Aboriginal Peoples Training

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WELCOME
Aboriginal Peoples Training Employment
Commission (APTEC)
Nova Scotia "Workforce Connex Forum" June 28th
29th, 2006
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Aboriginal Peoples Training Employment
Commission (APTEC)

• APTEC is one of two AHRDAs in NS.
• Q. WHAT IS AN AHRDA?
• (Aboriginal Human Resource
• Development Agreement)
• A. Government funding allocation for the
  Aboriginal
• Communitys Labour Market Assistance Program.
• Approximately 81 AHRDAs across Canada.

http//www.ahrda.com
Productivity in Partnership
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APTEC TEAM
AHRDA Manager (APTEC) Truro, NS Ms. Lee
Paul Case Manager Region 1 Sydney, NS Ms. Kim
Milley Case Manager Region 2 Truro, NS Ms.
Claudia Sylliboy Case Manager Region 3 South
Shore/Valley, NS Mr. Jason Dorey
Case Manager Region 4 HRM, NS Ms. Lynn
Johnston Youth Coordinator Truro, NS
(Province) Ms. Melanie Raymond APTEC Contracts
Officer Truro, NS Ms. Natalie Gehrken APTEC Job
Developer Liverpool, NS Ms. Valerie Whynot
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WHO WE SERVICE..

• All rural and urban Aboriginal Peoples in
  Nova Scotia, regardless of origin or registration
  under the Indian Act, and including any
  off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples registered under
  the Indian Act, who do not access employment or
  training services from any other employment or
  training service provider in Nova Scotia.

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APTEC VISION

• One stop employment and training service,
  providing employment programs and service to the
  rural, urban off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples of
  Nova Scotia.

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WHAT WE DO
Client focused.....
Career Decision Skills Development Job
Search Employment Retention
Proactive Employer approach.....
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APTEC serves the off-reserve Aboriginal People
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Case Management including client counselling for
? Job/Career search ? Skills Development
? Wage Subsidies ? Student Summer
Employment ? Programs for Persons with
Disabilities ? Self Employment ? Job
Creation Partnerships APTEC provides a link
for clients to secure maintain Sustainable
employment.
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APTEC Offers Employers/Partners..
? Information and access to client
inventory ? Pre-screening and referrals of
suitable candidates ? Reimbursement for approved
wage subsidies ? Professional rapport/partnership
building for long term relationship with
APTEC ? Strategies for retention of Aboriginal
employee(s)
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APTEC Clients have careers .
Truck Drivers
Business Administration
Tourism
Health
Entrepreneur
Information Technology
and more
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Introducing a Young Aboriginal Female
Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical Apprentice
Sponsored by NCNS/APTEC
The following "client testimony" was recorded and
edited by Claudia Sylliboy
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(No Transcript)
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Help Us to Help You.
? Current and future opportunities ? Recruitment
strategies ? Criteria for suitable
candidates ? Job requirements/expectations ? Appro
priate contact ? Willing to establish a
PARTNERSHIP with APTEC
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APTEC Invites Your Participation.
? Comments/feedback ? Create opportunities for
our clients ? Establish new partnerships ? Work
together as we are Going Forward To A Better
Future
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Contact APTEC
NCNS Cape Breton Office APTEC 150 Bentinck
Street Sydney, NS B1P 1G6 Tel 902
567-1240 Fax [phone] kmilley_at_ncns.ca NCNS
South Shore Office APTEC PO Box 2028 Liverpool,
NS B0T 1K0 Tel [phone] Fax 902
354-2757 jdorey_at_ncns.ca valwhynot_at_ncns.ca
NCNS Provincial Office APTEC PO Box 1320 Truro,
NS B2N 5N2 Toll Free 1 800 565-4272 Tel 902
895-1523 Fax [phone] Email
aptec_at_eastlink.ca leepaul_at_eastlink.ca www.ncns.ca
THANK YOU