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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COMMITTEE
FOR NORTH YORK AND YORK REGION
Volume 4 No. 2 Fall/Winter 1993
1993/94 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- EXECUTIVE Bob Pritchard

Co-Chairperson

John Colacci

Co-Chairperson

Jack Agnew

without portfolio

Rosina Tizard

without portfolio

- DIRECTORS Craig Anhorn

Connaught Laboratories

John Armstrong

JWJ Armstrong & Assoc.

Donna Blea

York Mgmt. Area CEC

Heather Brooks

Outreach Health Services

Park Chin

Y.R.R.C.S.S.B.

Mitch Cichy

ADT Canada Inc.

Bruno Conzelmann

B.C. Instruments

Nigel Dearsley

NKD Business Consult.

Laurie Harley

IBM

Lillian Hughston

North York CEC

Margaret Jordan

Agricultural Emp. Centre

Tom Luks

York Reg. Bd. Education

Cosmo Mannella

Carpenters Local 27

Edward Nott

IBEW

Jim Sanders

Comm. Services Council

Jim TerMarsch

Seneca College

Barbara Toye

North York Bd.Education

Executive Director's Report
Generally, September to December
are some of the busiest months of
the year. They were no exception for
us. This third quarter of the fiscal
year started very positively with the
election of John Colacci to the posi­
tion of Co-Chairman. He replaces
Mitch Cichy, Managerof Training and
Development of ADT Canada Inc.
who was a business representative.
Thank you Mitch and welcome John.
He is Administrator of the Labourers
International Union of North America
(LIUNA) Local 183 and represents
labour. As a result of his presence
we now have a joint labour business
co-chair arrangement to better reflect
our two communities - the Region of
York and the City of North York.

During the September Board
meeting a motion was passed that
reflects the growing concern our
directors have about liability is­
sues associated with our training
courses. It reads as follows:
“Moved that the ITC for NY and
YR require all training vendors to
register with the province, and
that their courses be attested to by
the Ontario Skills Development
Office (OSDO), or the equivalent,
under the Ontario Training and
Adjustment Board (OTAB) inorder
to protect the ITC for NY and YR
and assure a high quality of training
for its clients". This in no way
reflects the relationship we have
continued on page 7

- STAFF Sabine Sonnemann

Executive Director

Debbie Modrovsky

Finance/Monitor Officer

Diane Brundage

AAP Project Co-ord.

Kathryn Collins

Administrative Assistant

printed in-house
January/94

INSIDE...
Director Profiles
AAP Update
Community Forum
93/94 Course Purchases

Business Co-Chair Bob Pritchard (seated at right) and labour Co-Chair John Colacci
(standing at left) conducted tandem signing at the October 20,1993 opening of the ITC
for NY and YR's new officefacility.
K. Collins photo

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Director Profiles
Heather Brooks - Outreach Health Services
A resident of Virginia Beach, Georgina Township, Heather is well aware of
the various health care issues in her community. As such, she is an integral
component of a steering committee formed to develop a hospice for the
Township. Married with one young child, Heather has put her college
diploma and accreditation as registered nurse to commendable pursuits.
In May of 1993, she established Outreach Health Services which provides
footcare, CPR instruction and the promotion and marketing of health
related seminars and conferences. Supplementing this workload, Heather
also carries part-time responsibilities for the Victorian Order of Nurses. As
a member of the CITC Board of Directors for four terms, Heather has
fervoured her commitment to the continuous upgrading of women's skills
and re-entry of said individuals into the workforce. Filling organizational
and emcee roles last June, Heather was instrumental to the success of the
CITC's first golf tournament, "Putting the 'TEE' in Training". Yet perhaps
most importantly, she is a dedicated chair to the Health Care Sector Sub­
committee which strives to identify and meet community training needs.

John Armstrong - JWJ Armstrong & Associates
A graduate of the University of Waterloo's Electrical Engineering program,
John's career has involved vertical and provincial moves. Joining NCR in
1972 as a firmware engineer, 9 years of project management/development
led him to an instructor's position at a college of technology in St. John's,
Newfoundland. Returning to Ontario in 1983, John's employment included
positions at Geac Computers, Semi-Tech Microelectronics and Canstar, in
which his management skills and design expertise proved to be invaluable.
Such experience equipped John with the confidence to operate as an
independent management consultant since October of 1992. In this capac­
ity, a key project has taken the form of assistance to a growing software
company in the transition from a small to mid-sized organization. As a CITC
director, John has represented the organization on several occasions,
including the Prosperity Initiatives Community Talks, is a member of the
Computer Software Sector Sub-Committee and is Chair of the High Tech
Sector Sub-Committee. John, his wife Lorraine and their three daughters
have made Aurora their home and are active members of the United Church.

