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Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Skills Development

Centre

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The little Nation with a BIG Vision!

Progressive, Leadership

“I Can” Philosophy

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Centre Background • Integrated the following programs;

TESIFamily Violence AHRDA (no longer exists in our community:

due to duplication of services) HealthIncome Assistance Post Secondary Band School Drug and Alcohol Counselling

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Progressive Income Assistance Program8 years ago we had 58 clientsWe changed the service delivery: all clients

were required to do a needs assessment (Structure of Intellect) then they were required Develop an Action Plan: choosing Education Upgrading, Essential Skills, Training or Job Search

2 employable people were left on Income Assistance

With Service Canada’s new model we lost our AHRDA on reserve and there has been a slight increase in the Income Assistance rate: 9 people currently on IA

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PhilosophyConsistent with Martin Brokenleg’s Circle of Courage and Gordon Neufeld’s theories of Attachment.

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• Evidence based

• Partnerships

• Respectful of Diversity

• Strength based

Family and community engagement in education Student Engagement and

High School completion

Access to and success in adult

learning including post

secondary education and

training

Meaningful participation in

the labour market

Client at the Centre:

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TWN Active Measures Project: •To develop a data tracking system that can help us follow and report changes that Income Recipients achieve as a result of training programs and interventions;

•To develop accurate reporting mechanisms for Nominal Role, TESI, Family Violence, Aboriginal Training and Employment, Income Assistance: SDFSR, NCBR, Work plans: New Paths for Education, Parental Community Engagement, New Relationship Trust, School Professional Development, Teacher Recruitment and Retention, Special Education, Local Education Agreements, NADAP, Health Canada Reports, Housing, ASETS, etc… and to treat all clients in an integrated way. 08/02/2011

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UNIFICATIONSocial Information Management ApplicationsUnification-  a web site databaseUnification, developed by the Sto:lo Nation, is an

application developed to manage social information. It can be web-based or stand-alone and enables users to manage case files in the social program, from intake to producing a cheque. Reports are generated electronically from data collection in the application, reducing the reporting burden to funders and improving compliance. First nations using Unification have a better understanding of how well their programs are working. FNTC is hoping to acquire Unification for use by First Nations in British Columbia.

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Active Measures Part 2:To address client needs in a holistic way that addresses healthy lifestyles, healthy relationships, interpersonal relationships, effective parenting, addictions, emotional strength, anger management, traditional values, essential skills in the workplace, and celebrates success.

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Active Measures Part 3:•To do a comprehensive assessment of the communities unemployed, employed and their education levels. To discover clients aspirations.

•To register all members on reserve to encourage them to consider their lifetime employment strategy

•To do an environmental scan or labour market analysis to determine available jobs, build on existing and new partnerships . To work with partners to forecast 3 year, 5 year and 10 year projections of labour requirements so that we can develop training programs to provide clients with employable skills that will be in demand.08/02/2011

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Long Term Outcomes are intended to increase: • representation of Aboriginal peoples in workforce • the number of Aboriginal peoples in sustainable employment • youth employment, with a focus on previously unengaged youth • the number of sustained Aboriginal businesses

Objectives

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Objectives: To begin with what people want and to match them to

employers: What’s in training for me? To ensure Aboriginal peoples have the information and

supports necessary to set and achieve career goals To ensure Aboriginal peoples have the documented

essential, employability and occupational skills, and the credentials to participate fully in the labour market

To strengthen employer engagement and investment in human resource development opportunities

To support Aboriginal engagement in entrepreneurship To facilitate access to sustainable employment, including

work experience opportunities To address the needs of individuals who are

underemployed.

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For Community: •Build community capacity, knowledge, tools and resources • build human resource capacity within community •Increase links and partnerships•Build cross-cultural awareness and acceptance

For Clients/Students:•Increase self-confidence and identity•Create co-operative relationships•Increase leadership opportunities

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