Completed
For completed partnerships of the Peel Halton Workforce Development Group older than two years and for completed partnerships for any of the other 25 local boards, please visit the Local board's online partnerships database. You can search this database for partnerships by individual board area or by keyword.
Peel Halton Workforce Development Group's completed partnerships -
2008-2009
Why Students Don't Complete Apprenticeships: A Survey of Current Apprentices
It has been recognized that with anticipated shortages in many trades in the future we need to try to address challenges that prevent apprentices' completion of their course of study. A bottleneck exists in the ratio of journeypersons to apprentices being trained on the job as there are often not enough qualified journeypersons to train apprentices. This project was initiated to determine the reasons why student apprentices abandoned their studies before writing their final examinations. Click here for the full report.
Getting Back to Prosperity
An event designed for employers who need information about hiring Internationally Trained Individuals (ITI). The Conference Board of Canada estimates that by 2013, immigration will account for 100% of the labour growth in Canada. A range of issues often prevent Peel & Halton employers from tapping into the ITI pool. This includes understanding foreign accreditation and fluency in the English language.
The event was planned to "demystify" the ITI puzzle for employers! The event started with a keynote address by Marie Gravel, Director of Research and Analysis, Service Canada Ontario Region. Her address presented current statistics about the aging workforce and retirement patterns of Canadians highlighting that large numbers of Canadians will begin exiting the workforce beginning in 2011.
An employer panel comprised of small and large employers then shared their leading edge strategies and best practices they have used in understanding, hiring and retaining ITI's. The panel consisted of representatives from Deloite Management Services, Nytric Limited, Proctor & Gamble Inc., RBC and Xerox Canada. Over 50 employers present were able to network and learn from the panel of employers. Press Release and Media Coverage.
Apprenticeship Career Connections 2008
An event held to "connect" all Peel & Halton residents to all the important pieces of the "apprenticeship jigsaw puzzle"! The Honorable John Milloy, Minister for Training Colleges and Universities opened this first of its kind event, Peel & Halton's largest Apprenticeship Career Fair. Over 2700 participants attended to learn about the 140+ trades and to network with leading Ontario Colleges; trade training centers; MTCU' s apprenticeship branch; sector councils; trade associations and unions and employers. Click here for more information.
Youth Services in Dufferin
A resource created for youth and other groups in Dufferin to assist them to access services in their community. The primary focus was connecting to services that can assist them to get help from community organizations for different needs but most importantly to help them navigate their way to meaningful employment. Click here for more information.
"I Lost My Job"
A resource to guide those who have lost their jobs in Peel on the best ways to cope and the steps to take that will lead to well being; financial guidance; researching the market; performing the job search and consideration for upgrading their training. Click here for complete document.
A Newcomer's Guide To services in Peel & Halton
Demand for this popular guide necessitated the need to update the guide completely with current relevant information as the first phase of a two phase update. Focus groups were held with management of leading newcomer serving agencies, front line staff and newcomers themselves to establish if current content needed to be changed to cater to newcomer needs.
CIC funding received by PHWDG will allow completion of update of all content to reduce redundancy as well as translation into Punjabi, Chinese and French in the year 2009-2010. Click here to view original newcomer guide.
