How to manage the transition into the workplace. Readiness best practices. How many programs produce an abundance of enrolees, with few if any graduates. What can you do to turn this equation around.

1. Building Employee
Experiences and Awareness
of Future Endeavours
Thursday 9:15 - 10:15
Infonex Winnipeg 2008
Chris Hylton

2. AGENDA
1. Providing proper job training and
preparation for urban city employment
2. Issues and barriers that may arise:
employment and cultural awareness
3. How to teach your employees to be more
assertive
4. Improving employees' communication skills
Realities of working in big cities
5. Case study on internet learning for
Aboriginal communities
6. Mentoring programs
7. Examples of partnerships

3. About CG Hylton
Human Resource Consultants
– Salary grids
– Job description reviews
– Pay for performance systems
– Salary surveys
– Department workplans
Employee Benefit Brokers
– Benefit reviews, plan design, quotes

4. 1. Providing proper job training and
preparation for urban employment
Job duties
Skills required
Employee skills
Identify the gap
Train to overcome the gap
Fits in perfectly with new workers who are all
about themselves

5. Sask Nursing and Medicine
National Native Access Program to Nursing
NNAPN was established in 1985
Past funding: Medical Services Branch & Indian
and Inuit Health Careers Program - Saskatchewan
Branch
NNAPN had 196 students come through the spring
orientation program from 1986 to 1997

6. Now
Currently a support and retention service for the
Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS),
Post-RN, LPN, Second Degree Option Program, MN
Program and Medical students
Name change: Native Access Program to
Nursing/Medicine NAPNM
Current funding: First Nations Inuit Health Branch ,
SIAST Nursing Division and the U of S (College of
Nursing, College of Medicine) and SaskLearning –
Advanced Ed & Employment

7. Mission Statement
Success and Excellence for Aboriginal
Health Science Students
Goal: Recruit and retain Aboriginal students
in the Bachelor of Nursing Program & the
MD Program in the College of Medicine
Referrals to other programs

8. Long Term Vision:
Increasing the number of Aboriginal
Peoples in the healing careers
Working towards balanced, healthy,
Aboriginal communities

9. Promotion & Recruitment:
Career Fairs
Advertising
Super Saturdays
Science Camps
Presentations
Mailouts
Medical Student
Little Pine First Nation
2008 Graduate

10. Promotion & Recruitment:
Emphasize math and
science preparation at
high school
Aboriginal role models
help with recruitment
efforts in Aboriginal
communities
NAPN/M website
Tanny Yole-
Merasty
3rd Year NEPS
Class of 2009

11. Promotion & Recruitment:
Keep in touch with
graduates
Inquiries: SK Toll-free
line & e-mail
Community meetings
Profile students
Aboriginal Achievement Week
2007
Nursing students
Vanessa Aubichon,
Sasha Yole-Merasty, Nicole
Marshall, Vanessa Laflamme

12. Current Statistics: Nursing
There are 200+ Aboriginal students in Nursing (Regina,
Saskatoon, Prince Albert)
NEPS- Saskatoon and Regina sites, accepted 40+ self-identified
Aboriginal Nursing students in 2007
In 2007/08:
Saskatoon and Regina will have 57 equity seats – 29 and 28
respectively
Prince Albert has 40 seats
We have had over 70+ Aboriginal NEPS graduates the past two
years

13. Medicine
There are currently 14 Aboriginal students
studying in the MD Program:
Year One – 6 Year Two – 3
Year Three – 4 Year Four - 1
14 Aboriginal MD Graduates since 1993 and
3 Aboriginal grads prior to 1993
21 self-identified Aboriginal applicants this
year for 8 equity seats

14. Dentistry
3 Aboriginal seats reserved
There are 9 Aboriginal students currently
enrolled in the program -10% of the total
enrolment (111) in the College.
2003-2004: 1 admitted; 2004-05: 2 admitted;
2006-07: 4 admitted; 2007-08: 3 admitted
In the past two years twice as many
applications over the quota from Aboriginal
students

