Dryden Native Friendship Centre

Provides supports and training for urban Indigenous people seeking further training and/or employment

• Collaborates with employers to build employment and training opportunities
• Provides individual employment counselling
• Conducts client employability assessments
• Offers access to job board with current local job postings
• Provides workshops and referrals to training programs
• Posts job opportunities/ads on Facebook page

Provides assistance with:

• Resume and Cover Letter Development
• Job Search
• Job Plan and Goal Development
• Interview Preparation and Skills
• Referrals
• Job Information
• Scholarship/Bursary Information

Provides information about:

• Local, provincial and national job markets
• Small business and proposal development
• Training opportunities

The Apatisiwin Program offers 11 interventions for eligible urban Indigenous individuals

The 11 Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) based interventions are as follows:

1. Pre-employment training
2. Youth Internship
3. Stay In School Program
4. Summer Jobs
5. Apprenticeship
6. Purchase of Training
7. On-The-Job Training
8. Training Supports
9. Employment Supports
10. Self-Employment Training
11. Community Building & Partnerships

• Open to all with a focus on off-reserve Indigenous individuals
  
• Youth Employment Counsellor available for youth 15-29 years of age

• Employment / Training - Job Search Support / Training
• Indigenous Peoples - Indigenous Education, Training and Employment

• Dryden
• Kenora District
• Machin
• Wabigoon