Registration is still open for the 28^th Annual Futures conference! This year’s conference will be held on Tuesday, October 4^th to Thursday, October 6^th, 2016 at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, ON. Reserve your spot now for Canada’s largest annual professional development opportunity for those who work with youth seeking employment.
 
Pull out your platform shoes, bell bottoms, and big gold chains because this year’s theme night will be Disco! More details will be coming soon on what to expect from this exciting night.
 
Our fantastic members receive $100 off of the three-day conference package fee. For more information on how to become a member of our network and take advantage of the discount, please click here.
 
“The facilitates, food, service and information was amazing! It truly was like being on a holiday with excellent workshops/learning opportunities.”- Futures 2015 delegate
 
First Work offers many discounts to agencies who wants to attend the Futures conference. If a member agency invites other organizations, we can give those agencies the same registration discount that our members receive. For non-member agencies, getting this discount is as easy as choosing the ‘Agency Invited by a Member’ status and entering the name of the First Work member agency who extended the invitation when registering online for the conference.
 
 
About The Futures Conference
 
The Futures conference is a three-day event, attracting over 375 delegates from 100 youth employment counseling centres, colleges, the private and public sectors, as well as other community-based organizations. Through facilitated networking sessions, fun social events, and a schedule that allows teams to spend time together, you and your staff will leave the conference a stronger, more knowledgeable and connected team. For more information on the conference, and to register, please visit www.firstwork.org/futures
 
Futures 2016: Request for Workshop Proposals
 
We are looking for workshops that are based in the following learning streams:

• Intake, Assessment & Counselling
• Job Development & Employer Relations
• Organizational Development & Human Resources
• Personal Wellness
• Employer Engagement
• Understanding and Using Technology
• Employment Ontario
• National Youth Employment Issues
• Government Relations & Policy
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Literacy & Basic Skills (LBS)

If you have expertise in any of these topics, please kindly fill out the online submission form. Additional information regarding the Futures RFP Guidelines is also available online.
 
For more information about the Futures conference, and to see pictures and presentations from last year’s conference, please visit our website.

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