APPENDIX F


Women's Employment Strategy
Plan of Action
1983-84

Part A - National Headquarters

No.

Activity

Responsibility
     
1.

Targets will be set for the number of female trainee

Director General
starts in non-traditional occupations under the National Institutional Training Program. Training Branch
     
2.

Targets will be set for the number of women to be trained in

Director General
non-traditional occupations under the WINTO Element of the Industrial Training Program. Training Branch
     
3. Cards will be produced for use within the CECs to advise Director General
women of the special programs, training courses, and services Employment
available to them. Services Branch
     
4. Outreach projects designed specifically for women will Director
continue to be given priority for funding. Special Client Need
     
5. The employment needs of women will be reflected in all Director General
parts of the planning and development of the program to Employment
revitalize the Employment Service, particularly in the Services Branch
prototypical CECs through: - the provision of adequate training for counselling staff on the employment needs of women and - the establishment of some dedicated counselling units for women.
     
6. OCAD will produce a videotape and discussion guide Director
for use in further training of CEC staff in the cultural Occupational and
differences in CEC clientele. Attention will be paid to the Career Analysis
particular employment needs of female members of these ethnic minorities. and Development
     
7. OCAD will solicit papers on the vocational counselling Director
of women for presentation at the annual consultation on Occupational and
vocational counselling. Career Analysis
  and Development
     
8. The Native Employment Division, in consultation with the Director General
Women's Employment Division, will develop guidelines for Youth & Native
use by field staff and native women's organizations on the Employment Branch
  respective roles of the Regional Women's Employment Coordinators and the Regional Native Women's Employment Coordinators in responding to the employment needs of native women.
     
9. The participation of young women in skill training and Director General
non-traditional areas of employment will be encouraged by Youth & Native
  including in national brochures, articles, pamphlets or Employment
  counselling material provided for and offered through CECs on Campus, CECs for Students, and Specialized Youth Units, special mention of young women/students and text to alert and encourage young women/students to enter non-traditional areas of employment.


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