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February 27, 2006, Thunder Bay, ON:

Matawa Employment & Training (MET), in collaboration with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), the Aboriginal Employment Resource Committee (AERC), Service Canada and the North of Superior Training Board (NOSTB) announced today they are joining forces to host a workshop aimed at Federal Contractors and Legislated Employment Equity Program employers.

The one and a half day workshop titled: "Creating Networks in the Aboriginal Community through Relationships in the Workplace" is scheduled for the first and second day in March at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Says Larry Spence, Community Development Officer at MET: "This workshop is a great opportunity for employers to gain some practical tools to help them connect with Aboriginal students and graduates from the Thunder Bay region."

Designed to assist organizations in understanding the barriers and solutions to recruiting, retaining and advancing Aboriginal participation in the workforce, participants will learn how to tap in the underused but valuable Aboriginal Labour pool.

"A large part of MET’s goal is to help First Nation people of all ages to achieve their personal career goals through improved access to employment opportunities and training initiatives and this workshop is one more step in the right direction," says Spence.

For more information about the workshop, please contact: Larry Spence, Community Development Officer, Matawa Employment and Training at 807-344-8070

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February 27, 2006, Thunder Bay, ON:

Matawa Employment & Training (MET), in collaboration with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), the Aboriginal Employment Resource Committee (AERC), Service Canada and the North of Superior Training Board (NOSTB) announced today they are joining forces to host a workshop aimed at Federal Contractors and Legislated Employment Equity Program employers.  The one and a half day workshop titled: “Creating Networks in the Aboriginal Community through Relationships in the Workplace” is scheduled for the first and second day in March at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Says Larry Spence, Community Development Officer at MET: “This workshop is a great opportunity for employers to gain some practical tools to help them connect with Aboriginal students and graduates from the Thunder Bay region.”  Designed to assist organizations in understanding the barriers and solutions to recruiting, retaining and advancing Aboriginal participation in the workforce, participants will learn how to tap in the underused but valuable Aboriginal Labour pool.  “The conference will be conducted in a “says Spence.  “A large part of MET’s goal is to help First Nation people of all ages to achieve their personal career goals through improved access to employment opportunities and training initiatives and this workshop is one more step in the right direction.”

For more information about the workshop, please contact: Larry Spence, Community Development Officer, Matawa Employment and Training at 807-344-8070

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