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• Why Do Immigrant Workers in Australia Perform Better than in Canada? By Andrew Clarkeyand Mikal Skut
  Why Do Immigrant Workers in Australia Perform Better than in Canada? By Andrew Clarkeyand Mikal Skut
  2/16/2012 4:08:45 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [57]
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  Workforce Development Board Human Resource Reference Manual Request for Information
  Workforce Development board is seeking to provide Human Resource Management knowledge and materials including a Human Resource Reference manual to small to medium size employers in the cities of Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes and the counties of Northumb...
  1/29/2012 12:54:54 AM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [641]
• 2012 Buckhorn Career Fair
  Buckhorn Career Fair
  1/26/2012 2:46:30 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [163]
• Older Workers Final Report
  This report presents the main results from the qualitative and exploratory study of of the sustainability of manufacturing and health care workers 55+ in the Peterborough area during 2010. The purpose of the study was to identify and investigate labour ma...
  1/16/2012 6:28:23 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [274]
• Haliburton County Business Retention and Expansion Report May 2011
  The Business Retention and Expansion project was initiated by the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce with the objective to facilitate business planning and growth by identifying and interviewing local companies, associations and service groups to de...
  1/16/2012 5:42:07 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [304]
• Older Workers Stories Project: Action Plan and Policy Recommendations
  Older Workers Stories Project: Action Plan and Policy Recommendations
  1/13/2012 4:58:37 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [283]
• Outline of Aging Workforce Research
  Highlights of the Older Workers Stories Project
  1/13/2012 4:53:13 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [186]
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  10 Hot Careers for 2012
  10 Hot Careers for 2012
  1/4/2012 2:53:51 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [307]
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  Creative Class Workers in the Workforce Development Board Region
  The creative class is comprised of knowledge workers, intellectuals and various types of artists. This class is less prominent in the WDB Region, though it has been growing faster than average in this region and faster than the provincial creative class. ...
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  12/23/2011 5:17:12 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [1259]
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  Growth Sector Workforce Supply in the Peterborough Region
  Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace and Aviation, Food Processing, Tourism, Innovation, Professional Business Services and Health Care
  12/23/2011 5:13:10 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [571]
• Growing Careers in Agriculture
  The ‘Growing Careers - Occupations in Agriculture and the Food Processing Industry’ Guide has been funded through a generous contribution from the South Lake Community Development Fund.
  12/21/2011 4:34:09 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [202]
• Women Working in the Skills and Technologies
  The under-representation of women in skilled trades is well documented. Numerous studies and stacks of data support this fact, as does anecdotal evidence (a visit to almost any construction site will confirm the scarcity of female skilled workers). Curren...
  12/12/2011 5:05:20 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [301]
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  MPI: The Occupational Classes: Not All Jobs are Created Equal— Self-Employment Edition
  The fifth piece in our ongoing series exploring the characteristics of work in the creative and service occupational classes considers the economic outcomes of self-employed workers. It is important to recognize that self-employment is, and can be, a diff...
  12/6/2011 3:52:23 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [335]
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  7 TIPS TO REMEMBER MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARD
  7 TIPS TO REMEMBER MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARD
  12/6/2011 3:07:42 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [209]
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  CERP Jop Posting by Sector
  CERP Posting by Sector across WDB regions.
  12/1/2011 6:11:10 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [660]
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  FAQ for Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
  Frequently asked questions you should know about the Accessibility Act.
  11/8/2011 3:03:05 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [285]
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  Customer Service Standard Employer Guide
  Excellence in customer service is the goal of any successful business today. Ensuring you are accessible and open to all your customers, including people with disabilities, is what the customer service standard is all about. Improving accessibility to you...
  11/7/2011 7:27:24 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [278]
• Older Worker Project - Employer
  Older Worker Project - Employer
  10/28/2011 6:17:41 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [240]
• Creative Economy - Tom Phillips
  Creative Economy Report - Tom Phillips
  10/28/2011 4:50:50 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [269]
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  Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeal Tribunal Decision 48311
  On January 2007, the worker filed a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “Board”), seeking entitlement to benefits from the Insurance Plan for Traumatic Mental Stress (“TMS”). She attributed the onset of psychological symptoms to an ev...
  10/20/2011 1:28:00 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [682]
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  MPI - Peterborugh's Creative Economy
  Peterborough, Ontario, nestled in the Kawarthas tourism region, is a cottage gateway known for its arts and heritage scene. This distinct, almost bohemian, culture is of special interest contrasted against Peterborough’s surrounding, more conservative cou...
  10/19/2011 2:47:58 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [401]
• Hiring credit for small business
  The 2011 federal budget created a hiring credit for small business (HCSB), a one-time credit intended to stimulate new employment and support small businesses. The HCSB gives small businesses relief from the employer's share of employment insurance (EI) p...
  10/12/2011 5:48:33 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [1681]
• Exporting to the United States Seminar
  The seminar offers practical, hands‐on information on exporting to the United States for anyone working in management, inside or outside sales, marketing or in business development.
  10/12/2011 5:40:39 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [295]
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  What is the Future of Learning in Canada - October 2011
  In its final recommendations to Canadians through its legacy documents, CCL will provide answers to these and other demanding questions, based upon the cumulative experience and far-ranging intense analysis and results of its work since 2004
  10/11/2011 5:13:05 PM    Gord Evans  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [381]
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  Best Practices Successful Volunteer Engagement
  Best Practices Successful Volunteer Engagement
  10/5/2011 5:33:05 PM    Workforce Development  -  Comments: 0  -  Views: [443]