Tom Luks - York Region Board of Education
Graduating from Waterloo Lutheran University with an honours degree in
Geography, Tom began teaching the subject at the classroom level for the
York Region Board of Education. Dedicated to this role of instruction for 15
years, Tom was rewarded with the position of vice-principal for a regional
highschool and finally with his current position of Assistant Director for
Adult and Continuing Education. His mandate includes program co­
ordination and special project initiatives to which Tom brings a sensitivity
to the needs of new Canadians, spawned by his immigration to Canada in
1950 from Estonia. Admittedly proactive, Tom is a member of an Advisory
Committee on Technical Trades and Apprenticeship for Seneca College,
is Past-Chair of the Continuing Education School board Administration,
participates in a life-long learning committee for the school board, and is a
director of the CITC. He is devoted to the premise that adult needs,
educational and otherwise, must be facilitated through programs offered
both day and night. Proud of his 28 year marriage and daughter in
university, Tom's other passions include travel, golf and horses.

Administrative Procedures for the Payment of Training
As time marches forward, our
committee is continuously perfecting
the systems by which courses are
purchased and administered. We
have training plans, training
statistics and even a course
calendar which is distributed to all
of the Canada Employment Centres
in the City of North York and the
Region of York.

As a result of our succinct and
prudent procedures, our committee
has been able to purchase more
courses this year than in any other
previous year. However, special
problems have been created, when
dealing with invoices submitted by
ourtraining delivery agents because
policy dictates that we do not pay for
empty seats. When confirming the
invoices, we base our information
on the forms which are sent to us by
the training vendors (namely the
2270
documentation
for
unemployed students or the
Registration Forms for the
Employed) which are then entered
into our student database.

In the particular software we use,
we keep a record of every student
who attends one of our courses.
We record their name, address and
phone number so that the task of
sending them surveys is made
easier. At the time of input it is also
determined from which area the
student comes: North York, York
Region, Greater Toronto and
Ontario and entered appropriately.

Starting in 1994/95, when
geographic eligibility becomes an
acceptance requirement,
if
permission was given to accept a
student from outside our area then
this is also recorded in the student’s
record. A new database is created
for each fiscal year.
Since student eligibility is not the
only item for which we check the
invoices, we have also developed a
database of all the courses
purchased. This is a useful tool to
keep statistics, to determine how
much has been billed for each

course and how much has been
received in administrative fees.

Occasionally an invoice will cause
the total billing of a course to exceed
the total contract price. When this
happens a debit memo is sent to the
training vendor and the amount is
deducted from their next cheque.
This database was developed in
1991/92 and has records of all the
courses we have purchased since
then.
It is also important to remember that
if 2270’s or Registration Forms for
the Employed have not been
received, then the students for that
course do not show up in the
database and it is impossible to pay
forthose seats until the information
is submitted.

So far this year as a result of the
above measures, we have been able
to save several thousand dollars
which we will reinvest in training for
our communities.
by Debbie Modrovsky

1993 Labour Market Training Needs Survey for York Region
In May of 1993, a luncheon was
held in North York to present the
findings of two Labour Market
Training Needs Surveys (LMTNS).
Conducted by Dun and Bradstreet
Canada, through the sponsorship
and organization of representatives
from East Metro's Industrial Training
Advisory Committee (EMITAC), the
Canada
Employment
and
Immigration Commission, the
Regional Municipality of York and
the Industrial Training Committee
for North York and York Region
(ITC for NY and YR), the
presentation paid special attention
to findings specific to Metro interests.

As a follow-up, survey sponsors
organized a breakfast meeting on
September 28, 1993. Held at the
Howard Johnson's Hotel Aurora,
said venue enabled constituents of
York Region to access findings

specific to the Region of York.

ITC for NY and YR Co-Chair, Bob
Pritchard, opened the event by
paying homage to the fact that this
was the first LMTNS ever conducted
solely for York Region.
Donna Blea, Acting Manager of
Community Liaison for the York
Canada Employment Centre (CEC),
brought greetings on behalf of Marie
Jennerich, York CEC Manager. She
stated that the survey had been
successful in its intent to address
changes in the economic climate of
York Region. The Region has seen
an increase in both population and
skill shortages, and a 15 to 20 year
continuance of this trend is
predicted. Consequently, surveys
such as the 1993 LMTNS for York
Region will be the visioning tools of
the future.

