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- Operates a women's enterprise centre
- Develops programs and research to advance women's access to a sustainable livelihood
- Provides educational programs, and peer lending for women to start-up and accelerate expansion of their micro enterprises
- Making a Difference
- Building Bridges-Breaking Barriers
- Enterprise Centre
- PARO Circles
- PARO Presents Store
- PARO on Wheels
- Enterprise Centre
- PARO Circles
- PARO Presents Store
- PARO on Wheels
- Women's Enterprise Initiative
- Mentoring Program
- Connecting to the Contracts
- Leadership
- PARO Glow and Grow e-newsletter
- Peer Circles
- Writing a resume and cover letter
- Job search and application assistance
- Interview skills development
- Financial assistance to help with costs such as transportation to work or work clothing
- Financial assistance with Child Care Costs
- Financial assistance for disability-related work expenses
- Financial assistance with employment and/or training start up
Office: 807-577-6166
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Helps with the following:
- Preparing resumes, cover letters, and interview skills
- Job search techniques and application assistance
- Securing funding for uniforms, work boots etc
- Securing funding for specialized training, such as First Aid/CPR or Smart Serve
- Offers a 4-week pre-employment training program
- Coordinates a 12-week paid employment opportunity (Quality Work Experience QWE) with one of the Community Employer Partners following the training program
- Assists financially with work-related costs such as transportation, uniforms, safety gear etc
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- Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
- Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
- Provides job search strategies, including resume preparation
- Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
- Offers help in maintaining employment
- Provides information and referral to other employment and community services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
- Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
Job Seekers:
Provides the following for job seekers:
- Assessment of skills and experience
- Information about different careers and occupations
- Local labour market, employment, and training opportunities
- Information about all Employment Ontario programs and services
- Referral to other community services
- Resumé preparation assistance
- Intensive assistance and support to prepare for employment
- On-the-job training and/or work experience support
Offers the following services to employers:
- Posts employment opportunities
- Identifies human resource skill requirements
- Matches position and workplace requirements to a participants' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Information on financial incentives to offset some of the costs of providing on-the-job training and work experience
- Operates a community based employment agency
- Offers a resource area with computers, job board, office equipment and personal assistance with job search
- Provides local, regional, provincial and national job listings
- Displays a variety of resources to assist individuals with their job search
- Provides employment counselling, job placement services and extensive job search workshops including Safe Food Handling, WHMIS and Smart Serve
- Delivers Employment Ontario programs: Employment Service, Youth Job Connection, Youth Job Connection Summer and Canada Ontario Job Grant
- Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
- Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
- Provides job search strategies, including resume preparation
- Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
- Offers help in maintaining employment
- Provides information and referral to other employment and community services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
- Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- Offers paid pre-employment services, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
- Offers personal counselling, mental health screenings, career exploration, advisement and academic dispute resolution
- Provides in-person consultations, e-counselling, and counselling via video
- Offers referrals to other college services or community resources if required
- Crisis situations
- Depression or anxiety
- Gender identity
- Grief and loss
- Interpersonal conflicts
- Mental health issues
- Money problems
- Stress
- Suicide
- Trauma
Reading Readiness Program
- Provides help for a child who is experiencing challenges in mastering the fundamental skills necessary for becoming a successful reader
- Utilizes Phonics Assessment Test to determine level to build from and skill gaps to improve on
- Focuses on phonics, letter names, letter sounds, printing, vowels and consonant blends with attention to vocabulary and comprehension
- Tests students based on current, standardized Canadian assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses
- Offers personalized programs in reading, math, writing and study skills
- Assists students who have a good grasp of all previous curriculum expectations but are experiencing difficulty in specific subject(s)
- Facilitates seminars on study skills, resumé writing, job search training, career testing and financial management
- Provides a digital literacy training and certification program
- Offers a computer literacy credential that consists of 3 individual modules: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications and Living Online
Offers various programs to assist individuals to gain the skills needed to secure employment including the following:
- Qualified Tutoring
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- General Education Development (GED)
- Study Skills Program
- Introduction to Computers
- Job Search Training Program (JSTP) and Creative Job Search Techniques (CJST)
- Customer Service Program
- Special Work Placement
Offers the following services:
- Assessments of skills and experience
- Information about a variety of careers and occupations
- Local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Information and referrals to other community support and services
- Assistance with resume writing, computer and internet use, fax and photo copy
- Assistance in developing effective job search strategies and resume preparation
- Advice for preparing for interviews and employment
- Disability supports
- Entrepreneurial development
- Mobility and employment start-up assistance
- Purchase of training
- Wage subsidy
- Youth work experience program
- Coordinates training seminars and workshops
- Provides employment related services such as preparing and updating resumes and writing cover letters
- Assists members to find employment in their area of expertise and skills
- Works to establish programs and partnerships with organizations who provide employment training
- Offers financial assistance in various job-related areas
- Posts employment and training opportunities on website and in Band Office
- Confederation College
- Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI)
- Computer and Internet access, photocopier/fax machine, phone, resumé and cover letter assistance, local/regional newspapers, resource library
- Online job posting board and an internal office job posting bulletin board
- Competent, qualified staff members to assist with aspects of career planning
- Responsible for providing support, advocacy and direction for Band members who are seeking employment
