Special Initiatives:

 

Youth Skills Link projects:

(funded through Service Canada)

An innovative response for youth learning about employment

 

 

Women’s Advantage:

(funded through Northumberland County and the City of Peterborough)

A career makeover program for women moving back into the labour market

 

 

Women, Career and Family:

(funded through Northumberland County)

A career development program for women whose children are attending school

 

 

Job Paths for Men:

(funded through Northumberland County)

A career development program designed for young men entering the labour market

 

 

Northumberland Open Minds:

A week long career immersion program for children in grades 7 and 8

 

 

Hip Hop for Fun and Health:

(in partnership with KPRDSB and partially funded through the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation)

An innovative physical activity program for school children

 

 

Positive Parenting from Two Homes:

(funded through the Department of Justice)

Parental training program for separating and divorcing parents

 

Community Employment Resource Centre:

(funded through Employment Ontario)

Employment resources for job seekers, including the on line job board and HUB club

 

 

 

 

Awards and Special Recognition:

 

 

Top Award Winner

October 18, 2011,

The Community Training and Development Centre,

along with Northumberland County were awarded the

Economic Development Association

of Canada National Marketing Award for the

Northumberland Open Minds - Agriculture Program

 

Best Practice

By MCSS for the Women’s Advantage program.  Award shared with the County of Northumberland

 

 

Honourable Mention

By Economic Development Ontario, for innovation for the

 “Northumberland Open Minds Agriculture” program. 

Award shared with Northumberland County

 

 

Conference Presentations:

 

National: 

Cannexus: presentation on “Gameworks”, The “On Line Job Board”, The HUB club

 

 

NATCON: presentation on the Game of Networking in partnership with Flowork International  

 

 

CESBA: presentation on the Game of Networking in partnership with Flowork International

 

International:

National Career Pathways Network Atlanta Georgia: presentation on, The Game of Networking, in partnership with Flowork International

 

National Association of Workplace Practitioners St Louis Missouri: Presentation on, The Game of Networking, in partnership with Flowork International

 

Global Best: Helsinki Finland: Presentation on “Parenting Posters”: in partnership with York University