AGENDA
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
07:30 - 08:30 am
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST
08:30 - 08:45
WELCOME
08:45 - 10:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10:00 - 10:30
NUTRITION BREAK
NUTRITION BREAK
10:30 - 11:45
SESSION 1
Backward and Forward Looking” A reflection on collaborations between Industry and Education within indigenous community contexts
Dr. Sean Lessard - University of Regina, College of Education and Derek Rope - BHP Billiton
Backward and Forward Looking” A reflection on collaborations between Industry and Education within indigenous community contexts
Dr. Sean Lessard - University of Regina, College of Education and Derek Rope - BHP Billiton
SESSION 2
Road to Employment
Clinton Nellist and Denis Luchyshyn, co-founders - Road to Employment
Road to Employment
Clinton Nellist and Denis Luchyshyn, co-founders - Road to Employment
SESSION 3
Making Mentoring Work: Tips, Tools and Strategies
Peter M. Paul - Maytree Foundation
Making Mentoring Work: Tips, Tools and Strategies
Peter M. Paul - Maytree Foundation
SESSION 4
Beyond Making a Business Case for Hiring a Mature Worker
Cheryl Olenick - Cheryl Olenick Consulting
Beyond Making a Business Case for Hiring a Mature Worker
Cheryl Olenick - Cheryl Olenick Consulting
11:45 - 01:00
LUNCH
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15
SESSION 1
Mental Health and Work - Our Role in Making a Difference
Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier - Sun Life Financial
Mental Health and Work - Our Role in Making a Difference
Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier - Sun Life Financial
SESSION 2
First Nations Career Development Practitioner Program
Dr. Dave Redekopp - Life Role Development
First Nations Career Development Practitioner Program
Dr. Dave Redekopp - Life Role Development
SESSION 3
A Hard Look at Soft Skills: What To Assess and How
Ruth Kinzel - Kinzel, Cardrin and Associates Consulting Inc.
A Hard Look at Soft Skills: What To Assess and How
Ruth Kinzel - Kinzel, Cardrin and Associates Consulting Inc.
SESSION 4
Refreshing Your Testing Toolkit – What’s New? What’s Revised? What are you Missing?
Dr. Deirdre Pickerell - Life Strategies
Refreshing Your Testing Toolkit – What’s New? What’s Revised? What are you Missing?
Dr. Deirdre Pickerell - Life Strategies
2:15 - 2:45
NUTRITION BREAK
NUTRITION BREAK
2:45 - 4:00
SESSION 1
SaskCareers.ca - A New Provincial Career Development Websystem
Janet Uchacz-Hart, SIEC and Vicki Towriss - Towriss and Associates Workforce Solutions
SaskCareers.ca - A New Provincial Career Development Websystem
Janet Uchacz-Hart, SIEC and Vicki Towriss - Towriss and Associates Workforce Solutions
SESSION 2
Tips, Tools and Techniques in Career Development
Dr. Rich Feller - Colorado State University
Tips, Tools and Techniques in Career Development
Dr. Rich Feller - Colorado State University
SESSION 3
Bridge Over Troubled Waters...Intercultural Competence and Why It's Important To Career Specialists
Elizabeth Duret - Sask Polytechnic
Bridge Over Troubled Waters...Intercultural Competence and Why It's Important To Career Specialists
Elizabeth Duret - Sask Polytechnic
SESSION 4
It's a Money Thing! Financial building blocks for your Students and Clients
Jesssie Usselman, Community Investment Specialist - Affinity Credit Union
It's a Money Thing! Financial building blocks for your Students and Clients
Jesssie Usselman, Community Investment Specialist - Affinity Credit Union