Youth Work NOW! A local online youth employment session

Are you a youth between the ages of 15-24 or, do you have a youth in your life that will be looking for summer job or other employment in the near future?

Youth Work NOW! - an online webinar taking place Thursday, April 29th at 11:00 am will help youth in our region search for a summer job or their first job. The session will feature short presentations by about a dozen employment related services from Grand Erie.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has added unique challenges for youth in finding employment. To assist our region’s youth the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie has organized Youth Work NOW! to inform local youth ages 15-24 about current resources, programs and services being offered to help them find a summer job; for graduating students or for youth not in school - their first full time job and to also help those interested in learning how they can start their own business.

Education partners and organization such as St. Leonard’s Community Services, Brantford-Brant Business Resource Centre, CareerLink and about half a dozen other employment service providers will talk about ways they help youth gain employment. Resources will also be compiled and made available publicly on our website.

Youth and their families are invited to join the webinar which will include a Q&A and access to valuable programs and supports that can assist them in finding temporary or full-time work.

Register for Youth Work NOW!

Link to sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YWN

Thursday, April 29th @ 11:00 am.

For those not available to attend the event on April 29th at 11AM, the event will be recorded and available for viewing from the following link - https://workforceplanningboard.org/youth-work-now-employment-resource-webinar-help-youth-find-jobs-summer-jobs-entry-level-start-your-own-business-regional-services/

Partners and Resources

• St. Leonard's Community Services Wrap Program: Youth Employment Skills Strategy - Work Readiness and Advancement Program (WRAP) | St. Leonard's (st-leonards.com)
• G.R.E.A.T: The Student Office - GREAT (greatsn.com)
• City School by Mohawk: City School by Mohawk | Mohawk College
• Contact North: Welcome to contactnorth.ca | Contact North | contactnorth.ca
• Six Nations Polytechnic: Careers | Six Nations Polytechnic (snpolytechnic.com)CareerLink: Job Seeker :: Career Link
• Fanshawe Community Career and Employment Services: Community Career and Employment Services (Simcoe) | Fanshawe College
• Brantford Business Resource Centre: Business Resource Centre - City of Brantford - Economic Development (advantagebrantford.ca)
• First Work: First Work – Ontario's Youth Employment Network
• First Work Aspire Initiative: Home - Youth Aspire
• Brant Skills Centre: Brant Skills Centre
• Wilfrid Laurier University: Career and Employment Support | Students - Wilfrid Laurier University (wlu.ca)
• Wilfrid Laurier University LaunchPad: LaunchPad | Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation | Students - Wilfrid Laurier University (wlu.ca)
• Conestoga College: Conestoga Career Centre
• Grand Erie Jobs: https://workforceplanningboard.org/find-jobs/

Contact

For any questions, please feel free to contact:

Sylvia Hentz

• Project and Marketing Coordinator
• Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie
• T: 519-756-1116 ext. 228
• E: sylvia@workforceplanningboard.org
• www.workforceplanningboard.org