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As the Executive Director of JobStart, a Toronto-based not-for-profit community employment services agency, Heather has worked for years with recent immigrants, at-risk youth and mature employees who are finding it challenging to find employment, especially in their career of choice. http://www.microsoft.com/canada/mscorp/potential/default.aspx
JobStart Awarded the 2006 Minister’s Award of Excellence
in Service Quality - JobStart recognized for its excellent employment services
On Monday November 20, 2006 Minister Chris Bentley, Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities presented JobStart with the 2006 Minister’s Award for Excellence in Service Quality - Silver Level for their organizational excellence and delivery of the Job Connect and Summer Jobs Service program. >Read More
Employment Ontario a ‘one-stop shop’
Feds, province agree on $1 billion in employment training services
In an ever-tightening labour market, finding the right people with the right skills is becoming increasingly difficult. A new training agreement between Ottawa and Ontario hopes to ease these problems by combining government-sponsored training and employment programs. >Read More
Microsoft Community Affairs 2007 Unlimited Potential Program Recipients: United States and Canada
Microsoft congratulates the following Unlimited Potential (UP) grant recipients. We are proud to support their work.
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/
giving/overview/UPrecipients/uscanada2007.mspx
Microsoft grant builds computer literacy and technical skills for Toronto job seekers
JobStart, a Toronto-based not-for-profit community employment services agency, has opened a new Computer Learning Training Centre to address the growing need for technology skills in the workplace. The centre was made possible by a Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP) grant. The UP grant allowed JobStart to introduce free technology skill development workshops to their low income clients, providing them the technical and software skills required to compete in today’s job market.
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_11_18.mspx
JobStart gives job hunters technological edge
A grant from Microsoft is allowing a community employment agency to give their clients the edge they need to compete in today's workforce.
The Unlimited Potential grant gave JobStart in South Etobicoke the ability to train clients in basic computer literacy, as well as help them gain a working knowledge of commonly used programs such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point.
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/mscorp/jobstart.mspx
LAUREL BROTEN ANNOUNCES ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HELPS STUDENTS FIND SUMMER JOBS IN ETOBICOKE
Programs Strengthen the Skills and Experience of Ontario’s Youth
ETOBICOKE – The government will help Etobicoke’s young people find jobs or start their own business this summer through Ontario Summer Jobs, Laurel Broten, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore announced today. >Read More
Promoting Youth Enterprise: Youth Ink
New program to help youth learn about entrepreneurship.
Canadians generally don't sufficiently promote nor encourage entrepreneurship. Yet entrepreneurship is critical to Canada; it helps drive its economy domestically and internationally. A CIBC study entitled, “For Love or Money? A Study of Entrepreneurship in Canada” reported that since 2005, self-employment has been responsible for more than two-thirds of the private sector positions created in the economy, approximately 80,000. For the individual, being self-employed actually has more stability than current paid positions. The stability of self- employment is rising, by 10% since 1997, with the average tenure being 135 months (11+ years), lasting 35% longer than paid positions. >Read More |
