INDUSTRY-EDUCATION COUNCIL OF HAMILTON Welcome to the NEW IEC Catalyst! As executive director of the Industry-Education Council, it is my pleasure to introduce you to this publication and to explain how we plan to use it. Like all newsletters, the purpose of the communiqué is to share knowledge. Our goal is to bridge an exchange of ideas between our education partners, our business partners and the community. We envision this newsletter becoming a forum for information and discussion where you can voice your concern about current community issues and ultimately speak about the solutions. We hope to highlight innovation and innovative people and also to deal with the more difficult realities that businesses face today. Perhaps the most important thing for me to say is that we are your Industry-Education Council, and as such, we want this newsletter MARCH 2009 Partners in Education Breakfast and the IEC to be useful to you. To emphasize that, we have enlisted Minister Milloy to come to our Partnership Breakfast on April 30th to speak about his Ministry’s solution-oriented Second Career program. This is an Ontario government initiative designed to provide funding for people who are unemployed and want to re-educate themselves in order to begin the next phase of their career. See WELCOME page 4 Hon. John Milloy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Second Career provides career planning and financial support specially designed to help laid-off Ontarians participate in long-term training for a new job. Career counsellors in Employment Ontario offices across the province can help you take the first step. Focused on Lifelong Learning “Rebound—the Next Great Adventure” Thursday April 30, 2009 Two exciting and timely speakers Career changes and lifelong learning go hand-in-hand on April 30th 7:30 am to 9:45 am ~ LIUNA Station Dr. Nancy Irwin Currently a practicing psychotherapist and clinical hypnotist, Dr. Irwin trained as an opera singer and was a professional stand-up comedian. Clearly no stranger to career changes and new adventures, Dr. Irwin motivates audiences to “Pull a 180!” by sharing stories from her book, YOU-TURN: Changing Direction in Midlife, 43 inspiring stories of real people over 40 who started down a new path. Inside this issue: Careerapalooza 2 Passport to Prosperity 2 Apprenticesearch.com 3 Co-op Education 3 Careerapalooza cont. 4 Hire Maturity 4 Hire cont. 5 Help Wanted 5 Gen Y 6 IEC Board of Directors 7 IEC Sponsors 7 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 BOOK NOW!! Discount Early Bird Tickets $40 per person or $350 for table of 10 until April 1st Call 905-529-4483 ext-226 to reserve your tickets. BUSINESS EDITION
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INDUSTRY-EDUCATION COUNCIL OF HAMILTON
Welcome to the
NEW IEC Catalyst!
As executive director of the
Industry-Education Council, it is
my pleasure to introduce you to
this publication and to explain
how we plan to use it.
Like all newsletters, the purpose
of the communiqué is to share
knowledge.
Our goal is to bridge an
exchange of ideas between our
education partners, our business
partners and the community. We
envision this newsletter
becoming a forum for
information and discussion where
you can voice your concern
about current community issues
and ultimately speak about the
solutions. We hope to highlight
innovation and innovative people
and also to deal with the more
difficult realities that businesses
face today.
Perhaps the most important thing
for me to say is that we are your
Industry-Education Council, and
as such, we want this newsletter
M A R C H 2 0 0 9
Partners in Education Breakfast
and the IEC to be useful to you.
To emphasize that, we have
enlisted Minister Milloy to come
to our Partnership Breakfast on
April 30th to speak about his
Ministry’s solution-oriented
Second Career program. This is
an Ontario government initiative
designed to provide funding for
people who are unemployed and
want to re-educate themselves in
order to begin the next phase of
their career.
See WELCOME page 4
Hon. John Milloy
Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities
Second Career provides
career planning and financial
support specially designed to
help laid-off Ontarians
participate in long-term
training for a new job. Career counsellors in
Employment Ontario offices across the province can
help you take the first step.
Focused on Lifelong Learning
“Rebound—the Next Great Adventure” Thursday April 30, 2009
Two exciting and timely speakers
Career changes and lifelong learning go hand-in-hand on April 30th
7:30 am to 9:45 am ~ LIUNA Station
Dr. Nancy Irwin
Currently a practicing psychotherapist and clinical
hypnotist, Dr. Irwin trained as an
opera singer and was a professional
stand-up comedian. Clearly no
stranger to career changes and new
adventures, Dr. Irwin motivates
audiences to “Pull a 180!” by sharing
stories from her book, YOU-TURN:
Changing Direction in Midlife, 43
inspiring stories of real people over
40 who started down a new path.
Inside this issue:
Careerapalooza 2
Passport to Prosperity 2
Apprenticesearch.com 3
Co-op Education 3
Careerapalooza cont. 4
Hire Maturity 4
Hire cont. 5
Help Wanted 5
Gen Y 6
IEC Board of Directors 7
IEC Sponsors 7
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
BOOK NOW!! Discount Early Bird Tickets $40 per person or $350 for table of 10 until April 1st
Call 905-529-4483 ext-226 to reserve your tickets.
