aboriginal workplace readiness training
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How to manage the transition into the workplace. Readiness best practices. How many programs produce an abundance of enrolees, with few if any graduates. What can you do to turn this equation around.TRANSCRIPT
Building Employee Experiences and Awareness
of Future Endeavours
Thursday 9:15 - 10:15Infonex Winnipeg 2008
Chris Hylton
AGENDA1. Providing proper job training and preparation for urban city employment 2. Issues and barriers that may arise: employment and cultural awareness 3. How to teach your employees to be more assertive 4. Improving employees' communication skills Realities of working in big cities 5. Case study on internet learning for Aboriginal communities 6. Mentoring programs 7. Examples of partnerships
About CG HyltonHuman Resource Consultants
– Salary grids– Job description reviews– Pay for performance systems– Salary surveys– Department workplans
Employee Benefit Brokers– Benefit reviews, plan design, quotes
1. Providing proper job training and preparation for urban employmentJob dutiesSkills requiredEmployee skillsIdentify the gapTrain to overcome the gap
Fits in perfectly with new workers who are all about themselves
Sask Nursing and Medicine
National Native Access Program to Nursing NNAPN was established in 1985
Past funding: Medical Services Branch & Indian and Inuit Health Careers Program - Saskatchewan Branch
NNAPN had 196 students come through the spring orientation program from 1986 to 1997
Now
Currently a support and retention service for the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS), Post-RN, LPN, Second Degree Option Program, MN Program and Medical students
Name change: Native Access Program to Nursing/Medicine NAPNM
Current funding: First Nations Inuit Health Branch , SIAST Nursing Division and the U of S (College of Nursing, College of Medicine) and SaskLearning – Advanced Ed & Employment
Mission Statement
Success and Excellence for Aboriginal Health Science Students
Goal: Recruit and retain Aboriginal students in the Bachelor of Nursing Program & the MD Program in the College of Medicine
Referrals to other programs
Long Term Vision:
Increasing the number of Aboriginal Peoples in the healing careers
Working towards balanced, healthy, Aboriginal communities
Promotion & Recruitment:
Career FairsAdvertisingSuper SaturdaysScience CampsPresentationsMailouts
Medical Student
Little Pine First Nation
2008 Graduate
Promotion & Recruitment:
Emphasize math and science preparation at high schoolAboriginal role models help with recruitment efforts in Aboriginal communitiesNAPN/M website
Tanny Yole-Merasty
3rd Year NEPSClass of 2009
Promotion & Recruitment:
Keep in touch with graduates
Inquiries: SK Toll-free line & e-mail
Community meetingsProfile students
Aboriginal Achievement Week 2007
Nursing studentsVanessa Aubichon,
Sasha Yole-Merasty, Nicole Marshall, Vanessa Laflamme
Current Statistics: Nursing
There are 200+ Aboriginal students in Nursing (Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert)NEPS- Saskatoon and Regina sites, accepted 40+ self-identified Aboriginal Nursing students in 2007
In 2007/08:Saskatoon and Regina will have 57 equity seats – 29 and 28 respectivelyPrince Albert has 40 seatsWe have had over 70+ Aboriginal NEPS graduates the past two years
Medicine
There are currently 14 Aboriginal students studying in the MD Program:Year One – 6 Year Two – 3Year Three – 4 Year Four - 1
14 Aboriginal MD Graduates since 1993 and 3 Aboriginal grads prior to 1993
21 self-identified Aboriginal applicants this year for 8 equity seats
Dentistry
3 Aboriginal seats reservedThere are 9 Aboriginal students currently
enrolled in the program -10% of the total enrolment (111) in the College.
2003-2004: 1 admitted; 2004-05: 2 admitted; 2006-07: 4 admitted; 2007-08: 3 admitted
In the past two years twice as many applications over the quota from Aboriginal students
Health Science Stats – U of S
240 Aboriginal Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan students - 98 Saskatoon, 38 Regina, 104 Prince Albert
5 Aboriginal Masters students in Nursing14 students in Medicine9 in Dentistry22 in Kinesiology30 in Pharmacy and Nutrition1 In Vet Med
Capacity Building Partners
Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (N.E.P.S.) – College of Nursing (U of S), SIAST Nursing Division, First Nations University of Saskatchewan
U of S - College of MedicineU of S - Aboriginal Students’ CentreU of S - College of Arts & ScienceSaskatoon Health RegionIndigenous Peoples Health Research CentreSK Health Boards (SAHO)
Success!
Source: Val Arnault
2. Issues and barriers that may arise: employment and cultural awarenessWhat cultural issues do you think would impact at work?
3. How to teach your employees to be more assertive
Is being assertive an issues with your community members?
4. Improving employees' communication skills
What is the number one fear?
Dying? Being caught stealing? Going to the dentist? In a car accident and having dirty underwear?
NO
What is it? Don’t look
Public Speaking
Why? What is the big deal? You have ideas jokes, stories, tell them!
Does anyone know what mind mapping is?
Mind mapping
Mind Mapping® invented and copyrighted by Tony Buzan "a mind map consists of a central word or concept, around the central word you draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to that word. You then take each of those child words and again draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to each of those words."
Topic
Marks
Time Cost
Mind-Mapping
TestsExamsAssignments
Holidays
Homework
Forgetting
Heat /Light
Attendance
PROS
Year-round Schooling
CONS
Mind-Mapping
Marks
Cost
Time
Sources
Marks
Cost
Time
Sources
You have to do a presentation
Give me a topic for a talk - any idea?
