• Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
  
• Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
  
• Provides job search strategies, including resumé preparation
  
• Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
  
• Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
  
• Offers help in maintaining employment
  
• Provides information and referral to other employment and community services

Second Career Program

• Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers

Services for employers

• Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
  
• Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
  
• Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Youth Job Connection

• Offers paid pre-employment training, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
  
• Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

• Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

Provides various services and supports to help in securing and maintaining employment or starting a business

Works with the individual to determine required supports to gain or maintain employment which can include:

• Assistance in finding and keeping a job
  
• Computer training
  
• Interpreter assistance
  
• Preparing for the job
  
• Software and mobility devices for job assistance
  
• Tools, equipment and clothing for work
  
• Training while on the job
  
• Transportation assistance (financial)

Works with the individual to start up a business and can:

• financially help towards the costs of business tools, equipment and supplies, licenses and certification
  
• help getting work-related disability supports, such as assistive technology and technical equipment, interpreter, reader and note taking services
  
• help to develop and implement a business plan
  
• help with marketing your business
  
• train in money management, record keeping and budgeting

Provides training and supports to enable individuals to secure paid employment and/or unpaid placement opportunities

• Provides instruction on developing job skills, social skills and good work habits
• Offers information about industrial practices
• Provides job coaching at places of secured employment as required
• Provides employment through various community contracts such as yardwork and snow removal
• Provides training in various printing related areas such as shredding, folding, photocopying and laminating through Good Impressions Printing, located in the building
• Tailors on going training and supports to meet the needs and capabilities of each individual

Operates as a program under the Education and Training Branch

Provides a range of culturally appropriate programs and services for Métis people to enhance employability and related skills including:

• Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
  
• Career counselling
  
• Employment readiness support and training
  
• Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
  
• Mobility assistance
  
• Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
  
• Services for clients with disabilities

Provides supports and training for individuals seeking further training and/or employment

• 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

Provides assistance with:

• Writing resumes and cover letters
  
• Completing job applications
  
• Conducting job searches
  
• Improving interview skills
  
• Designing and implementing an employment action plan
  
• Matching job seekers with employers

Provides information about:

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

Provides employment and training services for job seekers and employers
Job seeker services include the following:

• Individual or group employment counselling
• Support, information and publications on career planning
• Workshops and online information for writing resumés, cover letters and interview skills
• Assistance with online job registration and posting documents for job advertisements
• Job alert notifications sent to job seekers email address
• Maintenance of updated list of employers and supplying individuals with all posting positions

Employer services include individualized employer support from job posting through to hiring of qualified employee(s) and consist of:

• Online job posting website
• Assistance with registering vacant job positions
• Cost efficient method of recruiting for job vacancies
• Storage of data in electronic files

Assists Ontario Works participants by providing:

• Assistance in job searches and researching job ads
• Computer use and assistance to update resumés and write cover letters
• Employment counselling in various areas including preparing for interviews
• Information about other programs

Offers access to the following job search tools:

• Access to Service Canada Job bank website
• Community Placement Program (for volunteer opportunities)
• Computer and Internet access
• Fax machine, phone and photocopier
• Information on the Enhanced Employment Placement Program (for paid employment and training)
• Administers a small Employment Resource Centre in Atikokan

• Offers employment counselling
• Provides support, information and publications on career planning
• Maintains local labour market information and trends for the area
• Facilitates community presentations and workshops related to employment
• Assists with the development of work action plans
• Teaches job search techniques and strategies
• Offers computer lab areas, access to a photocopier, facsimile and telephones for job search activities
• Accommodates individuals with disabilities who have been accepted into training programs

Financial AssistanceIndividuals enrolled in programming may be eligible for:

• Training wages while receiving on-the-job training
• Training allowance while attending training
• Supplementary allowance for child care, commuting or accommodations and related expenses if living away from home during training

Projects may be eligible for financial assistance to off-set costs related to:

• Hiring of training instructors
• Purchase of training supplies and materials
• Overhead costs to cover actual expenses
• Costs for purchase or lease of training equipment
• Special costs to accommodate persons with disabilities

Self Employment Program

• Provides financial support for people who are on, or who have been on Employment Insurance and are starting own business
• Provides coaching tailored to needs and may include subjects such as business plan development, accounting, marketing
• Provides ongoing technical advice and the use of computers

Training Programs offered are:

• Occupational Skills development acquired through classroom training or on- the-job experience combined with classroom training
• Job Readiness Training
• Academic Upgrading
• Staff Development
• Employment Maintenance skills

• Organizes adequate training and skills development opportunities for member communities
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure that capacity development and strengthening governance activities are relevant and current
• Provides training for individual programs such as development of policies and procedures
• Provides advisory services for Human Resource management personnel in member communities
• Provides assistance to the Finance Department

Workshops and training is provided in areas including but not limited to:

• Aboriginal Taxation
• Analyzing financial statements
• Board of Directors responsibilities
• Canadian Human Rights
• CMHC Builders Workshop
• Developing wills and estates
• Investment education
• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point
• Running Effective Meeting