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Save the Date: AMES Conference April 14 & 15,2020

Register now for Cannexus20: Early Bird deadline https://mailchi.mp//register-now-for-cannexus20-early-bird

Cannexus is Coming !!!! CERIC presents Cannexus a bilingual National Career Development Conference designed to promote the exchange of information and explore innovative approaches in the areas of career counselling and career development. Cannexus will next take place January 27-29, 2020 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. It is Canada’s largest conference for career counsellors, career development professionals and the career services sector! Cannexus is growing with more tha...n 1,200 participants from across Canada and internationally and we are confident that it will keep expanding in scope and impact. Conference delegates can listen to world-class keynotes and choose from 150+ education sessions. Topics include: -Effective counselling & facilitation techniques -Labour market information -Career assessment tools -Post-secondary & graduate employment -Talent management & leadership development -Social media in job search -Working with diverse populations (newcomers, youth-at-risk, Indigenous) Cannexus provides delegates the opportunity to participate in both of Canada’s national languages and simultaneous interpretation is available for all keynote addresses. Approximately one third of the sessions are delivered in French or with simultaneous interpretation. The conference also features an Exhibitor Showcase. By participating in Cannexus, conference delegates will benefit by enhancing professional development, organizational productivity and client service effectiveness. Cannexus is supported by The Counselling Foundation of Canada and a broad network of supporting organizations. Learn more at https://cannexus.ca/ --

AMES and CERIC We are happy and pleased to announce that AMES and CERIC have renewed a partnership. CERIC has asked AMES to be supporting partner in the upcoming CANNEXUS20 Conference coming January 27-29, 2020 in Ottawa. CERIC is a charitable organization that advances education and research in career counselling and career development. In addition to hosting Cannexus, Canada’s largest bilingual career development conference, CERIC also:... - funds projects to develop innovative resources that build the knowledge and skills of diverse career professionals - publishes the country’s only peer-reviewed journal, Canadian Journal of Career Development - runs the CareerWise / OrientAction websites Please see CERIC website for more information. https://ceric.ca

AMES/OMSSA Zone 3 Conference 2019 Feedback We have collected all the Feedback responses from the AMES/OMSSA Zone 3 Conference in Hamilton this past May. Head over to our web page and check out the attachment with the feedback. Thanks again for your participation.... http://ames.ca/category/conference/

AMES and OMSSA are pleased to present: OMSSA EMPLOYMENT FORUM October 1-2, 2019 Holiday Inn International Airport Hotel, Toronto ... Registration Now Open! Registration is now open for OMSSA's 2019 Employment Forum, a two-day event hosted in partnership with the Association for Municipal Employment Services (AMES), focused on the professional development needs of employment professionals within Ontario's human services sector and beyond. Join us October 1-2 in Toronto for inspiring keynotes and valuable breakout sessions exploring: Enabling Staff to Navigate a New Employment System Modernizing Employment Practices Working with ODSP and Employment Ontario Effective Engagement with Clients Life Skills Coaching through Experiential Learning Supporting Long-Term Unemployed Clients with Complex Needs Effectively Engaging and Working with Youth Addressing Barriers for Urban Indigenous Communities, and more Full agenda coming soon. The forum will run from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm each day Register Today! See Link Below for more info and registration. https://www.omssa.com/2019-employment-forum.php