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Bookmark ACTEW's New Homepage!
Our newly designed homepage features automatically updated news, events and policy analysis from The ACTEW Blog and The Constellation. Learn about our latest publications and initiatives. Sign up to either of our monthly e-bulletins.
> more: http://actew.org
ACTEW Members Meeting on September 24
This meeting will focus on legal education issues for service providers in the training and employment sector. We will discuss the legal needs of agencies and clients, based on our research and your experience. Learn about CLEONet.ca, a web site that helps community workers help clients understand and exercise their legal rights.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=105232
Sarnia Event Puts Women in the Picture
As part of our Putting Women in the Picture initiative, ACTEW hosts a women's forum in Sarnia on October 2, 2007. This event invites women's organizations, agencies and groups to discuss issues pertaining to employment and training of women in the region.
> more: http://www.actew.org/projects/pwpsite/events/Sarnia_Letter_of_Invitation.rtf
> more on Putting Women in the Picture: http://www.actew.org/pwp
Free Workshops on Technology Partnership Development
Based on our experience with The Constellation -- the network of non-profit organizations that share online resources on jobs, news, events and resources -- ACTEW's regional trainers will deliver workshops across Ontario. These professional development opportunities focus on technology partnership development and include detailed manuals. Manual One: "Technology Partnership Development" is now available online. To book a free workshop for your organization, please call ACTEW at (416) 599-3590.
> more: http://www.actew.org/projects/current/constellation.html
Advisors Sought for Training Employment Sector on Partner Abuse Issues
Employment practitioners with expertise serving survivors of partner abuse are invited to join the Advisory Committee of ACTEW's newest project, Supporting Survivors, Supporting Employment. In this initiative, ACTEW and Springtide Resources will collaborate to develop and deliver a series of professional development workshops for front-line career development practitioners. Help us shape workshop curriculum to meet your community's needs.
> more: http://www.actew.org/projects/current/ssse.html
Student Staffers Support ACTEW
For the next eight months Menka Mery Doneski will join ACTEW on a student placement. Menka attends York University, where she is studying Labour and Women's studies. She has a keen interest in issues related to violence against women and immigrant women's employment. Danielle Olsen, who worked as the Strategic Coordination Assistant as the ACTEW summer student, is staying on board with ACTEW supporting The Constellation.
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Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration - Bridge Training for Internationally Trained Individuals Invitation for Proposals
The Ontario Government has released an Invitation for Proposals to not-for-profit corporations interested in receiving funding for projects designed to improve access to certification/registration and employment for internationally trained individuals seeking employment at a level commensurate with their skills and experience. Submission Deadline: October 25, 2007, 12 Noon.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=105798
Toronto Community Housing - Hire Youth Campaign
A recently launched Toronto Community Housing campaign is calling on employers to look at the talent of prospective youth hires, and not at their home addresses. Local youth currently living in social housing joined politicians and business owners at the York Civic Centre to kick off the Hire Youth Campaign, highlighting the barriers they face when applying for jobs. The new TCH campaign, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, is targeting 17 to 25 year olds in Toronto Community Housing neighbourhoods who are out of school and unemployed.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=103344
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Employment Matters: Towards an Integrated Employment and Training System
Participants will learn about Ontario's new labour market delivery model, effective labour market adjustment services, and innovative client referral strategies. This event takes place on September 26-27 in Kitchener and is co-hosted by ONESTEP and CAECO.
> more: http://www.onestep.on.ca/swevent
YWCA Life Skills Ontario Training Tour (Sept/07- March/08)
YWCA Life Skills is currently holding an Ontario Training Tour to facilitate its own train-the-trainer mentoring program to ensure the highest training standards from Life Skills Coach trainers. The training, coaching and publications applies an experiential approach to learning, rooted in the principles and philosophy of the Saskatchewan NewStart model of adult education.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=99053
W.E.S.T. Job Fair 2007 - October 3, Windsor
This October 3rd job fair provides Windsor-area women job-seekers the opportunity to network with employers and gain information about potential careers.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=106907
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ACTEW Fact Sheet: Self-Employed Women
Self-employment is one of the fastest growing areas of employment for women and women entrepreneurs are particularly influential in the small business economy. ACTEW's newest fact sheet in the series on women's employment issues provides statistics, facts and resources on self-employment and its role in women's economic security and success. Learn how labour market development policies relate to self-employment in our September issue of InFocus, ACTEW's policy e-bulletin. The guide was funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Government of Ontario) and was written by Vicki Trottier and Jette Cosburn.
> the facts: http://www.actew.org/projects/pwpsite/snapshots/selfemploy.html
> the policies:http://actew.org/InFocus/sept07.html
> other fact sheets: http://www.actew.org/projects/pwpsite/snapshots.html
Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
A new report published by HRSDC provides an overview of key initiatives that different federal departments and agencies have implemented, individually or in collaboration, or are in the course of implementing in 2005-06 and beyond. The information is divided into: accessibility and disability supports, health and well-being, skills and learning, employment and income.
>more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=105419
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Jobs |
Employment Consultants
COSTI-IIAS Immigrant Services, Vaughn
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=106481
COSTI-IIAS Immigrant Services, York Region
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=106478
Executive Director
Social Services Network
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=101298
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