Representing Peter Crichton,
Commissioner of Community and
Social Services for the municipality,
Susan Taylor indicated that the
completion of the York Region
survey coincided with the region's
development of an Official Plan.
Changes within the region's
economic development and human
services resources have forced
regional representatives and
constituents alike to examine the
present and future status of the
municipality. Information contained
within documents such as the 1993
LMTNS for York Region will greatly
assist this process.
Guest speaker David Lyon,
Research Manager for Dun and
Bradstreet Canada, highlighted the
survey findings. He stressed that
economic strategy can only be as
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Celebration of New Location
Although our Committee has
occupied space at its new location
since July of 1993, community
projects and the daily workload
spawned by our endeavours to meet
labour market training needs within
our communities of North York and
York Region have kept us occupied.
Fortunately, October 20, 1993
afforded our staff, Board of
Directors, community partners and
counterparts, the opportunity to
come together and formally
celebrate our growth. The ITC for
NY and YR is grateful forthe support
shown by the aforementioned
individuals and organizations with
regard to past and present activities.

Several dignitaries, shown above, were present to officially open the ITCfor NY and YR's
new office location in Newmarket. Included in the grouping were,from left to right: John
Colacci, ITCfor NY and YR Labour Co-Chair; Michael Levstein, Employment Training
Consultant, Human Resources and Labour Canada; Bob Pritchard, ITCfor NY and YR
Business Co-Chair; John Cole, MP; Charles Beer, MPP; and Terry Hesketh, Program
Consultant, Community Relations, Ontario Training and Adjustment Board.
K. Collins photo

Staged as an Open House, the
afternoon included an official ribbon
cutting ceremony, community
awareness and fellowship.
Our committee is encouraged by
the prospect that we will now have
the physical space necessary to
accommodate future partnering
initiatives.

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1993 CITC Provincial Conference
" Over 210 delegates in
attendance!
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The Halton and Peel Industrial
Training Advisory Committee
(HAPITAC) played host to the 1993
Provincial Community industrial
Training Committee (CITC)
Provincial Conference at the

Burlington Holiday Inn, October 5,
6 and 7, 1993.

Over 210 delegates attended,
representing the 57 CITCs, 22
Community Colleges, Federal and
Provincial governments, as well as
other partners involved in
community-based training in
Ontario.
Representing our CITC were John
Armstrong, Jack Agnew, Sabine
Sonnemann and Kathryn Collins.

Also present from our Board but
acting as emissaries for their
respective organizations were Jim
TerMarsch, Lillian Hughston and
Marie Jennerich.
The Conference was highlighted by:

•Fifteen
skill
and
knowledge enhancing
workshops and general
sessions, the majority of
which were prepared and
presented by CITC staff
members.
• A General Plenary
Session, where updates on
training issues and Ontario
Training and Adjustment
Board (OTAB) and Local
Board developments were
made by Julyan Reid,
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Human Resources and
Labour Canada (HRLC,
formerly CEIC); Bruce
Baldwin,
Director,
Intergovernmental and
Global Relations, Ontario

Ministry of Education and
Training (MET); Gerard
Doquier,
Co-Chair,
Canadian Labour Force
Development Board; and
Tim Millard, CEO (Interim)
of OTAB.

Final day activities
included a plenary
session with the four
senior officials from
the Federal and
Provincial
Governments,
ultimately responsible
for training and
workforce adjustment
in Ontario.
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• A Gala Award Banquet,
where five awards were
made to volunteers within
the CITC movement: John
Douglas, Brant Industrial
Training
Advisory
Committee, Brantford;
Diane Gagner, Kent
Industrial Training Advisory
Committee, Chatham;
Mike
McNaughton,
Sudbury Industrial Training
Advisory Committee,
Sudbury; Helen Tape,
Ottawa-Carleton Industrial
Training Council, Ottawa;
and Paul Tavaszi, Victoria
County Training Council,
Lindsay.

^Thursday
night
concluded
the
Conference with an
awards
gala,
celebrating the efforts
offive volunteersfrom
among the fifty-seven
CITCs
across
Ontario.

At the end of the Awards Banquet,
East Algoma CITC was named as
the host of the 1994 CITC Provincial
Conference. The conference will be
held in Sudbury.

•••
The preceding report was
prepared as a news release by
the 1993 CITC Provincial
Conference host HAPITAC.

Health Care
Sub-Committee
Fall Breakfast
Meeting
On November 16, 1993, members
of the Health Care Sub-Committee
were invited by sub-committee Chair
Heather Brooks, to attend a
breakfast meeting.
Held in the boardroom of the
Industrial Training Committee for
North York and York Region's new
office in Newmarket, the setting
provided a cozy and relaxed
atmosphere.

Guest
speakers
Graham
Constantine, Executive Director of
the York Region District Health
Council, and Lynelle Hamilton,
President of Lynelle A. Hamilton
and Associates, were on hand to
discuss regional health care trends
and the standardization of provincial
training standards for Health Care
Aides and Home Support Workers.
The meeting provided an
opportunity for sub-committee
members to begin their evaluation
of training needs for the 1994/95
fiscal year. A follow-up meeting
scheduled for this January, will
formally recognize course purchase
recommendations for the health
care sector.

