E-Update
Introducing OAYEC's new E-Update!
In addition to our monthly “Positioning Bulletins”, OAYEC will be providing our membership and the general public with quarterly updates. The updates will provide an opportunity for OAYEC staff to share announcements and exciting news occurring in their respective projects, as well as for OAYEC to inform you about the actions taken to fulfill OAYEC’s Strategic Plan. We welcome your input, feedback and announcements that you would like to include in this quarterly update. The next update is scheduled to be released the week of April 15, 2007.
Latest Updates:
FUTURES CONFERENCE - Great Pictures!
HIRE PROSPECTS - Connecting with British Columbia
TAKE 30 - The staff sweat concludes after five months
EVIDENCE - New Website
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS - Conferences
In November, OAYEC held its largest conference to date! Futures 2006, held at the spectacular Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, attracted 420 delegates and offered 38 workshops. To kick-off the conference, delegates were inspired by a keynote address from Paralympic Gold Medalist Paul Rosen. Paul also stayed to participate in the Take 30 Workplace Challenge, a fun forum which brought youth employment staff together for a series of physical activities and brain-teasers!
For some great conference pictures, see: http://www.oayec.org/conference/gallery
OAYEC recognized four deserving recipients of the 2006 Award of Merit. They were:
- Eastern Region: Larry Journal (Brockville);
- Central Region: Megan Thomas (YMCA York Region);
- South West Region: Lisa Nunn (Focus, Alliston);
- Northern Region: Jeanne Trembly (YES Nippising);
Tuesday night at Jozo’s was a great party where many of the conference participants enjoyed tunes spun by D.J. Lenny. The conference closed on Wednesday, ending in a powerful address about “paying it forward” from Joanne Klauke-LaBelle, whose work with at-risk youth has brought her world-wide recognition.
OAYEC would like to thank the members of the advisory committee for their contribution to the success of the event and to the members and individuals who made donations. We would also like to thank our Sponsors: Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities; Ontario Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association; Macdonald, Sagar, Manis LLP; Pardons Canada; Canada Career Consortium; Konica Minolta; and Group IT.
We are revving up for 2007! The conference will once again be held at Blue Mountain Resort and will take place November 5 – 7th, 2007. Mark your calendars!
Hire Prospects has expanded to B.C.! That’s right, OAYEC's own youth survey outreach service has added six youth employment centers in British Columbia (mostly in the Lower Mainland in and around Vancouver). Welcome to all our new outreach partners!
To celebrate our expansion, over the next three months OAYEC will be completing two online surveys. One survey will focus on youth experiences with safety in the workplace. The other survey will gather opinions on the impacts of the Federal Government cuts to the Summer Career Placement program. Both of these issues impact our membership, our Outreach Partners and the youth population we serve. It is important for organizations like OAYEC to provide up-to-date youth perspectives on issues such as these. Watch your inboxes for news of the next Hire Prospects survey.
OAYEC’s first Take 30 Workplace Health Challenge concluded with incredible results for our many hundreds of participating staff across Ontario! Take 30 was an extensive five-month long fitness challenge that resulted in 100% of our agency teams measuring significant overall improvements in health, fitness, and energy levels! The Top 10 examples of numerous successes achieved through the Take 30 Workplace Health Challenge are:
- Innovative Leadership opportunities for all agency staff;
- Higher personal energy levels at work and at home;
- Major weight losses;
- Building a gym inside the workplace;
- Enhancement of staff cohesion;
- Continuing to set and reach new health goals for personal and work life success;
- Joining, and regularly attending local Fitness clubs;
- Joining Run-Clubs / training for marathons;
- Creating health-conscious cookbooks;
- Experiencing more fun at work!
We look forward to our members’ ongoing achievements in their health and fitness initiatives throughout 2007!!
EVIDENCE is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. EVIDENCE’s new and independent website fully illustrates the unique nature of EVIDENCE’s program evaluation and consulting work. The site can be found at:
EVIDENCE also has a new, independent email domain, ‘evidenceconsulting.org’. Emails sent to EVIDENCE personnel at the former ‘oayec.org’ addresses will continue to be forwarded to them.
EVIDENCE remains the only non-profit evaluation and consulting service developed by and for community-based nonprofit agencies, such as members of OAYEC. Our participatory approach to evaluations and consulting was designed to meet the special needs expressed by this community.
History of EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE was developed by and for the Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres (OAYEC), a network of over 70 community-based not-for-profit agencies. Our evaluation approach was designed in response to extensive industry and market research, avdn consultations with agencies, funders, and experts in evaluation.
Our research indicated a demand for evaluation and consulting services tailored to the unique nature of each oranization, able to increase organizational capactiy to deliver services more effectively, and enhance community impacts.
EVIDENCE's participatory evaluation and consulting approach addresses the special needs expressed by community based not-for-profit agencies and their funders.
Other Announcements
CANNEXUS 2007
Join CERIC from April 16th through April 18th, 2007 in Markham, Ontario at the Hilton Suites as Canada’s voice on career education, counselling and research brings you the National Career Development Conference.
The Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) brings you a unique opportunity to learn, ask, challenge and grow. Our commitment to you, via this annual Conference, is that you experience leading-edge information in a way that adds value to your work and to your life. CANNEXUS 2007 offers you groundbreaking and sometimes controversial perspectives and tools in career education, counselling and research.
CERIC welcomes submissions for presentations for the CANNEXUS 2007 - National Career Development Conference. Presenters and delegates from every region of Canada as well as internationally are expected to attend the conference. Individuals or organizations with an interest in presenting are invited to submit a brief outline for consideration. The Call for Presenters form may be copied and distributed to colleagues.
The link for the Call for Presenters information package in both English and French outlining the application guidelines and conference themes along with the application form for you to complete and fax back to 416.923.2536 is available at :
Opportunities Conference
The Opportunities 2007 Conference Registration is now open! All Conference sessions, speakers, and program information is available online (http://www.onestep.on.ca/opportunities/schedule.asp).
Join nonprofit leaders, career development and employment preparation practitioners, labour market experts and employers at the largest conference for career development and employment preparation professionals in Ontario.
The exciting Conference Program includes:
- 2 Keynote Speakers (Dr. Barbara Moses and Brenda Zimmerman)
- Over 50 Sessions to choose from
- 3 Panel Sessions to choose from
- A Marketplace with 30 Exhibitors
- Wine and Cheese Reception and more!
For full conference information and registration details go to http://www.onestep.on.ca/opportunities.
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The OAYEC E-Update is a quarterly newsletter provided by the Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres. OAYEC's mission is to support and advocate for a sustainable youth employment delivery network.
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