Title: Okanagan Training and Development Council
1Okanagan Training and Development Council
Westbank First Nation
Okanagan Indian Band
Upper Similkameen Indian Band
Lower Similkameen Indian Band
Penticton Indian Band
Osoyoos Indian Band
2Okanagan Training and Development Council
3The OTDC Service Areas consist of six Okanagan
Indian Bands who sit on the council
- Okanagan Indian Band
- Westbank First Nation
- Penticton Indian Band
- Osoyoos Indian Band
- Upper Similkameen Indian Band
- Lower Similkameen Indian Band
4The Service area also includes other on and off
reserve organizations
- Okanagan Nation Alliance
- Kelowna Vernon Friendship Centers
- The EnOwkin Center
- Round Lake Treatment Centre
- The Lower Columbia All First Nations
5The mandate of the Council
O T D C
The mandate of the Council is to encourage
self-sufficiency and address locally defined
needs and priorities of aboriginal communities
through employment, training programs and
services.
6OTDC Area
- OTDC is part of the Okanagan/Ktunaxa Aboriginal
Management Society (O/KAMS) which covers the
Okanagan, Similkameen, West Kootenay and the East
Kootenay. - This Society manages the Aboriginal Human
Resources Development Agreement (AHRDA). The East
Kootenay is managed by the Ktunaxa Kinbasket
Aboriginal Training Council (KKATC).
7A Turning Point
- The delivery of employment programs did not
always meet the needs of aboriginal clients.
- The formation of the OTDC represented a turning
point in the way that employment programs were
delivered to First Nations.
8History
- 1991 Pathways to Success
- 1996 National Frameworks/
- Regional Bilateral Agreements
- 1999 Aboriginal Human Resources Development
Strategy - 2004 Renewed Aboriginal Labour Market Strategy
9History
- The responsibility for delivery of Employment
Programs and Services were handed over to the
First Nations. - The Regional Bilateral Agreement (RBA)
fundamentally changed the way programs would be
delivered.
10Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement
In April 1999 a new five year agreement was
signed and AHRDA was created.
Essential Skills Training - EAS Training
Coordinators
11Formation of the OTDC
- The OTDC was formed to deliver these programs.
- The OTDC has seven board members that serve the
areas of the Okanagan, the West Kootenay, and the
Similkameen.
12BCAHRD
- OTDC is part of a provincial strategy that
includes BCAHRDS, the Northern and Remote
Alliance and the First Nations Employment Strategy
13AHRDA II
In April 1999 a new five year agreement was
signed and AHRDA was created.
- With a 5 year AHRDA II agreement to 2009 its
business usual. - The principles have remained basically the same.
All First Nations (status and non-status) both
on and off reserve will be served by this
agreement regardless of there place of Origin
14OTDC Organizational Chart
15Programs and Services
- To meet the many needs of its clients the OTDC
has developed programs and services
Skills Link Training Penticton
L- Joseph Raphael R - Stephanie Squakin
16Classroom to Job Site
- Course Seat Purchase Program,To purchase
institutional training from a public or a
registered private institution on behalf of
clients. - To recommend training which will promote
self-sufficiency and integration of clients into
appropriate employment as well as meet labour
market needs.
- Workplace Training Program To assist employers
to upgrade the skills of current full-time,
current part-time or seasonal employees to meet
current or future skill needs. This primarily
involves the purchase of training.
17Programs for People
Lower Similkameen students participating In Swift
Water training
First Nations Employment Services, Vernon, London
Drugs Employment Initiative
- Youth/Student Development ProgramTo assist youth
students in preparing for their future entry
into the labour market - Job Development Wage SubsidyTo assist
individuals facing barriers of long term
unemployment by providing training and/or work
experience.
18Employment Services and Assistance
- Employment Services ProgramProviding assistance
to employers community organizations to assist
them in being able to provide specialized
training opportunities, major impact proposals
program delivery activities.
19Assistance to Communities
T. Elkink teaching Nsylxcen with the children and
Sarah Peterson Ntamtqen Snmalmayatn Band
School. (Lower Similkameen Indian Band )
- Delivery Assistance ProgramProviding assistance
to employers communities who provide
specialized training opportunities, major impact
proposals program delivery activities
20Disability Program
- To provide assistance a person with a disability
utilizing any of the OTDC programs.
