
complimentary copy of the resource kit. If you would like to order more please
use the order form available online
Job Developer Resource Kit
Get Your Super Saver rate for Opportunities
2005
This year is the 7th annual Opportunities conference. Last year was the most
successful year yet with over 800 participants. We anticipate a similar response
this year. To register please visit the Opportunities website at:
Opportunities 2005
Also we are still looking for more workshop proposals in all categories with
particualr emphasis on the areas listed below. Note the descriptions of these
categories are available to download in the Workshop
Proposal Backgrounder
To submit your proposal use the Workshop Submission
Form
Career Pathing and Practitioners (Ref- 002)
If you register before August 4th you will get the special Super
Saver rate of only $220. This also entitles you to an exclusive 10 day period to
book sessions before they are opened to the other registrants.
Labour Market Information-
trends and proactive strategies in our sector (Ref- 004)
Mentoring Programs
for those working in our sector (Ref- 006)
Skilled Trades
(Ref-008)
Mentoring Programs for Clients (Ref- 012)
News/Alerts
Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced his changes to the Cabinet. In addition
to changes in the responsibiliities of Ministers, there were also some newly
created ministries including the Ministry of Research and Innovation, and the
Ministry of Health Promotion.
Click here
for more information.
This article was a piece featured in the Toronto Star. It discusses a
research study conducted by The Ontario Trillium Foundation in an effort to
understand why some non-profit organizations flourish and others falter. It
outlines the findings of the study and details what efforts Trillium is taking
to improve funding and support for organizations.
Click here
for more information.
Events
ACTEW/CSI Workshop on Social
Enterprise (Toronto)
ACTEW and the CSI are exploring the possibility of offering a series of
workshops related to social enterprise and so we would like to use this session
to gauge interest in the topic and determine what the specific information needs
that agencies have, and the range of capacity-building activities that could be
developed to meet these needs.
Click
here for more information
Follow-up to the Parliamentary Committee
Hearings (Toronto)
HRSDC – Now is our chance to make real change! Community Meeting, July 19, 2
PM, Metro Hall
Click
here for more information
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:
Ontario Learns: Strengthening Our Adult Education
System
In May 2004 the Adult Education Review was launched at the request of the
Minister of Education and the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The goal of the review was to propose a policy framework for adult education and
recommend actions that would not only support but also improve adult education
in Ontario. The review focused on the specific programs that help adults access
further education and training, gain or keep employment, or participate more
fully in the life of their community. Their report entitled "Ontario Learns:
Strengthening Our Adult Education System" has just been released. This
publication is available on the ministry's web site and hard copies are also
available by mail.
Click
here for more information
Bringing Workplaces Within the Law
Canada’s system of employment standards is not working as well as it should.
Too many workers are unaware of their rights, are unprotected or are too
vulnerable to protest. Too many employers are under competitive pressure to cut
corners, don’t know the law, ignore it, or escape inspection for compliance.
These are among the findings of a new study published jointly today by CPRN and
the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.
Click
here for more information
Labour’s Vision of Workplace Training and Life-Long
Learning
This publication points out changes that need to be made in the government in
order to create a more productive population. It emphasizes the need for policy
makers to make acquiring skills and education a long-term priority.
Click
here for more information
Postponed Adulthood: Dealing with the New Economic
Inequality
The market today is more knowledge based which requires young people to
attend school longer and delays their entry into the labour force and adulthood.
This report looks at the struggle of youth for economic prosperity and explains
what to expect for the future.
Click
here for more information
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