South East Professional Development Workshop February 16th in Kingston
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South East Professional Development Workshop February 16th in Kingston |
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| December 6, 2004 |
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In This Bulletin:
Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources
South East Regional
Meeting
South West Regional
Meeting
ONESTEP Facilitators to
Start
ONESTEP’s Membership
Fees Will Increase on April 1st, 2005
News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and
announcements
COSTI Launches New
On-Line Initiatives For Newcomer Professionals
Matthews' Report Says
Workfare Fails Families
HRSDC 2004-2005 Report
on Plans and Priorities
Events
Free Career Management
Tutorial (Toronto)
Common Assessment
(Kingston)
Opportunities in Road
Transportation (Kingston)
Accounting for the
Value Added of Volunteers in Non-Profit Organizations (Toronto)
Online Resources
Ontario-Canada Labour Market
Agreement For Persons with Disabilities
Toronto Labour Market
Bulletin
Stability
and Equity
Job Postings
Administrative Assistant (Toronto)
DIRECTOR
OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (Toronto)
Job Developer
(Toronto)
Member News
South East Region meeting, January 10, 2005, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm at YEAH in
Brockville.
South West Region meeting, January 28, 2005, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Location in
London to be announced.
ONESTEP is happy to announce the addition of two new online facilitators who
will represent the South East and the South West Regions. More information will
be coming to you next weeks.
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).
There is no change to
the Auxiliary Membership fee.
News/Alerts
COSTI Launches New On-Line Initiatives For Newcomer
Professionals
Funding aims to support a technological approach to facilitating the labour
market integration of Newcomer Professionals in their field of expertise.
Click here
for more information.
Matthews' Report Says Workfare Fails Families
Removing Barriers And Disincentives To Employment Is A "Must Do"
Click here
for more information.
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.
Events
Free Career Management Tutorial (Toronto)
Looking for more balance in work and life? Randall Craig, author of Leaving
the Mother Ship, is conducting several free Career Management tutorials in the
downtown Toronto area. By special arrangement, CanadaIT registrants who attend
will receive a free Personal Balance Sheet Action Planner. Click
here for more information
An exciting training opportunity for individuals who are interested in
employment counselling and assessment.
Click
here for more information
Opportunities in Road
Transportation (Kingston)
A special information/recruitment session showcasing Opportunities in Road
Transportation.
Click
here for more information
Accounting for the Value Added of Volunteers in
Non-Profit Organizations (Toronto)
Accounting for the Value Added of Volunteers in Non-Profit Organizations: A
Workshop for Non-Profit Accountants, Finance Officers, Executive Directors and
Board Members
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-Canada Labour Market Agreement For Persons with
Disabilities
Introduction
In May 2004 the Canada-Ontario Labour Market Agreement for Persons with
Disabilities was signed. Under this Agreement, Ontario and the federal
government cost-share employment-related programs and services for people with
disabilities provided by Ontario.
The goal of this initiative is to improve the employment situation of persons
with disabilities. To attain this goal, the following objectives are being
pursued:
Click
here for more information
Toronto Labour Market Bulletin
OVERVIEW
An overview of The Greater Toronto Region (Statistics Canada Economic Region
530 - It consists of the City of Toronto plus the surrounding regions of Durham,
York, Peel and Halton (excluding Burlington). This area includes the
municipalities of Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Uxbridge, Scugog,
Brock, Georgina, East Gwillimbury, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Aurora,
King, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Halton
Hills, Milton and Oakville.
Click
here for more information
A plan of action to support the community development and capacity building
functions of Toronto’s not-for-profit community services sector.
Community-City Working Group on Stable Core Funding Community
Representatives’ Final Report Submitted to the Community Services Committee,
City of Toronto, November 2004
Purpose
To report on the activities and findings of the Community-City Work Group on
Stable Core Funding, and to make final recommendations for stabilizing Toronto’s
not-for-profit community services sector, broadening its capacity to strengthen
civic engagement,community building and service delivery within all of Toronto’s
diverse communities.
Click
here for more information
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