Adventures in Science and Technology 1993
The success of the Adventures In
Science and Technology camp
project held in June of 1993, carried
over into a campers’ reunion/dinner
on October 28,1993.

That evening, the gymnasium at St.
Roberts Catholic Highschool in
Thornhill was filled to capacity with
enthusiasm and excitement. Many
of the grade seven participants had
not seen each other since the
completion of the camp.
Consequently, each had an up­
date of personal activities to
share.
Project organizers and spon­
sors also functioned as an
integral part of the reunion
rewarded by the accomplish­
ments of the campers and
the community partnerships
which had evolved.

A special component of the re­
union involved the premiere of a
fifteen minute video, produced by
students from St. Roberts, about
the camp. The video includes many
candid moments in which thecreativity

of the participants was tested.

Recognition for the merit inherent in
the project was delivered by guest
speaker, Ulla Isaac, Assistant
Manager,
Toronto
District
Apprenticeship Branch of the
Ministry of Education and Training.

The revisiting of the project served
to emphasize the importance of
continuing education and the
benefits achieved through exposure
to non-traditional trades.

Moreover,
the
gathering
encouraged participants and
organizers alike to continue their
communication.
Specific to the Industrial Training
Committee for North York and York
Region's mandate, was the
opportunity to foster and
strengthen community partnerships. Said unions have
made projects such as

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Adventures In Science
and Technology 1993 a

reality and would not have
been possible otherwise.
Acting as hosts for Adven­
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Board of Education will have a
strong precedent on which to build.
A meeting of the 1994 Management
Team is hoped to be convened in
the latter part of January, 1994.

1993 Labour Market Training Needs Survey for York Region
continued from page 3
good as its tactics, i. e. planning and
flexibility. Consequently, the survey
should be received as market
information compiled for tactical
planning purposes.
He continued his presentation by
outlining survey objectives,
parameters, interview process and
database. In choosing to target
industrial sectors whose current and
future employment levels would
most likely be affected by
technological change, fifteen
hundred York Region businesses
were canvassed for input.
Six hundred and sixty two unique
occupations were identified and an
average of 2.5 employees per
occupation was attained. A total of

two hundred and forty seven vacant
positions
were
identified,
complemented
by
hiring
expectations of threetofourpercent
for the next twenty four months.

Succinctly, identified training needs
for York Region include:
communication/interpersonal skills;
accounting; customer service;
computer technology and formal,
long-term apprenticeship training.

Overall, modest optimism was
apparent. Employers are content in
their ability to select employees from
a large pool of talent due to the high
unemployment rate. A shared
consensus dictated a need for in­
depth, comprehensive and targeted
training. Single new skills are being
sought and are mostly task oriented.

It is important to note that the survey
does not convey the total economic
and employment picture of the
region due to the selected targeting
of industries. However, it does
confirm that the labour market is
experiencing huge constraints with
little or no vacancies.

In addition, a lack of critical life skills
is apparent in the workforce and a
return to basic literacy and nu meracy
instruction
is
sometimes
necessitated.

In order to address said climate,
partnerships between community
agencies, trainers, employers and
employees will need to be fostered
and strengthened.

Executive Director's Report
continued from page 1
with our vendors but rather the un­
certain political climate whose
ramifications continue to be felt by
all of our community partners. After
all, it is people and their desire to
work together for the benefit of the
community who make partnerships
possible, not political theorists,
analysts or politicians!
Our provincial partners used to come
from the Ministry of Skills Develop­
ment (MSD), then they came from
the Ministry of Education and
Training (MET) and now they come
from OTAB. Three name changes
in one year! Thank goodness that
Terry Hesketh has survived it all
and continues to provide us with
good services, no matter what his
organization is called. As the poets
would say “ A rose by any other
name would smell as sweet- or
would it?”
Special thanks go to our CEC
partners from the Canada Employ­
ment and Immigration Commission
who underwent a similar metamor­
phosis and an election. The orga­
nization is now called Human Re­
sources and Labour Canada. In
particular we extend our apprecia­
tion to Donna Blea, Marie Jennerich
and Lillian Hughston for being
steadfast, honest, reliable and in­
novative as we work together as
community partners for the benefit
of our clients, in spite of the ever
changing politics.

In order to assist our new directors
through this organizational maze
we conducted an Orientation for
New Directors on November 1 st.
Nigel Dearsley, John Colacci, Ed­
ward Nott, Tom Luks and Suzanne
Brunelle were able to avail them­
selves of the opportunity to become
more effective directors.

