Hamilton's Labour Market Connection
Your weekly news & updates from WPH!
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In this week's edition: Growing your workforce conference information, Workforce planning updates ( Youth Committee, and Q3 Data report), Apprenticeships in Canada: Your cross-country informational guide, Case study: Carleton Careers Course Aims to Help Students Manage Change and Complexity, Two ways we can connect more adults to career services in Canada, Mental Health Champions: Workplace wellness in action, TOMORROW's EVENT Nov 20, 2021, HAMILTON DAY!, Food Safety Training Food Handler Certification.
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Growing Your Workforce
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (9:00 am - 1:00pm)
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 (9:00 am - 1:00pm)
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Growing your workforce conference 2021 is a virtual conference focusing on solutions that will help your organization attract, retain, and train the talent you need after the recent pandemic. organized by experts in literacy and basic skills, nine Workforce Planning and Development Boards, and three local immigration partnerships, we present to you innovative and intersectional ways of growing your conference.
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Workforce Planning of Hamilton Updates |
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Labour Market Quarterly 3 Data Report |
Key Trends in Hamilton's Labour Market:
- There was a significant change in the unemployment rate and with a decrease in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
- The number of unemployed job postings has continued to decline this year. From a high of 17.7 in January to 8.7 in September. This means there are about 9 unemployed people in every job vacancy
- Professional occupations in education services, jobs grew the most in quarter 3, growing by 6,300 jobs
- Middle management occupations in trades, transportations, productions and utilities declined the most in total jobs decreasing by 2,530 jobs
- There has been an increase in job postings, growing by 5.6 % in the third quarter to 9,331 jobs in Hamilton compared to the second quarter
- A slight change in the order of the top 10 skills demand in the job search where communication, teamwork, and customer service come in the top 3
- Skill level C jobs saw the strongest growth in wages from Q3 2021 to Q3 2020
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Join the Virtual Youth Committee |
Workforce Planning Hamilton is seeking young professionals interested in digital job development in the Hamilton region. WPH has been able to connect with you individually to discuss our upcoming Virtual Youth Committee.
This committee aims to develop a community-wide strategy to support high youth unemployment rates and assist youth in the Hamilton region in navigating labour market information. This committee of youth and employers will be able to create a digital platform that will feature centralized information for youth in Hamilton. Our hope is that this information will ultimately help youth with networking opportunities, hiring processes, employer advice, and provide youth with a better grasp of what Hamilton’s labour market reveals to support employment decisions.
age: 15-29 years old
Receive $10.00 Giftcard when you join
Time: 15 hours, once a month meeting
for more information/send your resumes to
info@workforceplanninghamilton.ca
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Apprenticeships in Canada: Your cross-country informational guide |
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Case study: Carleton Careers Course Aims to Help Students Manage Change and Complexity |
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Apprenticeships provide Canadians with a unique opportunity to learn practical skills and gain valuable work experience while earning money at the same time. Apprentices spend some of their time completing technical training and most of their time working under the supervision of a skilled journeyperson who can provide coaching and mentoring.
Each province and territory has its own rules and paths to becoming an apprentice, as well as its own list of designated occupations. In Canada, there are more than 300 apprenticeable occupations, some of which are recognized across the country. In some industries, there is an existing or looming skills gap that can be addressed by supporting apprenticeships and a career in the trades.
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With activities including skills assessment, LMI research and e-portfolio development, learnings guide students to understand how they can leverage their degree to achieve their career goals
As an undergraduate student, I had the transformative experience of taking a career course. I was able to examine what I was learning, and my confidence in applying my knowledge increased tenfold.
Flash forward to 2019, and I found myself in the position of being able to create a career development and employability course for Carleton University undergraduate students. I was thrilled to have the opportunity, as I knew first-hand how significant this experience could be for their career development.
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Two ways we can connect more adults to career services in Canada |
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Mental Health Champions: Workplace wellness in action |
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In Canada, only 19% of adults report using career services – lower than in other OECD countries.
The report found that many adults in Canada don’t know what career services are, and they’re unsure about what services career professionals can provide them.
Here’s why that’s important: the rate of people changing jobs has been growing month-to-month as the economy slowly recovers from its pandemic-related lows of 2020, and 297,000 people left their jobs or remained without work in October 2021. Canadians are making big decisions about their careers, and most of them are doing it without guidance.
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In the course of a day, career development professionals (CDPs) hear many stories from their clients –stories of joy and hope, and stories of pain and sorrow. The emotional highs and lows these stories provoke are part of the job, but they take their emotional toll. While workplaces can lend support and empathy to CDPs, they can also be places where compassion fatigue runs rampant, and where CDPs struggle with their own mental health issues while in service to others.
Recognizing that our members were becoming more and more susceptible to compassion fatigue, burnout and stress, and based on a needs assessment undertaken in 2016, the NSCDA embarked on an ambitious new initiative. We set out to create a network of Mental Health Champions throughout Nova Scotia Works (NSW), a province-wide system of job search and career advice centres.
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TOMORROW's EVENT
Nov 20, 2021
HAMILTON DAY!
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THE HISTORY OF HAMILTON DAY
The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce first held Hamilton Day in 1931 during the depths of the Great Depression to boost spirits and the local economy. While it was only one day in an economic downturn that carried on for years, Hamilton Day was symbolic of a rallying spirit in the face of adversity.
90 years ago we showed our local spots some love. It’s time to do it again.
Local independent businesses are invited to participate in Hamilton Day. That includes small retail shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, theatres, independent artists and musicians, florists, gyms & fitness studios, personal services, entertainment and games stores – among others.
For patrons, take this opportunity to support your favourite local businesses – or try a new restaurant or visit a new shop that has just opened up!
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Food Safety Training
Food Handler Certification
Nov 22-23 ( 10am-2:30pm)
Nov 24-25 ( 10am-12:00pm)
Nov 26 Exam Day
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Learn the basic principles of safe food handling
Our course* provides the basic knowledge to identify risk factors associated with foodborne illness and the skills necessary to handle food in a safe manner.
Pre-register
Trevor Blanchette
Call: 905-561-2190 ext. 4791
Email: tjblanch@hwdsb.on.ca
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The Hamilton COVID Concierge for Business is a one-stop online resource centre and phone line dedicated to supporting Hamilton businesses with their COVID-19 business questions and concerns.
Hamilton businesses can call the COVID Concierge at 905-521-3989 (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm) or Contact Us online.
The Hamilton COVID Concierge for Business is brought to you by the Hamilton COVID Concierge Team, comprised of the City of Hamilton and the three local Chambers of Commerce.
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Workforce Planning Hamilton | 905-521-5777| info@workforceplanninghamilton.ca | www.workforceplanninghamilton.ca |
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