Community Employment Resource Centre
What’s inside?
ö CERC Holiday
Hours
ö New
Employment Services
ö Upcoming
Information Sessions
ö Winners
ö Apprenticeships
ö
Trades Statistics
ö Websites of
Interest
CERC Holiday Hours
Cobourg
& Port Hope
¯
December 24th à
9-12
¯
December 25th à
Closed
¯
December 26th à
Closed
¯
December 31st à
9-12
¯
January 1st Closed
All other days will be regular hours.
Bewdley Outreach
¯
December 23rd à
Closed
¯
December 30th à
Closed
Colborne Outreach
¯ December 25th
Closed
¯
January 1st Closed
THE
EMPLOYABILITY MODEL
The
five broad employability dimensions are:
Career/direction:
Do you
have a clear career goal?
Skills
for the job:
Do you
meet the requirements for the job you want?
Job
Search Skills:
Do you
know where to look for job leads?
Job
Maintenance Skills:
Do you
have the skills to keep the job?
Personal
and Environmental circumstances:
Are
there any other factors, which provide serious labour market difficulties for
you?
If you
answered “no or not sure” to any of these questions, Watton Employment Services
can help you answer them. How? By working together with their employment
planners.
Do you think an Employment Planner was only
for large corporations?
Well, think again!
Now you have access to the best in Cobourg
with NO CHARGE.
Watton Employment Services
Include:
·
Career
Planning Workshops
·
Self
Employment Benefits
·
Self
Employment Assessment
·
Self
employment Orientation
·
Training
Options Group Information Session
·
Skills
Development
Employment Benefit
·
Job
Development Services
·
One-on-one Job
Search Assistance
·
Mature
Advantage Workshop
·
Job Finding
Club
·
Emotional I.Q.
Assessment
·
Services for
the disabled
·
Labour Market
Trends Workshop
·
Diagnostic
Testing and Assessment
·
Employment
Counseling
·
Rural
Employment Services
Speak to a CERC client support worker to
book your appointment today!
Upcoming Information
Sessions
¨
Computer
Basics:
December 3rd
¨
Know Your
Resources:
December 10th
¨
Automated
Resumes:
December 17th
Time: 2:00–3:30 pm at
Port
Hope CERC.
To register call 905-885-2372
* Limited space available*
The person who gets the job may not necessarily
be the most qualified; he or she may simply be the one who knows HOW to get the
job.
The two winners for our wellness packages
are:
â Tanya
Smart
(Port Hope Office)
â Heather
Brereton
(Cobourg Office)
Congratulations!
Would you like to see your name there? Then make sure you fill out a ballot every
two weeks. Next time, it could be you!
Apprenticeships
Source: Canada Prospects 2003-2004
Did You Know:
“There are over 200 occupations in the
Apprenticeable Trades that are regulated through a Canadian program.
Apprenticeship is a proven system that
combines on-the-job experience with technical training.
Is a formal agreement where a trade is
passed on from employer to apprentice.
It relies on commitment from apprentice,
employer, fellow workers as well as the training institution.
Allows a person to earn while
they learn.
Apprentice can build a contact
list for networking
purposes.”
“Everyone wants to live on
top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re
climbing it.”
Trades Statistics
Source: www.skillswork.com
ø “In the next 20 yrs, 40%
of the new jobs will be in the skilled trades and technologies.
ø More people are retiring
in the trades then entering. The
hardest hit industries will be manufacturing, construction, petroleum
production and transportation.
ø The Automotive Parts
Manufacturers Association forecasts a 42% vacancy rate for skilled trade by
2007.
ø Many skilled trades people
now make six-figure incomes with excellent benefits.
ø According to Job Futures
2000, by 2007, more than one-third of jobs created in Canada will require a
skilled trade or a college diploma.”
More Interesting Facts
Source: Canada Prospects 2003-2004
ò “Between 1994 & 2001
there was a 77% increase of metalworking machine operators – only 19% were
women.
ò Since 1994, there has been
an increase of 88% in the aircraft mechanics and inspectors field with an
unemployment rate of only 1 percent.
ò The self-employment rate
for automotive service technicians in 2001 was 14%. For cabinetmakers it was 26%.
ò The highest numbers of
cabinetmakers are found in Quebec.
ò There has been an increase
of electricians by 39 percent.
ò If you want a career in
the trades, English is an important subject to have.”
Websites Of Interest
Ø
The Canadian
Apprenticeship Forum:
Ø
Human
Resources Development Canada:
www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/hrp-prh/english/apprenticeship/apprenticeship_e.shtml
Ø
The Red Seal
Program:
Ø
For the
province of Ontario:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/apprenticeship/appren.html
“Happy Holidays”