Excellent training is being provided
this year by five public and thirteen
private vendors, of which twelve
we have dealt with before, and six
are first time trainers for us. In order
to ensure smooth communications

among so many stakeholders in the
training process, as well as quality
training and administration of the
whole, our CITC conducts vendor
orientation sessions in co-opera­
tion with the CEC and the private
training providers.
As an example of further outreach
into our two enormous communi­
ties (700 sq., miles and a combined
population of 1.2 million) I was
asked to participate in and repre­
sent our CITC at the Strategic Plan­
ning Retreat for LIUNA Local 183
on Nov. 19,20 and 21. Also partici­
pating intheprocess fromour Board,
but representing their respective
organizations were John Colacci
and Lillian Hughston. It was an in­
vigorating experience and I was
proud to be able to assist.
On a similar theme, I represented
us at the annual conference of the
Ontario Society for Training and
Development (OSTD)on Nov. 29
and 30th in Toronto. I am pleased to
report that even after six years in my
present position, I came away from
the conference feeling rejuvenated,
enthusiastic and having made nu­
merous contacts and learned much!

Two coincidental events will help us
to serve a client group which before
we had never been able to assist.
One of our community partners re­
ferred a representative of the Alli­
ance of Scientific Professionals of
Toronto to us because their mem­
bers desperately needed training in
CAD/CAM but with a strong lan­
guage component. They were un­
able to get assistance elsewhere.

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The York Region Board of Educa­
tion will be delivering this course for
us in the new year. We are doubly
pleased about this, because said
Board has never been a training
vendor for us and this hard working
group will get the training it needs to
succeed.

We have also been invited by the
CEC to sit on the Immigrant Lan­
guage Advisory Group for York
Region inorder to better facilitate

the aforementioned course and
other such training in the future.
The committee consists of over
twenty two members representing
at least fifteen community organi­
zations dealing with immigrants.

On a personal level, the highlight of
this quarter for me came with the
Open House held on October 20th.
Over fifty of our friends (community
partners) shared in the festivities.
They shared our pride in providing
the best of service to our clients in
the most cost effective way.

The larger space in the new office
allows us to engage in more part­
nership activities and diversify our
services. We had actually turned
away partnership activities last year
because we had no space to house
the “projects”.

The ITC for NY and YR is alive, well
and thriving thanks to our commu­
nity partners, not just in our imme­
diate communities but right across
metro and Ontario.
by Sabine Sonnemann

OTAB/Local Board Update
The October 1993 edition of the
Ontario Training and Adjustment
Board's (OTAB) Staff News, an­
nounced that OTAB's Board of Di­
rectors had met on September 21
and 22,1993. Gathering at OTAB's
head office in Toronto, topics of
discussion included the set-up of a
new Crown Agency and the estab-

lishment of local boards. The Indus­
trial Training Committee for North
York and York Region will receive
current information from guest
speaker Terry Hesketh, Program
Consultant, Community Relations
for OTAB, at a meeting of their
Board of Directors, scheduled for
January 19,1994.

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Access to Apprenticeship Project (AAP) - Toronto District

During the period of October 1 to
December 31,1993, we have been
successful in assisting the
placement of 5 women into
Apprenticeship positions. These
positions are as follows: (2) Building
Maintenance Mechanics; (1) Truck
and Coach Mechanic; and (2) Motor
Vehicle Mechanics. Also during
this period 10 women found work in
non-traditional positions which will
provide them with the necessary
skills to qualify for apprenticeship
positions in the future. We also
helped two journeyed female
electricians to reenter the workforce
into excellent employment in their
field.

Magazine (December, 1993 issue),
and Plant, Canada’s Industrial
Newspaper (December 20, 1993
issue),
about
the efforts in
establishing an apprenticeship
training task force in the electrical/electronics sector by William
Waite, President of Siemens Electric
Ltd. This task force issued a report
in April of 1993, concluding that

There has been a continual
decrease in the number of
apprentices being registered by the
Apprenticeship Branch thoroughout Ontario. For example, in
Toronto in 1989/90there were 4,848
apprentices registered compared
to 2,248 in 1992/93. As of October
21, 1993, the total number of
registrations for 1993/94 is 1,214.

They also identified, after surveying
the training systems incorporated in
collective bargaining agreements,
“a numberof job classifications which
might lend themselves to a new
apprenticeship model” and
“identified alternative modelsforthe
delivery of apprenticeship training."
The issue of job security is of great
importance to the labour groups in
regards to
the
proposed
improvements for apprenticeship
programs. Waite agrees that this
aspect of keeping apprentices during
lay-offs is a tough sell. “If I had my
way, I’d say that for the first two
years, or more, apprentices should
have job security. But that’s an
awkward position for the unions.

This decrease is in part the result of
the significant impact of economic
pressures on companies, making
them adopt many strategies to
reduce their overall costs. Many
companies, in the manufacturing
sector, are desperate for skilled
machinists, systems analysts and
electrical engineers. The lack of
skilled workers means that
companies fail to grow and prosper
as quickly asthey should, orchoose
to create jobs in other countries
instead of at home. Most of the job
advertisements, that have recently
appeared in the major newspapers,
require journeyed trades people
with at least 5 years experience. It
appears as though there is very
little commitment on the part of
employers to utilize the present
apprenticeship system to create the
skilled workers they need now and
in the future.