15. Health Science Stats – U of S
240 Aboriginal Nursing Education Program
of Saskatchewan students - 98 Saskatoon,
38 Regina, 104 Prince Albert
5 Aboriginal Masters students in Nursing
14 students in Medicine
9 in Dentistry
22 in Kinesiology
30 in Pharmacy and Nutrition
1 In Vet Med

16. Capacity Building Partners
Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan
(N.E.P.S.) – College of Nursing (U of S),
SIAST Nursing Division, First Nations
University of Saskatchewan
U of S - College of Medicine
U of S - Aboriginal Students’ Centre
U of S - College of Arts & Science
Saskatoon Health Region
Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre
SK Health Boards (SAHO)

17. Success!
Source: Val Arnault

18. 2. Issues and barriers that may arise:
employment and cultural awareness
What cultural issues do you think would
impact at work?

19. 3. How to teach your employees to
be more assertive
Is being assertive an issues with your
community members?

20. 4. Improving employees'
communication skills
What is the number one fear?
Dying? Being caught stealing? Going to the
dentist? In a car accident and having dirty
underwear?
NO
What is it? Don’t look

21. Public Speaking
Why? What is the big deal? You have ideas
jokes, stories, tell them!
Does anyone know what mind mapping is?

22. Mind mapping
Mind Mapping® invented and copyrighted by
Tony Buzan "a mind map consists of a
central word or concept, around the central
word you draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that
relate to that word. You then take each of
those child words and again draw the 5 to 10
main ideas that relate to each of those
words."

25. Tests
Assignments Exams
Marks
Forgetting
Attendance
Time Cost
Holidays
Heat /Light
Topic
Homework
Mind-Mapping

26. Sources Sources
Marks PROS CONS Marks
Time Time
Year-round
Cost Schooling Cost
Mind-Mapping

27. You have to do a presentation
Give me a topic for a talk - any idea?
What ideas relate to this topic?
Jot them down, draw circles around them in
groups

28. 5. Realities of working in big cities
What special challenges do cities pose for
workers?

29. 6. Case study on internet learning
for Aboriginal communities
In 1999, the Sunchild E-Learning Community was
established to develop and deliver high-quality
education aimed exclusively at the educational
needs of grades 9 to 12 Aboriginal students
in 12 First Nations communities across Canada.
The Sunchild E-Learning Community is a private,
non-profit, non-government funded and
incorporated school that provides First Nations
learners with access to a range of education
choices through an e-learning delivery service.

30. Sunchild E-Learning
The choices include: high school diploma courses;
basic adult upgrading programs; trades training;
industry training; and university courses.
It augments and supports conventional school
programs by offering Aboriginal students accessible,
responsive,
flexible, and culturally respectful curricula.
The school is an example of how First Nations are
exerting control over their educational futures by
embracing technology in order to meet specific
learning needs.

31. The Sunchild E-Learning Community consists of a
mix of live instruction and archived tutorials that offer
individual learners the opportunity to work in a structured
and interactive environment. At the same time, Sunchild
provides flexibility in the pace at which individuals
may learn, accommodating the varied responsibilities
of family and work.
• Students access the Sunchild E-Learning Community
from their desktop through an Internet connection
that links them to their on-line instructor.
• Students are provided with a blend of instructor supported
e-learning courses that incorporate audio,
video, whiteboard and chat capabilities (operating
over a common telephone line using compressed
software—WebCT and Elluminate Live).

32. Sunchild
Martin Sacher
Program Administrator
P.O. Box 1149
Rocky Mountain House AB
T4T 1A8
Tel: (403) 989-3476
Fax: (403) 989-3614
E-mail: sacher@sccyber.net

33. 7. Examples

34. Success Story #1
The Alexis First Nation # 133 is located on
the shores of Lac Ste. Anne, in Alberta. The
Band has other reserve lands in Whitecourt,
Cardinal River near Jasper National Park,
and Elk River Crossing in the foothills of
Jasper

35. Alexis Band Profile
There are approximately 1400 Alexis Band
Members, of which 800 members reside on
reserve # 133. There are 600 members
residing off reserve to pursue higher
education or employment
There is a high youth population between the
ages of 16 to 30, which comprises about 45%
of our population

