Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex
London-Middlesex Employment Networking and Information Portal
 

March 2, 2010

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London-Middlesex Employment Networking & Information Portal
ESCLM Weekly Update: Vol.9, March 2, 2010  
 

Dear ESCLM Members; 

Ensure you and your Staff are certified in our community's core competency for "best practices" in career development tools. Register for our next Common Assessment Process (CAP) training courses. Over 500 staff from our region have had the benefit of this training over the last decade. Don't be left behind.   

Please let me know if you are interested in any of these or if you have any questions: carol@esclm.ca. Spaces are limited to the first 12 applicants for each.

1. Individual CAP (employment planning one-to-one with clients) is scheduled for March 25 & 26. Apply here...

2. Group CAP (employment planning in group settings) is scheduled for April 8 & 9. This course is designed for training and practice in group facilitation skills. Individual CAP training is a pre-requisite. Apply here...

 

Employment Prep. Workshops

Resume Workshop: Mar 17th 3-4:30p.m.

Cover letter Workshop: Mar 18th 4-6p.m.

Both sessions held at Sherwood Library.

Please share our poster/details with clients who might be interested.

 

Apprenticeship Info Sessions

Please find attached the poster for the upcoming apprenticeship info session for March. Please feel free to post and share.

Also attached is the schedule for the 09/10 sessions.

If you know of someone that would like to be included on this Fanshawe JobConnect e-mail list, please contact: LThorne@fanshawec.ca  

 

It's AGM Season!

Neighbourhood WATCH London Cordially invites you to attend our:
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday April 28, 2010
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Civic Garden Centre
652 Springbank Drive, London ON N6A 4H1

Please R.S.V.P no later then Friday April 16, 2010
Only 150 Spots Available

Caterer: Elite Catering By Design
Speaker - Sue Minns http://sueminns.com

Please call 519 661 4533 or email nwl@london.ca  

 

Build Local Food Connections

Local Food Connection: Farmer / Food Buyer Networking Event (brochure...)

March 29, 2010
London Hunt and Country Club 
9:00 a.m. - 12 noon

Who should attend? Farmers who are interested in finding out more about selling into local food marketing opportunities, and chefs, caterers, food retailers, food processors, distributors, or food-service and institutional food providers looking to offer more local food. Farmers and food buyers will have the opportunity to meet in one-on-one sessions to develop business connections. A Local Food Buffet will be featured throughout the event.

Pre-registration is required. There is no charge to farmers who are exhibitors. The registration fee is $20.00 for all others.

For complete details and to register, visit the London Economic Development Corporation website at www.ledc.com/newsevents/events/ . You can also contact Karen Eatwell, National Farmers Union office at 519-232-9638, 1-888-832-9638, kareneatwell@execulink.com  

This event is presented by our partners Savour Ontario, Farm Credit Canada, and our contributing partners, Libro Financial Group and Local Food Plus.

 

London Townhall Meeting on the 2010 Federal Budget

Attached you will find the flyer for this event. Please feel free to post this information in your local community centre, church or mosque, place of business, workplace bulletin board, or anywhere else which may be appropriate in informing your fellow Londoners of this opportunity to have your say on Canada's budget. Please do not hesitate to forward along this information via email to others as well.

The townhall takes place on Saturday March 6th, from 2-4pm at the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, 656 Elizabeth St.

Whether you are attending as a private citizen, or representing an organization, everyone is welcome. This is a free event.

 

New "Inter-Sector

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Inter-Sector. The Inter-Sector provides you with regular updates on the Integrating Literacy and Employment Project.

 

Job Posting

London Cross Cultural Learner Centre (CCLC) is currently accepting applications for:

Intake Worker - Assessment

Deadline: March 8

 

Access Centre Sessions

RNAO - Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario offers an information session on the benefits of membership at the Access Centre on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:00A.M.

Certified Management Accountants - CMA offers an information session to internationally educated Accountants on the benefits of membership and the process to earn the designation. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.

 

EMOLTB Update

The Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford Local Training Board February Update is now available.

 

Community Tax Program

Need a hand with your taxes?
Welcome to the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.

The program assists low-income Canadians complete their Tax Returns.

Please click here to see dates and times for area tax clinics.

 

Int'l Women's Day

South London Community Centre, March 8, 6-10pm

Please share our poster...

 

Denise Bissonnette 

True Livelihood Newsletter...

Inclusion Rx Newsletter...

 

Regards, 

Carol Stewart               Project Manager
Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex (ESCLM)
141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor, London ON N6A 1G3
Ph: 519.663.0774 ext. 224 Fax: 519.663.5377
carol@esclm.ca www.esclm.ca