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OACDP- Continutaion of CPR Series

Hamilton Chapter – Ontario Alliance of Career Development Practitioners PRESENTS…...

A continuation of the CPR series:
SELF-CARE & EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

The OACDP welcomes Sue Freeman—a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach through Multi-Health Systems Inc. Her holistic approach allows Clients to feel relaxed and see their own possibilities unfold as they work through the emotional actuality of their lives.

When is the last time you made yourself a priority?

Join her as she helps you uncover you “best possible self” through interactive exercises and provocative discussions regarding how you as a career professional must make “you” your number one priority.

WHEN:          THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
LOCATION:   ROMANIAN HALL,
                     20 MURRAY ST, HAMILTON, L81 1B1
TIME:       5:30 PM -NETWORKING
               6:30 - 8:00 PM - PRESENTATION
              8:00 PM - PRIZES
COST:    $10.00

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 13,2011
RSVP: INFO@OACDPHAMILTON.CA
NOTE: LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED

Under the Umbrella: News and Events from Community Base Employment Agencies

OLC analysis of the 2011 Budget

The Ontario Literacy Coalition has prepared an analysis of the 2011 Federal Budget presented by Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on March 22. The analysis identifies issues of interest to the literacy field and is available in its entirety on the OLC website.

For full information view this link

Changing the Channel on the Immigration Debate
Join the Maytree Foundation for a conversation with Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director of America’s Voice, former Executive Director of the National Forum on Immigration and well-known leader, activist and trainer on messaging and media. You will hear from Frank about:

•	How you can cut through the clutter and harness the media as a tool for supporting immigration;
•	How to position immigrants and refugees as nation builders;
•	Proven strategies of activists in other countries that we can borrow and learn from;
•	How to create effective media campaigns.

Please click on the following link.

NFP Governance program now offered

The NFP Program is an intensive three-day program taught by prominent faculty from Canada’s leading business schools and some of our country’s most accomplished directors. This innovative program will provide learning on key accountabilities and responsibilities of not-for-profit leaders by making extensive use of team-based, facilitated learning to ensure that participants learn not only from faculty but also from their peers. Click here for more information

TWIG-Greening the Economy- Transitioning to New Careers

The project helped to identify industries affected by the green economy and increase the understanding of the effect of the green economy on occupation within key sectors. The report provided details on occupational analysis across four key sectors including utilities, construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. The four sectors were chosen based on their importance to these areas in terms of employment size and growth.

To read the report and the case study, please click here.

Doing Business with the Government Seminars are now Available

If you would like information on doing business with the government the Supply Chain Management Division offers How To Do Business with the Ontario Government seminars designed to help the vendor community understand the procurement policies and practices of the Ontario government. Click here for more information on dates and times.

Essential Skills Bulletin Available for Download

OLC has a brand new Essential Skills Bulletin available for download on its website.
This issue - "Preparing for work through Essential Skills: One Job Seekers' Experience"- highlights the partnership and possibilities that can result from successfully involving essential skills in employment counselling and literacy training. OLC provides Essential Skills Bulletins to provide information to instructors, employers, employment agencies, labour boards and social service agencies on the importance developing the essential skills of Ontarians.

Click the link below to download your own copy today!

View site for full information

OALC Communique from the OLC

The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) and the provincial literacy organizations representing LBS delivery sectors and streams, as well as AlphaPlus Centre, have joined together to create the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum (OALC) for the Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Program.

MTCU is also working with the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI), and the Ministry of Education (MEDU) to ensure that the new curriculum is articulated with their foundation skills programming and enhances pathways between them.

The content of this communiqué, written by the Ontario Literacy Coalition, focuses primarily on the Learning Materials Component of the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework. Click here to view.

The Employment Outcomes Professional II - Achieving Employment Outcomes, the Marketing & Sales Skills

Job Developers need effective marketing and sales skills to secure jobs for candidates with employment barriers. Job development is the art of marketing and selling to employers a candidate option that may not be the employer’s first choice.

The Employment Outcomes Professional II (EOP II) workshop teaches the practical marketing, sales skills and techniques needed to secure jobs for candidates with any level of an employment barrier. The tougher it is to find jobs (rural environment, recession, limited job (EOP II is our updated and upgraded version of the original EOP workshop, same workshop with improved and more recent techniques) THE NEED availability, novice job developer, employer resistance, tougher candidate groups) the more the job developer needs effective marketing and selling skills to maximize success.

Download this PDF for additional information.

Advanced Marketing Skills for Job Developers

Advanced Marketing Skills for Job Developers (AMS) is the next level of practical marketing and selling skills needed by job developers to move to greater job market penetration and a higher level of effectiveness with employers. AMS is a three-day hands-on workshop that builds on existing job developer marketing skills, either learned from years in the field or from having taken pervious training from DTG-EMP.

Download this PDF for additional information.

ASSOCIUM Advisor: Implementing Bill 168 within your Organization

Associum Advisor will be running a full day workshop on Bill 168 - Harassment and Violence in the workplace. The workshop represents a significant opportunity for practical hands-on experience working with the key tools and templates of the new legislation; such as policy guide, assessment tools and complaint/investigation processes.

Working with the templates/tools and case studies, you will be taken through:

Overview of legislation & related requirements
Linkages to OSHA & other organizational policies and procedures
Policy Development
Conducting Risk Assessment
Complaint & Investigation process (Best Practices)
Implementing Bill 168 in your workplace

All participants will receive a workbook and templates. Download this PDF for additional information.

Investing In Leading-Edge Technology

The McGuinty government is helping a Whitby business succeed in the high-tech aerospace and defence industries - creating and sustaining 123 good, Ontario jobs.

To read more, visit the site here: http://www.ontario.ca/premier

De nouveaux renseignements ont été mis en ligne sur le site Internet du premier ministre de l'Ontario.

Investissement dans le secteur de la technologie de pointe

Le gouvernement McGuinty aide une entreprise de Whitby à réussir dans les secteurs à haute technologie de l'aérospatiale et de la défense - en créant et en maintenant 123 bons emplois en Ontario.

Pour en savoir davantage, consultez le site à l'adresse suivante : http://www.ontario.ca/premier