Description

Many businesses in our community are facing workforce shortages. Yet, there remains a pool of talent that is often over-looked due to misconceptions, stigma, uncertainty and bias (conscious or not) and that?s the persons with disabilities talent pool.  

Join the newly expanded Canadian Partners in Workforce Innovation team and learn how their employer-focused inclusive recruitment, retention, training and consulting services makes it easy for businesses to increase workforce inclusion of people with disabilities.  CAN WiN services are complimentary thanks to the Government of Canada. 

This comprehensive 1.5-hour session focuses on the Four Pillars of Accessible Employment - what it takes for accessibility and inclusion to work and work well in organizations: Commitment. Readiness. Recruitment. Retention.
Throughout this interactive session, we will take a facilitated dive into each of the Four Pillars to identify inclusive workplace practices that help organizations to recruit and retain people with disabilities.  Learn to easily adapt various stages of recruitment and retention practices, to increase workforce inclusion of people with disabilities.

• Learn from subject matter experts and each other on how the Four Pillars can be used by businesses in real life settings
• Easy and practical solutions
• Helping businesses to meet provincial and federal employment related accessibility legislation requirements

Resources and tools will be shared to support organizations making a shift to a more inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Cost: Free 
Venue: Online Zoom Webinar
Registration: Sign up online, email us, or call 604-412-0100

About the Presenter:
Jamie Millar-Dixon, Inclusive Workforce Consultant- BC Partners in Workforce Innovation
Jamie is the Principal of MacLeod Silver HR Business Partners based in Vancouver, BC and an Inclusive Workforce Consultant with BC Partners in Workforce Innovation.  Now in it?s 8th year, BC WiN is a unique recruitment service that helps BC employers connect to the talent pool of people with disabilities/diverse abilities.  It?s set to expand in April of this year to Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. 
 
Jamie has an extensive Human Resources background of over 30 years, specializing in workforce diversity and inclusion, recruitment, training and HR start up.  Her experience spans multiple industries.  She has developed and delivered diversity training programs for both public and private sector employers. Recently, she co-authored Untapped Talent B2B Guide on Innovative Recruitment and Retention, a resource for employers on how to easily adapt each stage in the recruitment, onboarding and retention process to be able to hire more people with disabilities in their business.  Jamie is also involved in a project that is recommending recruitment and retention standards to Accessibility Standards Canada to support the new Accessible Canada Act.

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