68 METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 A B o RIGI n A l sKI lls A n D eM ploy M ent tRAI n I n G s t RA te G y ASE t S A GR ee M ent The MNO pr ovides a range of culturally appr opriate pr ograms and ser vices that include car eer counselling employment r eadiness training wage subsidies appr enticeship support and mobility assistance in nine r egions thr oughout the pr ovince In this way the MNO helps Metis acquir e the skills they need for successful in car eers while making a contribution to a vibrant and pr osper ous pr ovince A skilled Metis workfor ce will also help ad dr ess the gr owing skills shortage and bolster opportunities for Metis in emer ging industries Recent notable achievements A Mar ch br eak camp was held in Mattawa Ontario to bring together high school students with Infnite Reach postsecondar y r ole models to identify pathways to education and employment The MNO hir ed employment developers in Dr yden North Bay and T immins and plans to hir e in Hamil ton These positions will focus on linking training to meaningful employ ment opportunities The MNO has r eviewed updated and fnalized an ASETS operations manual The MNO r eceived 20683 thr ough Canada Summer Jobs to hir e Metis students in Sault Ste Marie Midland North Bay and W elland and leveraged ASETS youth pr ogram dollars to enhance the staf f com pliment This funding allowed MNO to deliver a Metis cultural summer student pr ogram in several loca tions acr oss Ontario and actively participate in displaying cultural activities during the Annual General Assembly AGA An inter branch collaboration training session was held near Barrie Ontario to facilitate connectivity between MNO branches and impr ove ser vice deliver y to Metis people T wo youth think tank sessions wer e held These allowed youth to explor e and addr ess barriers to employ ment and pr ovide r ecommendations on engaging youth A series of youth and client success stories wer e captur ed on video to be utilized for highlighting achieve ments p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder Human r esour ces Skills d evelopment c anada H r S dc Gover nment of c anada n umber of s taf f 20 s taf f located in f ort f rances d ryden Hamilton Kingston Midland n orth Bay o ttawa Sault Ste Marie Sudbury t hunder Bay t immins and t or onto e ligible Clientele Self identifed Metis in Ontario who ar e unemployed or under employed t ar get Market Potential employers industry sectors and education and training stakeholders The padd les cr eated by veterans and yout h wer e pr esented to t he mno v eterans Council at t he 2012 mno a G a left to right mno v eterans Council p r esident Joseph p aquet te s enator and v eteran r ene Gravel le and MNO Postsecondary Of fcer b enny m ichaud