September Update - Events Everywhere!

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It turns out Sept 28 is a very busy day...

We don't want to compete with others so we will postpone our September event to make way for these:

PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada is hosting their annual Alternate Careers Day
BioAlliance launches new Bioscience Cluster Strategy @ PEI Convention Centre @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Financial Officer/Internal Auditor Recruitment and Development Program @ Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI @ 11:30 am
Where are the Jobs? Sept 28 and 29 @ UPEI: presentations from Stats Canada and ACOA delivering information to students about employment opportunities
Community Human Resource Business Education Series — Souris @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

You can find more events on The Employment Journey's calendar.

Here's what the CDA is planning:

October

Join us online on October 15 from 2-3pm with our first Twitter chat...more to come on this! Don't worry...it's fun and easy!

November

Save these dates for some Island-wide collaboration, presentations from Workforce and Advanced Learning, Skills PEI and more...
November 15, 16, 17 and 18

There have been some wonderful ideas come forward during our meetings with agencies and front line staff who work in career development. If you have an idea or event planned let us know!

If you would like to present a mini 'here's what we do and why we are awesome' at our events listed above please reach out to Carron: cdaofpei@gmail.com and read more on our website.

Canada Career Week

We wrote a little something about it over on our blog...did you know we blog about updates and career development happenings?

Did you know that your agency / organization / employer can host Canada Career Month events?

The CDA of PEI will promote your event (which can be for your staff or for your clients / students).

Check out some ideas in our blog post for your upcoming events and let Carron know what you are up to so she can help you ensure your event is a success!

Canada Career Month Event Ideas

Professional Development coming up in November:

We are thrilled to announce that the Boys & Girls Club of Charlottetown is hosting a Non-Profit Leadership Workshop this November. The workshop will cover topics such as Risk Management, Leadership and Board Governance and promises to provide you with practical tools and knowledge to re-energize your organization. For more information and testimonials visit http://nonprofithelp.ca/

On Monday November 28th, join us for a full day of professional development.
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: Blevedere Golf Club
Cost: $50.00 per person (includes lunch/refreshments and all course materials.)
To Register: Call 902-894-5884 or email events@bgcharlottetown.com