Recently there have been
numerous articles, in the Globe
& Mail’s Report on Business

'' development of an
apprenticeship
structure in the
industry should be
under the control of
business and labour.

However, I believe that, in principle,
they realize that skills and Canada’s
future go hand-in hand, and that,
therefore, their future is on the line”.
A new report from the Canadian
Labour Market and Productivity
Centre (CLMPC) highlights one
strategy aimed at improving
Canada’s education, training and
use of its technical workforce. One
of the recommendations calls for
encouraging more women to get
into technician and technologist
occupations to make fuller use of
Canada’s human resources. It says
that 53% of certified women
technicians and technologists
surveyed
across
Canada
encountered gender bias in
selecting a career, in getting a first
job, or in moving up in their
profession. Industry, labour and
professional associations must
recognize, says the CLMPC, that it
is their responsibility to open doors
for women in technical occupations
and get rid of gender bias in training
opportunities that are supported by
>try.

Taking into consideration the above
mentioned factors, the Access to
Apprenticeship Project hasit’swork
cut out for it to place women, and
other equity group members, into
apprenticeship positions.
by Diane S. Brundage

On the Move!
Aside from her role as Agricultural
Sub-Committee Chair for the
Industrial Training Committee for
North York and York Region,
Margaret Jordan manages the YorkSimcoe-Peel agricultural Employ­
ment Services unit in Newmarket.
Beginning as a small, rural
organization, the operation has
grown to service three regional
areas. As such, workload, clientele
and staffing needs have all increased.
Recognizing this, Margaret success­

fully oversaw a re-location of the
service to a larger, easily accessible
location at 130 Davis Drive in
Newmarket.

In celebration of this fait accomplis,
staff, constituents, community
partners, government representa­
tives and service users were invited
to an Open House held on December
10,1993. On hand for a ribbon cutting
ceremony were MP Karen Kraft Sloan
and Bill Mendel, Chair of the Local
Agricultural Employment Board.

York Region Community Forum for Employment Training
In an effort to begin the planning
process for the commencement of
the federal and provincial fiscal year
on April 1, 1994, representatives
from the York Management Area
Canada Employment Centres, The
Industrial Training Committee for
North York and York Region and
the Regional Municipality of York,
organized the first ever York Region
Community
Forum
Employment Training.

Marie Jennerich, Manager of the
York Canada Employment Centre,
extended encouragement on behalf
of Human Resources and Labour
Canada. Marie referenced the
identification of new knowledge
bases spawned by industry
advancements, and promoted the
need for flexible training, lifelong
learning and continuous planning.

for

Held Tuesday, December 14,1993,
the event was facilitated by Rick
Irvine, a consultant with The Irvine
Human Resources Group Inc., at
the Sheraton Parkway Hotel in
Richmond Hill. A tripartite goal was
established, and as such, the
agenda focused on the securance
of community input, identification of
training needs and an examination
of current process and admin­
istrative practices. Close to 100
individuals accepted the invitation
and arrived at the venue prepared
to provide process input and share
their critical opinions and industry
knowledge.

In addition, she emphasized the
fact that the training needs of the
community always surpass the
amount of available funding, and
therefore, in order to be most cost
effective, community partners must
endeavour to creatively pool their
resources.

The morning and afternoon
sessions, were structured utilizing

9

the concept of working groups and
as such,
interaction and
communication was easily
facilitated.
Following each portion, the group
came together as a whole to receive
reports from speakers chosen from
each of the groups. Although
similarities were destined to arise,
the broad representation in each of
the groups ensured variances in
feedback and discussion.
In January of 1994, the organizing
committee will once again come
together to receive a formalized
report compiled by the facilitator
and will finalize plans for a
presentation of the information
contained therein, for the month of
February.

In her welcoming remarks, Donna
Blea, Acting Managerof Community
Liaison for the York Management
Area Canada Employment Centres,
set the tone for a day of personable
information
exchange and
introduced
the
organizing
committee members and invited
dignitaries.

The latter group included Peter
Crichton, Commissioner of
Community and Social Services for
the Regional Municipality of York.
Peter brought greetings from The
Region and stated that the forum
reflected shared intentions of the
region’s draft official plan.
Specifically, he noted the
document’s attention to a human
services plan in which the portion of
the region’s imported workforce
(60%) is of great concern. Region
officials hope to institute measures
which will see a large reduction in
this percentage.