B U S I N E S S E D I T I O N
As a Hamilton employer, you
won’t want to miss out on the
benefits of participating in this
year’s Careerapalooza, a
golden opportunity to
showcase your organization
and industry to thousands of
Hamilton’s most creative,
bright and enthusiastic young
people.
Careerapalooza, Hamilton’s
premier hands-on career trade
show for 15 to 30 year-olds,
consistently draws more than
2,000 bright enthusiastic young
people where they discover
and learn more about leading
Hamilton organizations.
This year’s event – the fifth in
the Careerapalooza series –
has been renewed and
refreshed. It promises more
hands-on, dynamic, interactive
displays, seminars, workshops
and demonstrations than ever
before.
You’re invited to participate in
several ways:
• Stage a memorable,
interactive, hands-on
activity at a display booth,
seminar or workshop.
• Provide a dynamic
animator for a show or
demonstration on our
main stage.
P A G E 2
“Do you have a recruitment plan
to address our changing
workforce realities?”
As you think about your
answers, consider the following:
More than 26,000 Ontario
employers have added a tool to
their toolbox to help them
address their workforce
challenges. They recognize that
changing demographics, an aging
and retiring workforce, booming
labour markets in other regions
and trends in education and
training are impacting the
availability of a skilled and
educated workforce in the
future.
So what are they doing that you
might not be?
They’re engaging high school
students in school-work
Who is going to work for
you in the next 10 years?
In fact, this question may be
keeping you up at night.
Forward-thinking businesses
are planning ahead to address
their long-term human
resource needs. So, the next
questions are: “Do you have a
long-term plan for attracting
good, young talent to your
business or industry?”
programs, while they’re still in
school.
By providing students with
meaningful work experience
opportunities, employers are
helping to create a skilled
workforce for the future –
something that is critical not
only for individual employers,
but for our shared economic
prosperity.
Be part of this employer-led
initiative – mentor, train and
recruit youth today for your
workforce tomorrow.
To learn more about the
Passport to Prosperity and
how you can get involved,
please call Beth Gibson at
905.529.4483 ext. 224 or visit
www.employerregistry.ca
• Recruit candidates for
casual, part-time or
summer employment.
In whatever way you
participate, you will:
• Excite young people
about your business and
industry
• Encourage them to learn
more – by going to your
website, blog, Facebook,
You Tube site or Twitter
• Be ready to hire the best
and brightest for part-
time or summer jobs.
See Careerapalooza page 5
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
A hands-on career trade show for 15 to 30 year-olds
March 10, 2009 ~ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Hamilton Convention Centre
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2
Apprenticesearch.com is a FREE on
-line service that matches
employers and potential
apprentices. The service operates
in several regions of Southern
Ontario, including
Hamilton. Apprenticesearch.com
helps to solve the persistent
problem of skill shortages in our
labour market. Thousands of
skilled trades people will be retiring
within the next five to ten years.
This mass retirement will seriously
impact Hamilton’s labour market
productivity, growth and
competitiveness at home and
abroad.
The apprenticesearch.com website
services three audiences, job
seekers, educators and employers.
Job Seekers will benefit from:
• A guide outlining the Steps to
an Apprenticeship
• Sample trades resumes
• Details of more than 140
skilled trades
• A list of available jobs
• Trade courses at local colleges
Educators will benefit from:
• A guide on how to write a
persuasive cover letter
• Sample trade resumes
• Lesson plans for grade 10
career classes
• Interactive youth games
Employers will benefit from:
• An employer registry to post
their jobs
• Details of tax credits and wage
subsidies
• Tips on how to retain
apprentices
Apprenticesearch.com is
maintained, updated and supported
by experienced professionals. In
Hamilton, jobs seekers, educators
or employers can call Lorraine
Baatz or Sharon Forster at
905-529-4483 for help to:
• Fine tune resumes
• Register on
apprenticesearch.com
• Solve problems or answer
questions.
• Get free labor
• Are training potential future
employees.
While you are working with
students, you can give them hints
and tips on how to do the job
faster, more accurately, and more
effectively.
You will give them a better
understanding of the work force, as
well as great experience and
knowledge.
While we are
working with
you, we
receive real
hands on
training rather
than just
theory.
Let co-op students help you, by
helping them!
Nick, Marketing Assistant
IEC co-op student
Hi my name is Nick. I am 17 years
old. Within the next 10 years, I
might be working with you.
Want to know how you can
prepare me now? If asked to take
on a co-op student, you shouldn’t
have a second thought! By taking
on a co-op student you:
• Can give a student a chance to
learn from the best.
• Can train, teach and share
your knowledge of your
industry to our future
workforce
Cooperative Education Feature
Through apprentice-search.com, we have found several apprentices. Casey,
the young lady in the photo, has proven to
be an excellent worker and has almost completed her
apprenticeship papers. We are very satisfied
with the attentive service
apprenticesearch.com has provided when-ever we have had job postings and will con-