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Standing Committee Recruitment

The Workforce Development Board is seeking skilled and interested parties to provide strategic and visionary guidance for three of our Standing Committees.

Terms of Reference:

These committees are key to the continuation of the Integrated Labour Market Planning work conducted this past year, in pilot form.

Please complete the application form and email gevans@wdb.ca

Candidate Application Form

Public review of the Initial Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard

July 14, 2009 was the launch of Public Review for the Initial Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard as part of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

The Initial Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard was developed by an external Accessible Built Environment Standards Development Committee (SDC). This external committee included representatives from the disability community as well as the public and private sectors. The SDC's initial proposed standard is now posted for public review and feedback. The initial proposed standard does not necessarily reflect the point of view of the government.

It is important to note that the government does not plan to impose requirements for retrofitting existing buildings at this time. Also, the government does not intend to require Ontarians to make their existing or new single family houses accessible at this time.

The public review period to make comments on the SDC's Initial Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard is from July 14, 2009 to October 16, 2009.

Once the public review period is over, the standards development committee will reconvene to consider your feedback. They may make changes to their initial proposed standard based on the feedback prior to finalizing a proposed standard for submission to the Minister of Community and Social Services.

Those interested in reviewing the SDC's proposed standard or participating in the accessibility standards development process can find more information on the Ministry of Community and Social Services' website at:

English:	French:
www.ontario.ca/community	www.ontario.ca/communautaires

In September, public consultation sessions will be conducted across the province. To participate in a consultation session, or if you require an alternate format or method to provide your feeback, please call 1-888-482-4317 or toll-free TTY 1-888-335-6611, or email public.review@oliverwyman.com.

Congratulations Aiden Beattie and Alana Smith!

Two students from the post-graduate Advertising and Marketing Communications program, Aiden Beattie and Alana Smith, created brand awareness for the Workforce Development Board through the implementation of various communication strategies and tactics. A third student, Amanda Reid, also assisted in the project as a consultant.

On April 21, 2009 at the annual School of Business, Computing and Hospitality Showcase at Fleming College, Aiden and Alana displayed and presented their applied project to judges, educators and business people within the community, including Fleming College President, Tony Tilly. At the end of the night they were awarded the "Best of Showcase" award. Congratulations Aiden and Alana! A job well done.


From left to right: Tony Tilly (Fleming College President), Aiden Beattie and Alana Smith.	Aiden Beattie and Alana Smith in front of their display at the School of Business, Computing and Hospitality Showcase 2009 at Fleming College.

CERP

What is CERP? It stands for Community Employment Resource Partnership. CERP is a group of employment and training organizations committed to enhancing service to individuals, businesses and the community as a whole.

Check out the new website!
www.communityerp.ca

There you can find information on local job postings, events and agencies who can asssit you or your business.

What I Want 2 B.ca

Do you know what you want to be?
Explore the top local careers in Skilled Trades and Healthcare at:

www.whatiwant2b.ca

This website explores the careers that are in high demand now, or will be over the next 15 years, in the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland and Haliburton and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Check out our interactive website to discover what you want to be.

Making Ontario Accessible for People with Disabilities

Jenn Harrington, Director of Programs, has been giving a presentation on the Accessibility for Ontarions with Disabilities Act, 2005. This presentation is to inform businesses and organizations about the first standard that has been developed. Businesses must comply with the Customer Service Standard no later than January 2012.

To view Jenn's presentation click below.

Auction Alert

Would you like to access manufacturing equipment auctions from around the world? The Workforce Development Board is now posting various online auctions on our website. The list is updated almost daily so keep checking back to see what treasures you can find. If you would like to receive periodic reminders enter your name and email then click 'Subscribe'.

To go to the online Auction Alert page click here.

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