Opportunities 2004
	The Ontario Alliance of Career Development practitioners and ONESTEP will be presenting Opportunities 2004 again this year. We plan to hold the event at the Hamilton Convention Centre from November 22 to 24th, 2004. [Opportunities Website]

Member News

North Region Professional Development Workshop

Sudbury, September 16th, 2004. More information to be posted as it becomes available.

ONESTEP Annual General Meeting

Sudbury, September 15th, 2004. More information to be posted as it becomes available.

South West Region Meeting

Friday, the 4th of June from 10:00 to 1:00 at Pathways in London. Map and agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date.

Renew Your ONESTEP Membership for 04 - 05

ONESTEP membership renewal notices have gone out to full and auxiliary members.

ONESTEP membership year is April 1 2004 to March 31, 2005.

Fees:

• $400.00 for full members
• $160.00 for auxiliary members

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News/Alerts

Call for Proposal - Oshawa

Please find attached the first Call For Proposal released in Ontario as a result of the new HRSD Policy Directives. It is from Oshawa and is for a targeted women’s service. We will send CFPs to you in the bulletin as we receive them.

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Study: Long-term unemployment 1976 to 2003

According to a new study, long-term unemployment-52 consecutive weeks or more without work-surged during the recessions of the early 1980s and 1990s, but has since fallen significantly.

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Apply for the 2004 SHOWCASE ONTARIO VOLUNTARY SECTOR IT AWARDS!

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

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Bachelor of Applied Nonprofit Studies Now Offered at Mount Royal College

With 200,000 charities and nonprofit organizations in Canada, nonprofit is currently the fastest growing sector of the Canadian economy. Increasing pressure on these groups to provide more services means the demand for skilled employees has never been greater.

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VSI Announcement/Annonce de l'ISBC

Now available on the VSI Web site, "Resources for Accountability and Financial Management in the Voluntary Sector" provides organizations with resources, including Web site links, to advance their financial management knowledge and skills as well as enhance their accountability.

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Events

EARN Message: Fee & Registration Info For Actew Workshop (Hamilton)

ACTEW's Sustainable Livelihoods workshop

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MAKING IT WORK FOR VOLUNTEERS - 2004 SHOWCASE ONTARIO VOLUNTARY SECTOR IT AWARDS (Ontario Wide)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

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Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) SUMMER 2004 COURSES and WORKSHOPS (Victoria)

PLAN AHEAD TO JOIN US FOR SUMMER STUDY AT UVIC; DISTANCE LEARNING WILL RESUME IN THE FALL. REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN - Register by June 4th for July start.

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Opportunities 2004 - Dates Announced (Hamilton)

The Ontario Alliance of Career Development practitioners and ONESTEP will be presenting Opportunities 2004 again this year. We plan to hold the event at the Hamilton Convention Centre from November 22 to 24th, 2004.

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Employers Services - Learn the Latest (Sharbot Lake)

Join keynote speaker Kees Kort of the Hicks Morley Privacy Law Group, who will discuss the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the obligations of Canadian businesses to protect the privacy of employees and clients.

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Ontario Alliance - Networking Information Session (Barrie)

Learn about the Ontario Alliance and the upcoming Professional Development events that will be offered throughout Simcoe County.

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Career planning for women  (Kingston)

Women face special workplace issues: balancing work and home, nontraditional jobs; underemployment; under representation in certain fields; gender, ethnic & race barriers: pay inequity.

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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:

Employing Youth Today for a Prosperous Tomorrow

The forum brought together representatives from federal, provincial and municipal governments, non-profit youth employment agencies, and business and trade associations to talk about successful models for employing youth.

The material posted online includes the morning's agenda, a summary report, a list of participants, a summary of completed evaluation forms, copies of the presentations, and links to related resources.

This forum was the second event hosted by ICE to increase job opportunities for youth. As a result of this forum, new partnerships were created between business associations/employers and the youth employment sector, leading to more jobs for youth.

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