KEEPING MEMBERS UPDATED ON SERVICES, OPPORTUNITIES AND ONESTEP INITIATIVES

	*WHATS HOT IN THIS ISSUE?*
	Job Opportunity: ONESTEP is looking for a Project Manager! - MTCU Release on Employment Ontario - Facilitation Training Workshop

November 17, 2006

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources

-ONESTEP Toronto Region Meeting
-ONESTEP South West Region Meeting

News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and announcements

-CARS News
-Voluntary Sector Forum Announcement
-Toronto Training Board eBulletin
-Victoria County Career Services Newsletter
-Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities News Release

Events

-Facilitation Training Workshop (Toronto)

Job Postings

-Project Manager - ONESTEP
-Executive Director - Working Skills Centre

Resources

-Occupations with "good" employment prospects in Ontario Communities

Member News

ONESTEP Toronto Region Meeting

Monday December 4, 2006, ONESTEP Toronto Region meeting with Guest Speaker, Barb Simmons, new Central Region Director for MTCU, 9:30 am to 12 noon. Meeting to be held at Metro Hall, Room 314, 55 John Street, Toronto. A full agenda will be sent out closer to the meeting time.

_______________________________

ONESTEP South West Region Meeting

Friday December 15, 2006, ONESTEP South West Region meeting with Guest Speaker, Sheree Mahood, new Western Region Director for MTCU. 10;00 am to 1:00 pm. In London with a specific location to be announced. The meeting will be held jointly with OAYEC. an agenda will be sent out closer to the time.

News/Alerts

CARS News

Please click here to access the Fall issue of CARS News which takes a closer look at the value of nationally accredited programs and the work of the CARS National Accreditation Board.

_______________________________

Voluntary Sector Forum Announcement

Forum Info November 2006

On September 25th, 2006 the Federal Government announced new spending cuts worth $1 billion. Some six weeks later, organizations are now getting a truer measure of the impact of this decision. The cutbacks have affected programs such as the Court Challenges Program, the Law Commission of Canada, Status of Women Canada, Adult Learning and Literacy Programs, Youth Employment Programs, the Museum Assistance Program, First Nations Programs, and the Canadian Volunteerism Initiative. It is estimated that about $200 million of the $1 billion in cutbacks will directly or indirectly impact volunteer organizations in Canada.

For the full release please refer to the following link:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/media/nr-cp/2006/0925_e.asp

The Voluntary Sector Forum, while undergoing a transition to a different and more inclusive structure, is now collecting factual information on the impact of these cutbacks so that it can assess what they mean to the sector as a whole.

To begin this collection process a series of questions have been put together which are available through the organization's website. If your organization or your particular sector has been affected, it would be very much appreciated if you could take a few minutes to fill out the survey.

For more information and for a copy of the survey please view the newsletter at: http://www.vsf-fsbc.ca/eng/newsletters/2006/foruminfo_nov06.cfm

_______________________________

Toronto Training Board eBulletin

Click here to download the Toronto Training Board eBulletin October 2006 issue.

_______________________________

VictoriaCountyCareer Services Newsletter

The Victoria County Career Service November-December newsletter is now available at:

http://www.careerservices.org

Some of the highlights are:

Introducing Dawn McColl - Job Developer/Employment Counsellor
Success Story - Uschi
Information Interviews & Employers
What Is a Good Career for Me?
VCCS Welcomes Canadian Hearing Society

Past issues of the newsletter can also be accessed at

http://www.careerservices.org/about_news.php

_______________________________

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities News Release

Click here to download a news release from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities regarding the new integrated gateway to training and employment services in Ontario as announced by Minister Chris Bentley.

Events

Facilitation Training Workshop - Toronto

Monday, November 27, 2006
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120
$10.00 including snacks and workshop materials

Brought to you by the Centre for Social Innovation and Co-op Tools

Do you need to gather and prioritize input from multiple stakeholders?
Do you want to give more focus and clear outcomes to your large meetings?
Do you like the ideal of consensus decision-making but are worried it's not practical for a large group?

Then join us for a session on Advanced Dotmocracy ! Dotmocracy is an extraordinary and innovative technique for facilitating participatory group decision-making. This engaging workshop will be led by Jason Diceman, founder of Co-op Tools . Co-op Tools has created the Advanced Dotmocracy process and materials for gathering input and finding consensus within a large number of people in a very short period of time. The Co-op Tools refined process has proven to:

Recognize priorities and direction from rank-and-file members.
Engage and empower a diverse group of stakeholders.
Give a voice to even the quietest of participants.
Recognize and celebrate shared values.
Focus on solutions while avoiding traditional power dynamics.

To register, send your name and organization details to workshops@cooptools.ca. All participants will receive a complete copy of the Co-op Tools Dotmocracy Handbook.

Jobs

Project Manager - ONESTEP

Executive Director - Working Skills Centre

Resources

Occupations with "good" employment prospects in Ontario Communities

Please click here to download a 2006 listing of occupations where there is strong job potential.

If you have any material to include in the bulletins, please contact Ahad Syed, the list facilitator, at webadmin@onestep.on.ca

You are subscribed to the ONESTEP-Members Mailing List. If you no longer wish to receive these information updates, please unsubscribe from the list by sending an email to imailsrv@onestep.on.ca with the following text in the body of the message:

unsubscribe ONESTEP-Members your_full_name

For questions or concerns, contact the list facilitator at webadmin@onestep.on.ca