Selection, Tendering, Evaluation and Communication were selected by Forum organiz­
ers and thefacilitating team, as being the most conducivefor information extraction and
exchange. Each attendee was provided an opportunity to share concerns and kudos on
each ofthe topics, informalized breakout sessions. The individuals shown above brought
unique resources to their breakout session. Included are: standing, from left to right;
Heather Greening, Employment Support Officer, York Support Services Network; Jim
TerMarsch, Director of Government Programs, Seneca College; Donna Blea, Acting
Manager of Community Liaison, York CEC; and Ken Withers, Director of College
Relations, Radio College ofCanada. Seated, from left to right: Larry Halk, Co-operative
Education Consultant, York Region Separate School Board; Kathryn Collins, Adminis­
trative Assistant, ITC for NY and YR; and Michael Levstein, Employment Training
Consultant, Human Resources and Labour Canada.
Stephanie Lake photo

10 York Region Community Forum for Employment Training
Crucialto the success ofthe December 14,
1993 Community Forumfor Employment
Training, was the widespread level of
interest and attendance secured by the
event.

Broad based and varied representation
ensured that each ofthe breakout groups
consisted of a blending of community
interests. Training providers, brokers,
business interests and government
representatives were provided an
opportunity to liaise directly with one
another in a structured information
exchange.

Shown in the upper left photo, Fred Dier,
Director with the York Learning Centre
(left) and John Santarossa, Co-ordinator
of Economic Development Programs for
the Town ofRichmond Hill (right), listen
intently as their breakoutgroup examines
one ofthefour targeted areas ofdiscussion.

In the lower left photo, Joe Gagliardi,
President of Diamond Management
Institute (right), lends resources to the
discussion within his group. Fellow
attendees Tom Luks, Assistant Director
of Continuing Education at the York
Region Board of Education (left) and
Ginny Arbuckle, Program Services Officer
at the York Canada Employment Centre
(middle), pay heed to the information and
opinions expressed.
All inputgleanedfrom the sessions will be
compiled by the event facilitating team
and a presentation of the findings will be
scheduledfor February.
Stephanie Lake photo

We Are Pleased to Present...
... Ron Lacombe! Joining the staff
ofthelndustrialTraining Committee
for North York and York Region for
a contracted period of four months,
Ron is a welcome addition.

Secured through the Records
Management Program of Seneca
College's Co-operative Education

Department,
Ron's
main
responsibility will be to implement a
formal records management system
into an ever increasing filing
workload. In addition, he will apply
his skills in areas such as reception
and data entry.
The increased level of activity and

community partnership ex­
perienced by our committee has
also brought a need for even tighter
record keeping in order to maintain
project progress with limited staffing
resources.
Ron'stask then will provide a crucial
foundation for future development.

Training Courses Purchasedfor 1993/1994
Courses for Unemployment Insurance Recipients
VENDOR

COURSE NAME

DATES (D/M/Y)

GBC
NYBE
NYBE
NYBE
NYBE
CLC
LI UNA
RETT
LI UNA
S-JN
CLC
GBC
OETIO
SBC
NYBE
SBC
GBC
CDI
S-NH
RETT
GBC
S-NM
OETIO
S-NH
RETT
CDI
RETT
CARP
CLC
SBC
RETT
DIAM
DIAM
CARP
FBDB
CAPS
CDI
CARP
DIAM
SBC
SBC
FBDB
CARP
RETT
OETIO
OETIO
RETT
NYBE
NYBE
NYBE
RETT

EPIA-Module 5 - Intro to Elec. Image Assembly
MPS-Module 1 - Word Processing & Desktop
MPS-Module 2 - Lotus 1-2-3
MPS-Module 3 - MS/DOS
MPS-Module 4 - Database Management
Entrepreneurial Skills Training
High rise Forming, Basic Formwork
Microcomputer Accounting
Road Building
Basic Electronic Repair Troubleshooting
Office Supervisory Skills
EPIA-Module 6 - Elec. Image Assembly Colour
Mobile Crane Skills Updating
MPS-Module 1 - Word Processing & Desktop
P C Administrative Assistant
Word Processing for the PC
EPIA-Module 7 - Intro to Printing Processes
Multichoice Microcomputer Applications
Programmable Logic Controllers
WordPerfect
EPIA-Module 8 - Job Search & Work Placement
Home Support Worker - Level II
Mobile Crane Skills Updating
CAD/CAM
Desktop Publishing
LAN Installation and Maintenance
P C Administrative Assistant
Suspended Access Equipment Training
Sales Marketing & Communication
MPS-Module 2 - Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1 -2-3
Customer Service
Starting & Planning a Small Business
Suspended Access Equipment Training
Personal Management
Concepts & Practice in Palliative Care
LAN Installation and Maintenance
Suspended Access Equipment Training
Industrial Sales
MPS-Module 3-MS/DOS
MPS-Module 4 - Database Management
Personal Management Program
Suspended Access Equipment Training
Desktop Publishing
Mobile Crane Skills Updating
Mobile Crane Skills Updating
Office Skills Program
Microcomputer Business Applications
Microcomputer Business Applications
Word Processing for the MAC
dBase IV