- There are growing numbers of disabled clients
wishing to access employment training programs - Currently we are lobbying for more funds to
accommodate these clients
21Human Resource Investment Fund(Employment
Insurance Benefits Support Measures)
Spirit Ridge Nk Mip ResortOsoyoos Indian Band
- An initiative to assist individuals to prepare
for, obtain and maintain self-employment. This
could involve work experience projects, the
purchase of training, wage subsidies for
employers and/or assistance in launching a
business.
22Support Measures
- To assist organizations in the provision of
employment services to individuals, and/or to
encourage partnerships to support employers,
employees and/or employer associations
communities to deal with local human resource
requirements
Penticton Indian Band Trades Training 2004
23Unique Program Delivery
- OTDC has modified programs based on previous HRSD
programs but adjusted to better suit local needs.
NkMip Heritage Centre staff in Osoyoos
- Each area provides programs to meet the needs
of its clients.
24Low Cost Administration
- Less money is spent on administration by OTDC
- Less money on administration than anywhere else
in British Columbia, perhaps, in Canada
- Less money on administration means more money for
programs
25Projects that Meet a Community Need
Osoyoos Multimedia Training Multimedia projects
involving, 3D studio max-animation, video
editing, music creation, video effect and more
Osoyoos Indian Band Multi media and computer
graphics technician, Frank is still working with
the band and developing great production,
filming, and has recently develop a design for
OIBDCs promotion items.
26Programs and Services - Geared to the Area!
Osoyoos
View of Hedley Mascot Mine after construction
showing descending stairs
Helicopter view of Hedley Mascot Mine before
upgrading
- We believe that a story is to be told of mining
history that goes back thousands of yearsand
that we are providing a stage that will take your
breathe away." Chief Rick Holmes, Upper
Similkameen Indian Band - -
27W.R. Bennett Bridge
- Employment opportunities for Westbank on the new
William R. Bennett Bridge construction
Shawn George completed the Iron works program and
is presently working on the W.R.B. Bridge
28Lower Similkameen
- We had a crew cutting and delivering wood to
those who needed, elders who couldnt go out got
to visit. This year was one of our most
successful and smooth sailing seasons for
involving community members
29A Success Story is Measured by Success
- First Nations Employment Center Vernon Dealing
with the FNES provided a safe and culturally
appropriate environment for me to work from and
with. I was treated with dignity and not as a
number. Wendy Chanin - Upper Similkameen -The Band is very community
minded and employs both native and non-native
people within the various operations that come
under their control. The Band employs
approximately thirty-five people on a full time
basis, and employees exceed one hundred during
the peak summer season.
30Success in Terms of Individual Achievements
- Lower Similkameen During my 10 months on OTDC I
have learned an enormous amount in regards to the
political aspect of the governmental system and
how it affects the dealings of the First Nations
people. In learning throughout the year, it has
helped me understand the issues that First
Nations have faced in the past and have yet to
face in the future and the importance of working
together. This program has enabled me to enhance
my practical and knowledge in the area of
Administration K.V.Terbasket Public Admin
student
31Training for the future
- Okanagan Indian Band Employment Training
Department - One of the participants in the OUC 10 month
welding program, have taken their training 1 step
further and has completed the 24 week, BCIT Iron
Working Program. It is expected that he will
continue to pursue his welding apprenticeship and
employment as an Iron Worker.
- Dear Floyd I am now done my course. I finished
2nd and received a free ironworker belt from the
union when I signed up.
32Ongoing Training
- The Kelowna Friendship Society- Hope Lemp was
interested in working in health care and
initiated a 4-week work placement on her own at
one of the senior homes and because she felt this
was for her is now enrolled in Resident Care Aide
at OUC. Sponsored by OTDC. - Lower Columbia All First Nations -I am writing to
you to thank you very much for all of the support
and encouragement you have given me over the past
4 years. On May 20, 2005 I finished my 4th year
of school for my electrician apprenticeship. I
finished with 94 for the year. I also wrote my
inter-provincial exam and was very happy with
finishing all of my apprenticeship with a 92 on
inter-provincial. There is no way that I could
have gone through my schooling without your
financial support and I thank you once again.
Julie Claire Hamilton Electrician
33OTDC Continues
To encourage self-sufficiency and address locally
defined needs and priorities of aboriginal
communities through employment and training
services.
The OTDC continues to expand and grow as the
staff in the communities develop more expertise
in the delivery of programs and services.
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a
common vision. The ability to direct individual
accomplishments toward organizational objectives.
It is the fuel that allows common people to
obtain uncommon results. Andrew Carnegie