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		<title>The Drummond Report and What It Means for Employment and Training Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recommendations affecting Employment Ontario (EO) have been put forward in the Drummond Report, a comprehensive report to the provincial government. The report outlines the deteriorating state of employment in Ontario, and has put forth nine recommendations to improve the delivery of employment and training services. Among them are suggestions to focus efforts on clients requiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Stephen&#8217;s on CBC&#8217;s The Current</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the CBC: &#8220;Ontario for so long the dominant province is confronting cold calculations that confirm its industrial, economic and demographic power is on the wane. The consensus out of the latest census is that the very things that made Ontario surge now make it sluggish and the center of the universe is tilting West. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Futures Conference 2012 is Looking For Workshop Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are looking for dynamic individuals interested in sharing their expertise with the delegates of Futures. Futures is Canada&#8217;s largest and longest-running conferences for employment professionals serving youth. Lead the field by contributing your best practices to this exceptional professional development and networking opportunity. Submit your workshop proposal here. Please pass this link on to leaders in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Approaches for Reform of Social Assistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Led by Frances Lankin and Munir A. Sheikh, the Commission for Review of Social Assistance in Ontario is charged with examining social assistance in Ontario through engagement, research and analysis to provide the government with a concrete action plan to improve the system for the people who need it. The Commission has released Discussion Paper 2: Approaches for Reform and What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Informing Youth about the Green Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Work is excited to announce that we have successfully completed our second Youth Awareness Green Job Fairs program. The job fairs took place in partnership with member centres YES! Employment Services, Red Lake Career and Employment Services and YMCA Sudbury. The program was a great success with over 35 green employers attending and over 650 youth receiving information about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Developers Community of Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job Developers Institute]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First Work has launched a new LinkedIn group for the Job Developers Community of Practice. Members of the group have the opportunity to stay connected with other Job Developers and share their ideas and thoughts. The objectives of the group are to: Improve the practice of job development across Ontario with a focus on youth Provide feedback [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government of Canada Seeks Feedback Regarding Employment of Persons with Disabilities  Le gouvernement du Canada cherche à obtenir de la rétroaction au sujet de l’embauche des personnes handicapées </title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), a department of the Government of Canada, is conducting important research on the employment of persons with disabilities. This phase of the research focuses on people who have a mental health condition or a cognitive disability. The research results will be used by the Government of Canada to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Impact with Evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evidence, First Work&#8217;s evaluation and research unit, is always on the lookout for ways to help First Work members better serve their clients. One of the ways we do this is to identify or develop tools that support your work. Over the past months, Evidence has undertaken a review of several such tools. These have included: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Outcomes Management Professional (EOMP) Training</title>
		<link>http://www.firstwork.org/wp/2012/01/employment-outcomes-management-professional-eomp-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This training program will provide managers with the key skills required to build organizational capacity in job placement and to develop staff skills and motivation. First Work will be running two 2-day training sessions in London and Toronto, and registration is online. New and veteran employment service managers will learn to plan for, measure and support job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Development Webinars with BBMD</title>
		<link>http://www.firstwork.org/wp/2012/01/professional-development-webinars-with-bbmd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Sly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year First Work is strengthening our commitment to expanding professional development opportunities across the employment services sector. We are partnering with BBMD Consulting to offer EO Employment Service Webinars, targeting Managers, Job Developers and Retention Support. These webinars are an accessible way to improve your staff&#8217;s confidence and competence. &#160; There are four series [...]]]></description>
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