First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 • APRIL 2014 ADVERTISING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS First Nations Voice creates an opportunity for advertisers, businesses and all levels of government to reach First Nations audiences in Saskatchewan, Manitoba andt Ontario. With a focus on training, education and employment opportunities, this publication serves to showcase opportunities available to First Nations and all Aboriginal people. All digital advertising files, whether on disk or delivered electronically, should be Mac compatible. Please include all files necessary for output. Call the Winnipeg Free Press pre-press department, 204-697-7020, for more information about file types accepted. The Free Press can also build your ad. Please contact your First Nations Voice ad sales rep for details. NEXT ISSUE: April 30, 2014 The advertising deadline is April 22, 2014 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT STEVE WINTEMUTE (204-995-2314) steve.wcs@freepress.mb.ca firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Toll free 1-800-542-8900 Alan Isfeld (204-256-0645) / e-mail: rdeagle@mymts.net HOW TO CONTACT US PUBLISHER Al Isfeld (204.256.0645) EDITOR Steve Wintemute (204.995.2314) firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com All Rights Reserved. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Scanterbury, MB R0E 1W0 Phone 204.256.0645 E-mail rdeagle@mymts.net 100-per-cent First Nations owned — Distribution: 100,000 copies No material in First Nations Voice may be reproduced without permission of the copyright owner. First Nations Voice is published monthly by the First Nations Voice. All payments for advertisements in the First Nations Voice should be directed through the Winnipeg Free Press office. No out of office sales rep will collect cash outside of this office. Please direct questions to Steve Wintemute 204.697.7389. 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 Advertising Sales Steve Wintemute 204.995.2314 / steve.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Sales and Marketing Steve Wintemute 204.995.2314 e: firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Daniel Polinsky 204.697.7374 e: Daniel.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Erika Rybuck at 204-697-7437 e: Erika.wcs@freepress.mb.ca Subscriptions $26.25 annually, payable to First Nations Voice c/o Winnipeg Free Press Partners for Careers, through a partnership with the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD) in Winnipeg – the Urban AHRDA/ASET holder – and the Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres, with 10 locations in rural and northern Manitoba, delivers employment services to Aboriginal job seekers throughout Manitoba. Along with making employment connections, the delivery agents are also responsible for directing clients to appropriate training or education. That partnership contract is overseen by the Executive Director, whose office has developed Partners at 510 Selkirk Avenue – an inner-city resource centre directing people to the wealth of supports – employment, training, personal, health, recreation, family supports, etc. – that are available to Manitobans. These resources are of particular interest to Aboriginal people moving to Winnipeg temporarily, for trades or other training. That office also developed and distributes the Guide to Winnipeg for Aboriginal Newcomers, which assists Aboriginal people to get connected as they move to this urban centre. Who is Involved Partners for Careers is a partnership of the following key stakeholders: •ManitobagovernmentdepartmentsofEntrepreneurship, Training and Trade, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors (for funding) • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) • Urban ASET agreement holder CARHD • Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres and their 10 rural and northern locations The Focus Delivery of employment services for and by Aboriginal people is the main focus. Reaching job seekers near or in the communities where they live throughout the province and marketing those job seekers to local business and industry is key to the success of the program, which has been operating since 1998. Helping job seekers connect to skills and trades training and appropriate education or other resources to help Aboriginal people be successful on their working and learning paths is a fundamental ingredient in the work being done. Why This Model Works Partners for Careers is a service agency connected with other service groups in Manitoba that provide a full continuum of services both for the Aboriginal job seeker and the potential employer. It creates well-placed and strategic partnerships between government, Aboriginal organizations, employers and job seekers through resources, programming and access and referral services. The strategies help to create access points for job seekers and employers, to educate and inform both, and to create successful pathways to careers and employment. Partners for Careers also attempts to address significant challenges that continue to face Aboriginal job placements, such as movement from remote and rural communities to urban centres, recognition of previous experience and training, lack of apprentice positions, and misunderstandings around the differences between apprenticeship, pre-trades training and entry-level training. Challenges to Work on Relative to apprenticeship and trades training, Partners for Careers believes that there are sufficient resources available, such as charts, descriptions about apprenticeship and trades training. However, even for the experienced and educated consumer, some of the material is hard to understand, such as how the "trades continuum" of learning, training and employment happens. There is a need to keep information simple, show pathways and the ladder indicating where someone might be standing and which directions are advisable. Often programs do not remember that trades training can lead to self-employment; therefore, business support and training are important. Many Aboriginal people (particularly those over 25 years old) have had some kind of construction or labour experience. However, the experience has likely been on- site and without any formal training. This kind of on-the- job experience is not often assessed or acknowledged when individuals attempt to restart or renavigate their careers. This situation can be frustrating for the Aboriginal job seeker and needs to be addressed by post-secondary institutions, pre-assessment testing and pre-employment, and/or apprenticeship training. Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development PARTNERS FOR CAREERS

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