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Opportunities Conference 2007

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October 10, 2006

IN THIS BULLETIN:

Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources

-Opportunities Conference 2007

News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and announcements

-Essential Skills Initiative Call for Proposals
-Toronto Training Board eBulletin, September 2006
-New poll reveals awareness of demographic influences on Canada's public education system
-CPRN e-network: An Important Message from CPRN President

Events

-Self-Employment Opportunities for Youth (Toronto)
-Partners in Education Breakfast (Hamilton)
-Values-Driven Electoral Reform Conference (Kingston)
-CAPLA Conference October 15-18,2006 (Fredericton)

Job Postings

-YEP Business Coach (Newmarket)

Member News

Opportunities Conference 2007

NEW! Super Saver Registration is now live! Download Registration Form here

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Now in its eighth year, the Opportunities Conference is the largest gathering of career counselling and employment preparation professionals in Ontario, and grows in popularity each year.

Over 50 workshops to choose from, plus expert panel discussions, an employer forum, networking receptions, an exhibitor marketplace, and three high-profile speakers (including Dr. Barbara Moses, a North American leader in career self-management).

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Opportunities 2007 is designed for:

Non-profit employment and career counsellors; job developers, case?managers
Private sector employment preparation and career development providers;
Life Skills and job coaches
Human resource professionals
School guidance counsellors
Students who are currently involved in employment preparation and career development course work in post-secondary institutions;
Practitioners and employers in the education and training field;
Career development educators from Ontario's Colleges and Universities
Employee associations, business associations, and sector council representatives;
Government or public sector providers - federal, provincial and municipal

· First choice of workshops (the full program will be launched in November)

· Savings on the registration fee

Click here to download the conference flyer

To register for the Conference, click here

For more information about the 2007 Opportunities Conference or past Conferences,

visit our website at www.onestep.on.ca/opportunities

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NEW SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES! If you are looking for visibility for your organization's work in the community, want to be involved in tailored sessions, or are looking for enhanced interaction with career practitioners, sponsoring the Conference will deliver real value to your organization. Please contact Shelley Smith for more information.

Thank you to our generous sponsors

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News/Alerts

Essential Skills Initiative Call for Proposals

The Workplace Skills Branch of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) is inviting organizations interested in delivering workplace-relevant Essential Skills projects to submit proposals for consideration. Following is a letter from the Director of Work Place Innovation, Dave Thornton.

Dear Potential Applicants,

On behalf of Human Resources and Social Development, I am pleased to announce the launch of the first Call for Proposals of the Essential Skill Initiative (ESI). The ESI, in place since 2003, is an important component of Human Resources and Social Development Canada's Workplace Skills Strategy.

In the early 1990s, international research linked labour market success to a set of teachable, transferable, and measurable skills. The Government of Canada contributed to this research through the Essential Skills Research Project (ESRP), which identified nine Essential Skills as common to all Canadian occupational groups. These are the fundamental skills that people need to participate fully in the workplace and their communities. They include: reading text, document use, writing, numeracy, oral communication, thinking skills, working with others, computer use and continuous learning.

Over the past 3 years, the ESI has focussed on knowledge development and applied projects designed to improve the Essential Skills levels of Canadians entering or in the workplace.

An analysis of the information gathered through this research and through a wide range of consultations as well as a review of the 27 Essential Skills projects funded to date, points to a need for additional, more focused work on several fronts. Many employers, for example, remain unaware of the benefits of offering Essential Skills training to their employees. Stakeholders consistently identify a need for better resources and tools that can be adapted to a variety of workplace settings and the needs of a variety of learners. As well, the workplace community points to the need for further research on a range of issues including, for example, the costs and benefits of improving workplace essential skills.

To help address these outstanding needs, this Call for Proposals -- the first one to be launched with a singular focus on Essential Skills in and for the workplace - solicits proposals that will respond to the following two priorities:

1. Research and Knowledge: proposals that contribute to the knowledge base regarding the utilization of Essential Skills in the workplace and the associated impacts.

2. Building Capacity: proposals that address activities designed to strengthen the capacity of workplace stakeholders to implement Essential Skills programming in the workplace.

I invite you to consider submitting project proposals during the 2006 Call for Proposals that address these priorities. For more information, please find the ESI Call for Proposal package for your consideration and any additional details at www.hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca/essentialskills

Dave Thornton, Ph.D.
Workplace Innovation Director

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Toronto Training Board eBulletin, September 2006

The TTB- Email Bulletin is an electronic newsletter providing updates on Toronto Training Board activities and links to training and labour market information in the City of Toronto .

Click here to download the September issue of the bulletin.

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New poll reveals awareness of demographic influences on Canada's public education system

The Learning Partnership undertook a study to investigate how the education system can better serve those who are part of our changing demographics.

Click here for a summary of findings.

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CPRN e-network: An Important Message from CPRN President

An Important Message from CPRN President
Sharon Manson Singer

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - You may have heard by now that CPRN is one of the casualties of the government's search for one billion dollars in savings. It means that our new grant of $3 million a year will not be continued past the current year. We had no advance warning of this decision, nor was there any consultation. We learned about this from a posting on the Treasury Board Web site.

While we are, as you might expect, very disappointed with this decision, we want to reassure all CPRN stakeholders that we will be working hard to ensure that CPRN continues to provide the high quality relevant research which was so highly praised in the recent independent evaluation of our work. With 1.6 million downloads of our research papers and presentations each year, we understand how much our work is valued and used by Canadians.

CPRN will continue to partner with governments at all levels, foundations, the NGO sector and community organizations to provide the valuable and independent neutral space where Canadians can engage in meaningful dialogue about their values and the Canada they want.

There is no shortage of important issues which need attention. Our research on the looming labour market crisis, providing facts-based advice on how to address skills shortages and help our young people enter the working world and the challenges being faced in health human resources are very helpful in informing government policy development. We will be continuing our important work on democratic reform and how to get young people more engaged in civic life.

We deeply appreciate the support of CPRN you have demonstrated in our first ten years, and want to assure you we are going to be here, working for you, for the next decade as well. Thank you again for your continued support.

Sharon Manson Singer
President

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Events

Self-Employment Opportunities for Youth (Toronto)

Please see the flyer below for information about an event on Oct. 18 for young people who are interested in self employment.

Got Ideas Information Session Flyer

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Partners in Education Breakfast (Hamilton)

The Industry-Education Council of Hamilton and Teachers Credit Union present the 12th Annual Partners in Education Breakfast to be held on Wednesday October 18, 2006 from 7:30 am to 10:00 am at Liuna Station

Great networking and relationship building event.

To reserve your place, register online at www.iechamilton.on.ca or call Theresa Vaughan at 905-529-4483 x226.

Click here to download the event flyer for further details.

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Values-Driven Electoral Reform Conference (Kingston)

The School of Policy Studies at Queen's University and the Citizens' Assembly Secretariat of the Province of Ontario are inviting organizations to participate in an exciting conference on Values-Driven Electoral Reform, which will take place on November 12-13, 2006 in Kingston, Ontario.

The official invitation letter can be downloaded here. To download the conference program click here.

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CAPLA Conference October 15-18,2006 (Fredericton)

Click here for more information

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Jobs

YEP Business Coach (Newmarket)

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