What ideas relate to this topic?
Jot them down, draw circles around them in groups
5. Realities of working in big cities
What special challenges do cities pose for workers?
6. Case study on internet learning for Aboriginal communities
In 1999, the Sunchild E-Learning Community was established to develop and deliver high-quality education aimed exclusively at the educational needs of grades 9 to 12 Aboriginal studentsin 12 First Nations communities across Canada.
The Sunchild E-Learning Community is a private,non-profit, non-government funded and incorporated school that provides First Nations learners with access to a range of education choices through an e-learning delivery service.
Sunchild E-LearningThe choices include: high school diploma courses; basic adult upgrading programs; trades training; industry training; and university courses.It augments and supports conventional school programs by offering Aboriginal students accessible, responsive,flexible, and culturally respectful curricula. The school is an example of how First Nations are exerting control over their educational futures by embracing technology in order to meet specific learning needs.
The Sunchild E-Learning Community consists of amix of live instruction and archived tutorials that offerindividual learners the opportunity to work in a structuredand interactive environment. At the same time, Sunchildprovides flexibility in the pace at which individualsmay learn, accommodating the varied responsibilitiesof family and work.• Students access the Sunchild E-Learning Communityfrom their desktop through an Internet connectionthat links them to their on-line instructor.• Students are provided with a blend of instructor supportede-learning courses that incorporate audio,video, whiteboard and chat capabilities (operatingover a common telephone line using compressedsoftware—WebCT and Elluminate Live).
Sunchild
Martin SacherProgram AdministratorP.O. Box 1149Rocky Mountain House ABT4T 1A8Tel: (403) 989-3476Fax: (403) 989-3614E-mail: [email protected]
7. Examples
Success Story #1
The Alexis First Nation # 133 is located on the shores of Lac Ste. Anne, in Alberta. The Band has other reserve lands in Whitecourt, Cardinal River near Jasper National Park, and Elk River Crossing in the foothills of Jasper
Alexis Band ProfileThere are approximately 1400 Alexis Band
Members, of which 800 members reside on reserve # 133. There are 600 members residing off reserve to pursue higher education or employment
There is a high youth population between the ages of 16 to 30, which comprises about 45% of our population
Drilling Program
Western Lakota Drilling Program
Nakoda ConstructionOil field construction business in operation for
2 years. The business is run somewhat like a temp agency with 5 or 6 permanent employees and approximately 30 to 40 temporary finding work in the oil field for bands members.
The employee base is predominantly from Tsuu T’ina or Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation
Foreman (with 4x4 & cell) $500
Supervisor On Site $40 / hour
Labour $35 / hour
Environment Impact Liaison (with 4x4 pick up / cell) $300
Professional Fees $1,000
Meals, Incidentals, Travel $150
Subsistence $125
Day Rates
Nakoda
Co does not discriminate so will certainly hire outside the band
Last year they made around $1.5 M and recently received a grant for equipment from INAC
www.alexisnakotasioux.com
Deeper Meaning
As we worked to finalize this project, we were continually guided by the vision of one of our elders, Mary Paul, who said in 1994 that it was within the St. Eugene Mission that the culture of the Kootenay Indian was taken away, and it should be within that building that it's returned.
St Eugene Mission
Near CranbrookChief Sophie PierreKey is a partnership between a Hotel Chain,
Delta, and the Ktunaxa Nation who had the location, valued heritage landmark, history and cultural features
The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council has received approval for $3 million in federal funding for the redevelopment of the historic St. Eugene Mission, which will be a major component of a new $40.8 million international four-season resort in the Rockies.
Delta Hotels will build and operate a separate 125-room hotel, casino and conference centre slated to open in May 2002.
Guess what happened?
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Aboriginal Tourism
Is fast becoming one of the hottest international trends.
Last year $474 million (not including casinos) was spent on Aboriginal tourism
With casinos this number rises to 4.9 billion!!
Either directly or indirectly across Canada Aboriginal tourism employs over 32,000 people
This is only the beginning!
Aboriginals possess 2 of tourisms greatest assets, does anyone know what they are?
What can you do?
Who has a tourist attraction ready to accept groups of 20 tourists 50 times a year?
Who wants to create jobs in this area?
Tell [email protected]
Maybe we can collaborate together on this
8. Mentoring Definition
Mentoring: acting as mentor: the task of acting as a mentor to somebody, especially a junior colleague, or the system of appointing mentors
Mentor: Experienced adviser and supporter: somebody, usually older and more experienced, who advises and guides a younger, less experienced person
Trainer: a senior or experienced person in a company or organization who gives guidance and training to others
Question of the Day
What does an interactive mentoring program look like to your community or organization?
Mentoring Concepts
Turning into positivesCreate structure that is culturally relevant
– Opportunities that are a cultural match– Job shadowing– Job sharing
Job Shadowing
What is it?
Any examples?
Schools
Job Sharing
Higher percentage of single families
Cultural match!! Family first
Limited resources (i.e. daycare – or not open when one starts work)
Job Sharing
Ensure real input into org. (make it part of policies)One week on, one week off , two on three on, three on two onSocial sharing (shared daycare)Use of technologyComputer links, office homeGood notesCultural Fit!!
Our offer to you
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Please call if you have any HR, or workplace issue that you are overwhelmed with
We can help you
We also are pleased to do Free Workshops for your organization (some limits apply) Let us know what your needs are and we will make it happen!
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Encouraging Collaboration
CG Hylton Inc would like to thank you for the opportunity to meet with you today
Questions?
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