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Job Connect

Job Connect. Riding The Wave Durham College June 4, 2007 Presented by: Dan Goldring- Executive Director Job Connect College Sector dgoldring@sl.on.ca. Overview. A member of Employment Ontario 132 Job Connect sites across the province 57 sites – provincial colleges.

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Job Connect

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  1. Job Connect Riding The Wave Durham College June 4, 2007 Presented by: Dan Goldring- Executive Director Job Connect College Sector dgoldring@sl.on.ca

  2. Overview A member of Employment Ontario 132 Job Connect sites across the province 57 sites – provincial colleges

  3. Basic Mandate Help all people find employment Assist with career exploration Operate Employment Resource Centres Place increased focus on employment of new Canadians and apprentices

  4. Organizations Delivering Job Connect Provincial Colleges UHC – Ontario Association of Help Centres CAECO- Coalition of Adult Employment Centres of Ontario OAYEC – Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres

  5. Program Components IRS- Information and Resource Services EPP- Employment Planning and Preparation JDPS- Job Development and Placement Support SJS- Summer Jobs Service

  6. Access to Services • IRS – open to everyone • EPP/JDPS –open to those over 16 However: Targets for colleges in 07-08 are Youth 16-24 9,444 Adults over 24 1,705 (15%) • SJS- 16-24 (29 with disability) returning to school in the fall

  7. AS/SB • Apprenticeship Scholarship Signing Bonus • Client returns to school to upgrade education to qualify for an apprenticeship • Client on school completion is registered and placed as an apprentice • Client receives $1,000 scholarship • Employer received $2,000 signing bonus • Funding of 4.5 million to assist 1,500 clients

  8. Client/Employer Financial Support EPP/JDPS - $200 training support dollars ( day care, boots, clothing, bus tickets) EPP/JDPS- $400- Internationally Trained and Apprentices ( credential assessment, specialty tools) JDPS- $4,000 Max over six months cap of minimum wage JDPS- $4,000 Max over twelve months ( New Canadians/Apprentices only) SJS - $2/ hour for up to 16 weeks Note: These are maximums and averages may be substantially less

  9. College Numbers 2006-07 • Job Placements 8,387 • Summer student placements 13,134 • Apprentice placements 769 • Individuals using resource centre 190,327 • Still employed at three months 69%

  10. College Job Connect Client Profile Less than 20 29% 20-24 40% Less than grade 12 32% Grade 12 or less 69% Male 52% Female 48%

  11. Barriers Faced by Clients • Poor education - less than high school • No drivers licence or access to a vehicle • Single parents or living with parents • Lack of motivation • Few skills to offer employers • Just need a job- no time to plan • Attitude- often poor • Feeling of despair • No resume, job search or inteview skills • Often no phone- or share with several room mates

  12. Barriers“Continued” • High job expectations - not in tune with real world • Poor education and laid of from high paying labour job • No work history – lack of good references • Learning disability • Lack of access to funding for training • Poor Time Management • Inability to follow through • Difficulty in doing a cold call • Criminal record

  13. Resource centres are easy to find and very current

  14. Resource Centres are located in: College campuses Storefront locations Malls Public Libraries High Schools Community centres Town business centres

  15. Resource Centres Free to all! Job Postings Labour market information Photocopy and fax access Computers/internet Workshops- resume preparation, job search interview skills, safety, WHMIS Job search and career exploration materials

  16. Employers Job Connect sites have a close working relationship with community employers This year college Job Connect sites will provide employers with approximately $ 20 million in training subsidies

  17. Community Involvement Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Corporations Local Training Boards OYAP Steering Committees Youth Employment Committees Secondary School Committees Skilled Trades fairs

  18. Job Connect College Sector • Wanda Jacobs - chair Fanshawe College • Doug Millar Fanshawe College • Sue Carpenter Sheridan College • Biljana Bruce Centennial College • Terri Blair Fleming College • Carolyn Mitrow St. Lawrence College • Lynne Thornburg Confederation College • Sue Ferguson Cambrian College • Dan Goldring Executive Director -Kingston

  19. Job Connect College Sector WEBSITE All college Job Connect sites www.algonquincollege.com/jccs

  20. Thank You Job Connect staff look forward to continuing to work with you all !

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