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In This Bulletin:
Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources
ONESTEP’s Membership Fees Will Increase on April 1st, 2005
Online Resource Center Coordinator Posting
Regional Faciliators (5) Posting
South East Regional Meeting
Toronto-Niagara Region Professional Development Workshop
News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and announcements
HRSDC 2004-2005 Report on Plans and Priorities
BOB RAE LAUNCHES HIGHER EDUCATION DISCUSSIONS - Discussion Paper Now Available, Town Hall Meetings to Begin
The Alliance of Sector Councils Newsletter
Events
CAPLA's 10th Anniversary Workshop & AGM
(Toronto)
Helping People with Learning Disabilities Achieve Employment Success
(Toronto)
Office Workers Career Centre Annual General Meeting
(Toronto)
Employer Connections 2004: "Opportunities in Education"
(Kingston)
Online Resources
Survey of Long Term Users of ERCs at Toronto Centre & Don Mills
In the Public Interest: Immigrant Access to Regulated Professions
Job Postings
THE MARKHAM EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE REQUIRES A RESOURCE FACILITATOR
(Markham)
Member News
ONESTEP’s Membership Fees Will Increase on April 1st, 2005
At it’s Annual General Meeting on September 16th, the ONESTEP membership voted to increase annual fees for full members. Fees have not been increased for over 10 years. The new membership fee structure would see all full members categorized based on budget size in to two categories:
Definition of Budget: the agency’s operating and overhead budget minus stipends or other fees that go directly to clients is over $1.5 million per year. Programs include: those that fall under ONESTEP’s mandate – pre-employment, education and training programs. This includes funding under the following programs -- HRSDC, Job Connect, Literacy Basic Skills, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Job Search Workshop, LINC, ISAP).
Online Resource Center Coordinator Posting
ONESTEP is looking for an individual who will work remotely from their home-organization. This person will bring their experience in the CBT sector in addition to their skills in HTML and online communication to the position. To download full job description go to:
Regional Faciliators (5) Posting
ONESTEP plans to renew our work with online facilitators. To that end, we are hoping to second five part-time facilitators (4 days per month for 5 months) all who will be working remotely from their home organizations. To download job description go to: http://www.onestep.on.ca/member/documents/OnlineFacilitatorPosting.doc
South East Region ONESTEP meeting, December 6, 2004 at YEAH in Brockville 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. An agenda will be sent before the meeting.
Toronto-Niagara Region Professional Development Workshop
Scheduled for October 29th at the Estates of Sunnybrook.
For more information go to Link to Toronto-Niagara Region PDW
There is no change to the Auxiliary Membership fee.
News/Alerts
HRSDC 2004-2005 Report on Plans and Priorities
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada has published a report outlining their priorities for the upcoming years.
Click here for more information.
BOB RAE LAUNCHES HIGHER EDUCATION DISCUSSIONS - Discussion Paper Now Available, Town Hall Meetings to Begin
The Postsecondary Review was announced by the government in Budget 2004 to review the design and funding of Ontario's postsecondary education system and recommend innovative ways in which our institutions can provide the best education to students and support Ontario's prosperity.
Click here for more information.
The Alliance of Sector Councils Newsletter
This addition of the The Alliance of Sector Councils Newsletter includes a listing of sector councils online newsletters.
Click here for more information.
Events
CAPLA's 10th Anniversary Workshop & AGM (Toronto)
We would like you to join us in Toronto on November 25-26, 2004 at the Metropolitan Hotel to celebrate CAPLA's 10th Anniversary, to explore several critical recognition and assessment issues and to attend our Annual General Meeting.
Click here for more information
Helping People with Learning Disabilities Achieve Employment Success (Toronto)
Join us at OACDP GTA Chapter’s Fall PD event as our five panelists enlighten us on how learning disabilities affect employability.
Click here for more information
Office Workers Career Centre Annual General Meeting (Toronto)
Join the staff, Board and members of the Office Workers Career Centre in
welcoming Featured Speaker Mary Bird Member, Job Evaluation Committee, United Steelworkers Local 1998
Click here for more information
Employer Connections 2004: "Opportunities in Education" (Kingston)
Hear directly about the range of jobs, current/future hiring trends and job opportunities.
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:
Survey of Long Term Users of ERCs at Toronto Centre & Don Mills
EXCERPT FROM THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The goal of this project was to profile clients who have been using the Don Mills and
Toronto Centre Employment Resources Centres for three months or longer. The report
provides data from a survey undertaken with over 450 long-term ERC clients, including
question-by-question reporting, relational statements, overviews of the general
comments, and recommendations on additional services, supports, and referrals that
might be provided in order to increase the effectiveness of the ERCs in supporting
individuals to make a successful transition to employment.
You may also be interested in this committee report: Barriers Facing Clients Applying for and Receiving Ontario Works:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2004/agendas/committees/cms/cms041007/it007.pdf
Click here for more information
In the Public Interest: Immigrant Access to Regulated Professions
Excerpt from Foreward:
This paper, “In the Public Interest: Immigrant Access to Regulated Professions in Today’s
Ontario” documents the historical roots of the current system of occupational registration in
Ontario, and provides an analysis of the lived reality of immigrants in the process of occupational
licensing. The paper makes recommendations to increase the accountability of regulatory
stakeholders in the registration process. While these focus on Ontario, the recommendations
may have applicability to other provinces and implications for national action on policy
coherence.
Click here for more information
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