2017 Embracing Diversity Full Report

Conestoga Career Centre
Direct Service Provider
The Conestoga Career Centre is an Employment
Ontario Employment Service provider assisting residents
of Perth and Huron counties in finding, securing, and
maintaining employment.
Specific Services:
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Offers assistance with all aspects of finding,
securing, and keeping employment
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Training/employment supports
(i.e. equipment, steel toed boots)
dd
Transportation (including bus passes)
Service Integration:
dd
Services are linked with Conestoga College
dd
Organization is connected to bridging programs
provided by Conestoga College at Doon or
Waterloo Campus
dd
Coordinate services with other community providers
to meet needs of client accessing Career Centre
services i.e. Academic Upgrading, Literacy and
Basic Skills, Ontario Works
Goals and Objectives for serving newcomers:
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Developing a team of employers who will work
together to create a system to integrate newcomers
who do not have language skills sufficient to
secure work
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Creating a list of 20 employers who have a diverse
workforce to facilitate movement of newcomers into
Stratford workplaces
Target population:
Unemployed/
underemployed,
out of school residents
in Perth and Huron
counties of all ages
Percent of Newcomers
in client base:
In 2016-17, 3% of
clients self-identifying
as Visible Minority and
5% as Newcomers
Number of newcomers
receiving services
per month:
2-3
Evaluation:
The effectiveness of
the services provided
by Conestoga Career
Centre in achieving their
objectives has not yet
been measured.
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Transitioning new Syrian refugees into the workplace
by working with the Imam from the mosque as well
as identifying 5 Stratford employers who will agree
to employ and work with the Career Centre on
approaches to maintain employment
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