Positioning Bulletin
The OAYEC Positioning Bulletin shares OAYEC's positions, values or discussion items related to the youth employment sector.
TOPIC FOR December, 2007:
FUTURES CONFERENCE & OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Introduction
This month’s bulletin will provide a summary of the FUTURES conference and announcements for upcoming professional development opportunities.
The annual OAYEC Futures conference was held this year from November 5th to the 7th at the Blue Mountain resort in Collingwood, 370 delegates participated in the conference this year.
Quotes
Congratulations once again on an excellent OAYEC conference!! I personally found the workshops I attended to be very informative and the quality of speakers were great.
The conference went well - people I spoke to sounded happy with it - our staff reported back that it was a good experience.
We wanted to let you know we had a fantastic time and stay in Collingwood. The sessions, accommodations, "extra-curricular events" were awesome and well organized!
Most of us were sitting around one night talking about all the OAYEC conferences we have been to between each of us....there have been a lot and we all agreed this was by far one of the best yet.
- FUTURES 2007 Conference Participants
Workshop Evaluation Results
Based on evaluation results, overall the workshop participants were pleased with the selection of professional development variety offered. Participants really enjoyed the workshops that had a strong interactive component and appreciated the handouts. Some conference delegates felt that some of the sessions were not long enough and would have appreciated more time.
Job Developers Community of Practice
Following a lively discussion among Job Developers about forming an ongoing community of practice to raise the level of professional practice in the Job Developer community with support from OAYEC, there has been no announcement regarding the applications OAYEC has submitted to the Employment Ontario Network Development Fund at this time. We are still awaiting commitment of resources to our cause. Those who attended the workshop, and all OAYEC members, can expect follow-up as soon as more information is available.
Conference Pictures
Conference pictures can be accessed on the conference webpage at http://www.oayec.org/members/professional_development/annual_conference/ or with the direct links below.
Direct link: http://www.oayec.org/conference/gallery/
OAYEC Videos
There are two OAYEC short films that can be viewed online. The first film was created by Cammy Productions in Collingwood and provides an overview of the successes of the FUTURES conference. The second film is a product of the National Youth Entrepreneur Social Attitude and Innovation Study. The film documents the experiences of young entrepreneurs as they build their businesses. The film was shown at lunch hour during the conference but there were some sound issues. We hope you enjoy this film this time around!
Futures Conference Overview
Created by www.cammyproductions.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZAsLafXfo8
Youth Entrepreneur Attitudes
Created by Regent Park Focus
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7008505451338965601&hl=en
Other Announcements
- The Employment Ontario Forum took place on December 4th and 5th in downtown Toronto, and was well attended.
- The Central Region Conference will be taking place from January 17 & 18th, 2008 at the Novotel Toronto Centre. The early bird deadline for registering for the Central Region conference is December 17, 2007. If you have any further inquiries please contact OAYEC.
- Soni Dasmohapatra – Coates had been accepted to the Maytree Foundation Public Policy Institute for 2007-2008. The policy topic Soni will be focusing on is: " Cutting Bureaucratic Red Tape" - Reviewing the recommendations put forward by the Blue Ribbon Panel and the Wellesley Report - We Can' Afford to Do Business this way. This focus is one of OAYEC strategic plans for this upcoming year. In May of 2008, the end of the Maytree training OAYEC membership will have a policy ready product that can be used for advocacy around this issue. If you have any thoughts, suggestions or would like to discuss this with Soni please contact her directly.
- Cannexus Conference: CANNEXUS™ 2008 - National Career Development Conference - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Early Bird Deadline, February 8, 2008 VISIT WWW.CANNEXUS.CA
CANNEXUS™ — a National Career Development Conference designed to promote the exchange of information and explore innovative approaches in the areas of career counselling and career development is pleased to announce that registration has opened for its second annual conference. With more 65 unique sessions, exhibitors, and high profile keynote speakers, CANNEXUS™ 2008 promises to be the event of the career development season!
For more information, please contact:
Soni Dasmohapatra
sdasmohapatra@oayec.org
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