Workforce connex - Aboriginal Human Resource Council

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Partnership and networks.Need more industry/private sector.Smallness of the group.New ideas that our company can use for recruiting.Information to meet Aboriginals on and off Reserve.Contacts made.Different contacts.Interaction of people.Guest speaker information.Opportunity to communicate, bridge gaps.Open attitude, ready to partner.Meeting different people getting new information.Great networking.Well organized.Employers’ readiness to contact First Nationemployment and training officers.Friendly atmosphere. Facilitator was excellent (Susan Jarvis).The participation of the businesses.Was impressed with the turnout.Good broad participation.Complete interaction.Good participation from all sides of the conversation.Great networking.Offered valuable information to the employer and made valuable contacts.Opportunity to share ideas.Networking.Make good contacts with the Aboriginal committee.Comfortable and well organized structure.Opportunity to meet contacts, become educated andto learn what is being for all Aboriginals.Interaction among each other. Sharing experiences.Meeting people.I now have a much better understanding of First Nations.The networking was excellent.Nothing.Ability to make valuable connections.Meeting employers willing to work with First Nation communities.Information/contacts.Meet a lot of employers.7.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••One thing I would change about the forum:Understand there are other training providers besidesNew Brunswick Association of Career Colleges.More information from private sectors. Introductions atthe beginning of session (names and faces).Currently, who is available and what are there skills (e.g., 30 carpenters,20 mechanics, 17 plumbing apprentice candidates, etc.).Sound system monitored (kind of loud at times) and view screen wasnot visible from all tables. Change from one day to two and hold eveningreception to network on the evening of day one (full-days). Better lunch.Invite union representatives to speak on how their organizationswork and where are they located and how we contact them… etc.Timing.Make it two days. Don’t just do this once – must be an annual event.Should have been over two days.Shorten the lead in; get to the work sooner.Longer breakout sessions, not everyone had a chance to speak.More company’s present.Have more events like this.Long time to sit.Nothing.More employers.Longer if possible.Try to broaden the private sector input.Nil.Nothing.Nothing, well done!Nothing.N/A.N/A.Nothing.Have more forums in future.Advertise more so everyone is aware about what is being done.Hold this forum annually or at each First Nation community.More of them.We were in a ‘Hurry-up Mode’ at times.Need more opportunities to network – discussion with employers.Nothing.• Not a thing; very good. Job well done to all.28Aboriginal Human Resource CouncilNew Brunswick Workforce Connex Report