36. Western Lakota
Drilling Program
Drilling Program

37. Nakoda Construction
Oil field construction business in operation for
2 years. The business is run somewhat like a
temp agency with 5 or 6 permanent
employees and approximately 30 to 40
temporary finding work in the oil field for
bands members.
The employee base is predominantly from
Tsuu T’ina or Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation

38. Day Rates
Foreman (with 4x4 & cell) $500
Supervisor On Site $40 / hour
Labour $35 / hour
Environment Impact Liaison (with 4x4 pick up / cell)
$300
Professional Fees $1,000
Meals, Incidentals, Travel $150
Subsistence $125

39. Nakoda
Co does not discriminate so will certainly hire
outside the band
Last year they made around $1.5 M and recently
received a grant for equipment from INAC
www.alexisnakotasioux.com

41. What is this?

42. Deeper Meaning
As we worked to finalize this project, we were
continually guided by the vision of one of our
elders, Mary Paul, who said in 1994 that it was
within the St. Eugene Mission that the
culture of the Kootenay Indian was taken
away, and it should be within that building
that it's returned.

43. St Eugene Mission
Near Cranbrook
Chief Sophie Pierre
Key is a partnership between a Hotel Chain,
Delta, and the Ktunaxa Nation who had the
location, valued heritage landmark, history
and cultural features

46. The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council has received
approval for $3 million in federal funding for the
redevelopment of the historic St. Eugene Mission,
which will be a major component of a new $40.8
million international four-season resort in the
Rockies.
Delta Hotels will build and operate a separate 125-
room hotel, casino and conference centre slated
to open in May 2002.

47. Guess what happened?
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48. Aboriginal Tourism
Is fast becoming one of the hottest
international trends.
Last year $474 million (not including casinos)
was spent on Aboriginal tourism
With casinos this number rises to 4.9 billion!!

49. Either directly or indirectly across Canada
Aboriginal tourism employs over 32,000
people
This is only the beginning!
Aboriginals possess 2 of tourisms greatest
assets, does anyone know what they are?

50. What can you do?
Who has a tourist attraction ready to accept
groups of 20 tourists 50 times a year?
Who wants to create jobs in this area?
Tell chris@hylton.ca
Maybe we can collaborate together on this

51. 8. Mentoring Definition
Mentoring: acting as mentor: the task of acting as a
mentor to somebody, especially a junior colleague, or
the system of appointing mentors
Mentor: Experienced adviser and supporter: somebody,
usually older and more experienced, who advises and
guides a younger, less experienced person
Trainer: a senior or experienced person in a company
or organization who gives guidance and training to
others

52. Question of the Day
What does an interactive mentoring program
look like to your community or organization?

53. Mentoring Concepts
Turning into positives
Create structure that is culturally relevant
– Opportunities that are a cultural match
– Job shadowing
– Job sharing

54. Job Shadowing
What is it?
Any examples?
Schools

55. Job Sharing
Higher percentage of single families
Cultural match!! Family first
Limited resources (i.e. daycare – or not open
when one starts work)

56. Job Sharing
Ensure real input into org. (make it part of
policies)
One week on, one week off , two on three on,
three on two on
Social sharing (shared daycare)
Use of technology
Computer links, office home
Good notes
Cultural Fit!!

57. Our offer to you
Please call if you have any HR, or workplace
issue that you are overwhelmed with
We can help you
We also are pleased to do Free Workshops for
your organization (some limits apply) Let us
know what your needs are and we will make
it happen!
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58. CG Hylton - Services
HR Consulting Benefits, Pensions,
Job Descriptions EAP
Salary Grids Strategic Planning
Wellness at Work Drug and Alcohol
programs
Staff Morale
Dept re-orgs
Training and
Workshops Leadership
compensation
Tel 403 264 5288
chris@hylton.ca
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59. Encouraging Collaboration
CG Hylton Inc would like to thank you
for the opportunity to meet with you
today
Questions?
chris@hylton.ca
tel 800 449-5866