WELCOME

1. WELCOME Aboriginal Peoples Training & Employment Commission (APTEC) Nova Scotia "Workforce Connex Forum" June 28th & 29th, 2006

2. Aboriginal Peoples Training &Employment Commission (APTEC) • APTEC is one of two AHRDA’s in NS. Q.“WHAT IS AN AHRDA?” (Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement) A. Government funding allocation for the Aboriginal Community’s Labour Market Assistance Program. Approximately 81 AHRDA’s across Canada. http://www.ahrda.com “Productivity in Partnership”

3. APTEC TEAM AHRDA Manager (APTEC) Truro, NS Ms. Lee Paul Case Manager Region 1 Sydney, NS Ms. Kim Milley Case Manager Region 2 Truro, NS Ms. Claudia Sylliboy Case Manager Region 3 South Shore/Valley, NS Mr. Jason Dorey Case Manager Region 4 HRM, NS Ms. Lynn Johnston Youth Coordinator Truro, NS (Province) Ms. Melanie Raymond APTEC Contracts Officer Truro, NS Ms. Natalie Gehrken APTEC Job Developer Liverpool, NS Ms. Valerie Whynot

4. WHO WE SERVICE….. “All rural and urban Aboriginal Peoples in Nova Scotia, regardless of origin or registration under the Indian Act, and including any off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples registered under the Indian Act, who do not access employment or training services from any other employment or training service provider in Nova Scotia.”

5. APTEC VISION “One stop employment and training service, providing employment programs and service to the rural, urban off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.”

6. WHAT WE DO…… Client focused..... Career Decision Skills Development Job Search Employment Retention Proactive Employer approach.....

7. APTEC serves the off-reserve Aboriginal People with…. • Case Management including client counselling for : • ♦ Job/Career search • ♦ Skills Development • ♦ Wage Subsidies • ♦ Student Summer Employment • ♦ Programs for Persons with Disabilities • ♦ Self – Employment • ♦ Job Creation Partnerships • APTEC provides a “link” for clients to secure & maintain • Sustainable employment.

8. APTEC Offers Employers/Partners….. ♦ Information and access to client inventory ♦ Pre-screening and referrals of suitable candidates ♦ Reimbursement for approved wage subsidies ♦ Professional rapport/partnership building for long term relationship with APTEC ♦ Strategies for retention of Aboriginal employee(s)

9. APTEC Clients’ have careers …. Truck Drivers Business Administration Tourism Health Entrepreneur Information Technology and more

10. Introducing a Young Aboriginal Female Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical Apprentice Sponsored by NCNS/APTEC The following "client testimony" was recorded and edited by: Claudia Sylliboy

12. Help Us to Help You…. ♦ Current and future opportunities ♦ Recruitment strategies ♦ Criteria for suitable candidates ♦ Job requirements/expectations ♦ Appropriate contact ♦ Willing to establish a PARTNERSHIP with APTEC

13. APTEC Invites Your Participation…. ♦ Comments/feedback ♦ Create opportunities for our clients ♦ Establish new partnerships ♦ Work together as we are “Going Forward To A Better Future”

14. Contact APTEC NCNS Cape Breton Office APTEC 150 Bentinck Street Sydney, NS B1P 1G6 Tel: 902 567-1240 Fax: 902 564-1123 kmilley@ncns.ca NCNS South Shore Office APTEC PO Box 2028 Liverpool, NS B0T 1K0 Tel: 902 354-2751 Fax: 902 354-2757 jdorey@ncns.ca valwhynot@ncns.ca NCNS Provincial Office APTEC PO Box 1320 Truro, NS B2N 5N2 Toll Free: 1 800 565-4272 Tel: 902 895-1523 Fax: 902 895-0024 Email: aptec@eastlink.ca leepaul@eastlink.ca www.ncns.ca THANK YOU