- Assistance with resume and cover letter writing
- Guidance in filling out job applications
- Tips for job searches and preparing for interviews
- On-going counselling with any challenges in workplace
- Advice, assistance and information for individuals wishing to enter into self-employment venture
- Development of funding proposals for employment opportunities
- Information and referrals for anger/stress management programs and addictions treatment programs
Job Readiness Course
- Offers a 10-week in-class training program and 2-week job placement
- Provides assistance in preparing cover letters and resumes
- Offers an introduction to computers course
- Offers computer upgrading in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Offers a training program to prepare individuals for employment in the mining industry
- Provides literacy, numeracy and essential skills services
- Supports in clarifying, upgrading goals
- Develops training plan to achieve goals
- Provides academic upgrading services to help individuals develop the necessary skills for entry into college based post secondary education and training programs (such as apprenticeship)
- Offers General Educational Development (GED) preparation
- Assists with transportation and child care funding if required
Provides a range of culturally appropriate supports and services for Métis people to enhance employability and related skills, and to secure employment including:
- Partners with employers, training institutions, industry associations and unions to connect individuals to employment
- Supports clients on projects and in training by establishing links with other Indigenous employment groups and organizations
- Matches client qualifications to job skills and employer needs
- Assists with arrangements for interview opportunities
- Provides assistance with post-secondary education and funding opportunities
- Offers employment assistance for youth, adults and employers
- Provides a central location for accessing federal government forms
- Assists individuals to make applications to Employment Ontario funded programs
- Posts local and surrounding area job opportunities on website
- Offers resources for both job seekers and employers
- Ontario Employment Services
- Internet job searching
- Resumes and cover letters
- Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
- Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
- Provides job search strategies, including resume preparation
- Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
- Offers help in maintaining employment
- Provides information and referral to other employment and community services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
- Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- Offers paid pre-employment services, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
Education
- Provides educational advocacy at Atikokan High School and St Pat's Separate School; in cases of school suspension, can offer student a place to spend time
- Offers homework time at the Centre with access to computers and Internet
- Assists with developing resumes, cover letters and completing job applications
- Participates in professional training courses including autism workshops, canoeing courses, food handling courses and smoking cessation workshops
- Holds individual and group discussions on healthy lifestyle choices including concerns and prevention of diabetes and high blood pressure and benefits of exercise
- Teaches a cooking class with a focus on healthy choices and the use of traditional foods
- Supervises and plans regular wilderness outings
- Provides support to incarcerated individuals including accompaniment to court hearings
- Accompanies any youth registered in agency programs to court proceedings if requested
- Provides individual support for areas youth may be struggling with such as socialization and peer pressure
- Supervises trips to cultural, educational or recreational activities
- Teaches about effects of problematic alcohol and substance use
- Provides support for individuals undergoing drug and alcohol treatment
- Provides cultural education and support for youth living in foster homes within community
- information and referral, support groups, mental health counselling
- English conversation class
- seniors program
- parenting classes
- quarterly women's mobile health clinic, by appointment only
- workshops and classes on mental health, wellness or health, employment and entrepreneurship, recreation or personal development
- legal aids and education
- fitness programs (yoga, zumba), book club
- mentoring program
An innovative not-for-profit social enterprise focusing on partnership, mentorship and workforce development
- work to build stronger connections between educators, employers and the students who will make up our future workforce
- deliver an interactive and informative Career Awareness Program, facilitate meaningful experiential learning opportunities, host inspiring community events, and manage multiple online communities with a focus on workforce development
Major programs and services:
ApprenticeSearch.com:
Online matching service that connects job seekers and employers in the skilled trades
- supports a variety of job seekers, including 0-year to 4th year apprentices, and also 'non-apprentices', such as individuals looking for trades experiences and general labourer roles
- Job Coaches help ready candidates for their next role, and provide candidates with necessary basic certifications, PPE and employment skills training
- Job Developers provide services to the employers who are hiring, including screening/shorting listing candidates and intentional matching for posted roles on our site
Career Development Lab:
Career Centre provides programs and services that support students as they prepare to transition into high school, allowing them to imagine a post-secondary pathway that will set them up for future success
- interactive and student-driven Career Awareness Program provides students with access to current information on a wide range of career options for a variety of learners
- complements and extends career/life planning beyond the classroom and is designed to support students as they prepare to make the transition to secondary school
Virtual Career Lab:
Lab icludes activities, resources, and relevant information in order to make informed and inspired career decisions
- modelled after the in house Career Awareness Programming, which has been serving students across Halton for almost three decades.
Women as Caeer Coaches:
An evening event that brings together young women from the community with adult mentors from all pathways
- over dinner, youth and mentors have the opportunity to engage in informal mentorship conversations, listen to a line-up of inspiring spotlight speakers, and participate in a panel discussion on career pathways
Toronto, ON, M5S 3G3 (923km)
- job coaching
- vocational training, including SalesCamp
- career coaching
- job search assistance for underrepresented populations
- interview and resume preparation
- life skills training
Presentation formats vary by program (virtual, in-person or combination), contact for details
- assessment of skills, interests and experience
- labour market information
- training and work placement opportunities
- workshops on job search techniques
- resume writing support
- interview skills
- mentorship
- support during the process of developing and launching a business