03/01/94 to 14/01/94
03/01/94 to 26/02/94
03/01/94 to 26/02/94
03/01/94 to 26/02/94
03/01/94 to 26/02/94
04/01/94 to 07/02/94
04/01/94 to 28/02/94
04/01/94 to 31/01/94
04/01/94 to 28/02/94
10/01/94 to 24/03/94
10/01/94 to 18/03/94
17/01/94 to 21/01/94
17/01/94 to 31/01/94
17/01/94 to 07/02/94
17/01/94 to 25/03/94
17/01/94 to 07/02/94
24/01/94 to 28/01/94
24/01/94 to 31/03/94
24/01/94 to 11/03/94
24/01/94 to 09/02/94
31/01/94 to 18/02/94
31/01/94 to 04/03/94
31/01/94 to 24/02/94
07/02/94 to 01/04/94
07/02/94 to 04/03/94
07/02/94 to 15/04/94
07/02/94 to 17/05/94
07/02/94 to 11/02/94
08/02/94 to 30/03/94
09/02/94 to 25/02/94
10/02/94 to 28/02/94
14/02/94 to 29/03/94
14/02/94 to 17/03/94
14/02/94 to 18/02/94
15/02/94 to 05/03/94
21/02/94 to 04/03/94
21/02/94 to 29/04/94
21/02/94 to 25/02/94
28/02/94 to 28/03/94
28/02/94 to 11/03/94
28/02/94 to 11/03/94
28/02/94 to 19/03/94
28/02/94 to 04/03/94
01/03/94 to 17/03/94
07/03/94 to 21/03/94
07/03/94 to 21/03/94
07/03/94 to 29/06/94
14/03/94 to 01/04/94
14/03/94 to 01/04/94
14/03/94 to 18/03/94
21/03/94 to 08/04/94

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Training Courses Purchasedfor 1993/1994

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Courses for the Employed
VENDOR

COURSE NAME

DATES (D/M/Y)

GBC
CENT
NYBE
FBDB
OMAF
FBDB
CLC
NYBE
NYBE
OMAF
DIAM
OMAF
FBDB
OMAF
OMAF
GBC
FBDB
OMAF
CENT
FBDB

MMPI-Module 4 - Customer Service Mgmt.
Alternative Production Methods
Microcomputer Elementary for the PC
Profession of Selling Parts 1 & 2
Preparing & Analyzing Farm Fin Stmts.
Customer Service
Exporting Workshop
Word Processing for the Mac
Effective Communication Skills
Basic Farm Welding
Customer Service for the Retail Ind.
Advanced Farm Welding
Small Business Management Training
People Building Skills
Small Engine Repair
MMPI-Module 2 - Human Resources
Small Business Management Training
New Cropping Practices
Intro to Farm Computers
Community Business Initiative

04/01/94 to 28/01/94
07/01/94 to 24/01/94
08/01/94 to 26/03/94
10/01/94 to 30/03/94
11/01/94 to 15/02/94
12/01/94 to 09/02/94
12/01/94 to 25/03/94
12/01/94 to 02/03/94
17/01/94 to 07/03/94
18/01/94 to 08/03/94
18/01/94 to 01/02/94
20/01/94 to 10/03/94
21/01/94 to 29/01/94
25/01/94 to 22/03/94
26/01/94 to 16/02/94
04/02/94 to 04/03/94
11/02/94 to 19/02/94
14/02/94 to 18/03/94
17/02/94 to 17/03/94
01/03/94 to 30/11/94

Courses for the Unemployed (Unemployment Insurance Recipients Exempt)
VENDOR

COURSE NAME

DATES (D/M/Y)

S-NH

Basic Electronic Repair Troubleshooting

10/01/94 to 24/03/94

Course Information and Registration
Individuals seeking information regarding content and registration of courses for the employed
and unemployed (Unemployment Insurance Recipients exempt), are encouraged to contact the
vendor directly. A complete listing of each vendor, including abbreviated reference, full name,
contact, and phone number appears below.

GBC
CENT
NYBE
FBDB
OMAF
CLC
DIAM
S-NH

George Brown College
Centralia College of Agricultural Technology
North York Board of Education
Federal Business Development Bank
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Computer Learning Centre
Diamond Management Institute
Seneca College, Newnham Campus

Christine Teal, 867-2211
Ellie Cavanagh, 895-4519
Susan Deschamps, 395-8429
Brian McGillivary, 954-6187
Ellie Cavanagh, 895-4519
Bill Hutchison, 642-2938
Joe Gagliardi, 427-1922
Margaret Lim, 491-5050