Saskatoon Co-op Meet & Greet

The YWCA Saskatoon Employment and Learning Center invites you to attend a Meet & Greet with the Saskatoon Co-op.  The Saskatoon Co-op operated a number of retail services including: grocery stores, gas stations/conveinience stores, home centres, an agro-centre and travel agencies.  Meet a representativce of the Sasakoon Co-op:

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Community Service Village Lounge

10 am to 11 am.

BRING YOUR RESUME.

YWCA Computer Lab

Effective July 3rd, the YWCA Computer Lab will no longer offer public access.

Due to a loss of funding, our Community Access Site will close at the end of June 2012. 

The lab will be closed from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 1:00 to 3:00 pm from Friday June 18 to Friday June 29, 2012. 

This means the YWCA Computer Lab will only be open for public access from 12 noon to 1pm for those two weeks. 

A link to public access sites for computers in Saskatoon can be found at:

http://ywcasaskatoon.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Public-Access-sites-in-Saskatoon.pdf

Summer Work Program: Transferable Skills

Installment two of our weekly articles has arrived! This week we are focusing on transferable skills that will help you with job searching this summer.

Transferable skills are those abilities acquired from previous job experience, volunteering activities and relevant school work.  By highlighting the fundamentals of interpersonal, organizational and leadership abilities on your resume, you can broaden your search into a variety of working environments. 

In order to assess and measure your talents and evaluate your weaknesses, please click on the link below to take a brief quiz: 

http://www.d.umn.edu/careers/inventories/skills_test_intro.html

Also don’t forget to “Share” this article on your Facebook or Twitter page! To be apart of this program, call Josie at 244-7034 ext. 176 or send a quick email to jmensah@ywcasaskatoon.com.

Entrepreneurship vs. Employment

Some people choose to create their own job by starting a small business; these people are called entrepreneurs.  If you are interested in being an entrepreneur, you should consider the following three things:

CHARACTER:  Do you have the interests, skills, characteristics and values necessary to succeed?   Are you a self-starter? Can you manage your time? Are you organised?

OPPORTUNITY:  Does the market need what you are selling?  Are they willing to pay for it?
RESOURCES:   Do you know how to star your own business?  What financial resources do you have?  What are your strengths (and weaknesses)?

In Saskatoon the following organisations are dedicated to assisting you to determine if you should be an entrepreneur.  If appropriate, they will also assist you in developing a plan to start your own small business: 

·         Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Inc. (306) 477-7173

·         Praxis School for Entrepreneurship (306) 664-0500
·         Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence (306) 966-8675
·         Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program (306) 665-5508.

A great Saskatoon example of an entrepreneur who turned his interest in building, entrepreneurship and new media is SHIFT Development's Curtis Olson, who is competing for the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award.  Curtis is the brains and creative force  behind Saskatoon's and 20th Street's... the 220 development, which is a flexible office space for the mobile workforce.  The 220 supplies start ups and creative entrepreneurs with world class technology and resources a along with flexible office space.

To vote for Curtis in the contest visit  www.financialpost.com/innovators . Votes can be cast until June 19, 2012.

Summer Work Program: Follow our Series!

Throughout the month of June the YWCA’s Employment and Learning Centre Blog will present weekly articles highlighting various summer work topics and tips.  This is an extension of our Summer Work Program workshops targeting first time job-seekers or returning students. 

To access our first installment of the series, please click on the link below to read a wonderful article from Maclean’s Magazine:

http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2012/01/09/10-summer-job-search-tips-for-students/

Also don’t forget to “Share” this article on your Facebook or Twitter page!
To be a part of this program, call Josie at 244-7034 ext. 176 or send a quick email to: jmensah@ywcasaskatoon.com.

YWCA Money Wise Workshop

TOPICS: Financial Healthy and Eating on a Limited Budget
GUEST SPEAKERS: Canadian Diabetes Association and Candace Wasacase-Laferty

YWCA SASKATOON

Room 204 Village Lounge

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Breakfast, Lunch and Childcare provided
To register call, 244-7034 Ext. 131

Program funded by Saskatoon Community Foundation and based on the Women's Economic Council of Canada's curriculum and local community resources

GED Exams

Congratulations and good luck to the 12 adult learners from the YWCA Saskatoon E&L's GED Preparation Program who are writing GED exams at SIAST Kelsey Campus between June 12 and June 14.

All testing will occur in Room 422A.  Try to be outside the room 15 minutes prior to the scheduled exam.

All necessary materials required to write such as pens, pencils, calculators , scrap paper, will be provided for all students.

All students require photo ID and their approval from the Ministry at the time of registration.

Exams are as follows:

Tuesday June 12, 2012 - Writing

Wednesday June 13, 2012 - Math, Reading

Thursday June 14, 2012 -Science, Social Studies

Contact your instructor or SIAST for exact times.