Balanced Employment Initiative

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The Balanced Employment Initiative supports employment in Port Hope by providing training, resources, and guidance for job-seekers, employees and employers. This initiative will help increase the number of skilled employees and will also educate employers on how to increase fair employment opportunities for new and existing employees.

Recent research has identified that skilled workers are particularly in demand in the manufacturing sector and the hospitality and service industries. The Frontline and Manufacturing pathways offer courses to better prepare workers for available jobs.

Employers need to know how to attract, nurture and retain skilled workers. The employer pathway offers a selection of learning modules designed to guide employers towards leading a more robust and resilient workforce.

These three pathways are designed to support a more robust employment environment in Port Hope.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Ontario.

The Government of Ontario and its agencies are in no way bound by the recommendations contained in this document.

Frontline Pathway

  1. Watton VR
  2. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  3.  Customer Service *∆
  4.  Essential Career Skills ∆
  5. Indigenous Peoples of Canada ∆
  6. Lambton College 10 part mini series Exploring Diversity & Equity *

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Manufacturing Pathway

  1. Watton VR
  2. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  3. Construction Ontario or SkillPlan platform access – (variety of courses for trades or construction that will be assigned after conversation with individual)
  4. Essential Career Skills ∆
  5. Indigenous Peoples of Canada ∆
  6. Key Technologies & Emerging Alternatives (18-27hrs) *∆

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Employer Pathway

  1. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  2. Business Development, Strategic Planning *
  3. Customer Service *∆
  4. Labour market Info 101 *
  5. Lambton College 10 part mini series Exploring Diversity & Equity *
  6. Mental Wellness *∆

+ More!

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Frontline Pathway

  1. Watton VR
  2. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  3.  Customer Service *∆
  4.  Essential Career Skills ∆
  5. Health Safety & Employment Standards *
  6. Indigenous Peoples of Canada ∆
  7. Lambton College 9 part mini series Exploring Diversity & Equity *
  8. Mental Wellness *∆
  9. North Star Digital Literary ∆
  10. Personality Dimensions
  11. Soft Skills for Work *∆
  12. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) *
  13.  Worker Health & Safety Awareness in 4 steps (45-60min)
  14.  Choose one of the following Options:
    • Office Administration Skills for Success ∆
    • Culinary Arts ∆
    • Numeracy at Work: Working with Money (Cashier) ∆
    • Health Science ∆
    • Accounting ∆

Manufacturing Pathway

  1. Watton VR
  2. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  3. Construction Ontario or SkillPlan platform access – (variety of courses for trades or construction that will be assigned after conversation with individual)
  4. Essential Career Skills ∆
  5. Health Safety & Employment Standards *
  6. Indigenous Peoples of Canada ∆
  7. Key Technologies & Emerging Alternatives (18-27hrs) *∆
  8. Lambton College 9 part mini series Exploring Diversity & Equity *
  9. Mental Wellness *∆
  10. North Star Digital Literary ∆
  11. Personality Dimensions
  12. Soft Skills for Work *∆
  13. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) *
  14. Worker Health & Safety Awareness in 4 steps

Employer Pathway

  1. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) *
  2. Business Development, Strategic Planning *
  3. Customer Service *∆
  4. Labour market Info 101 *
  5. Lambton College 10 part mini series Exploring Diversity & Equity *
  6. Mental Wellness *∆
  7. Soft Skills for Work *∆
  8. Succession Planning *
  9. Supervisor health and safety awareness in five steps *

Complete the options marked with green asterisks (*) to receive a certificate of completion for the pathway you choose.

If you would like more information about the courses before selecting a pathway please request a meeting and we will send you descriptions of the courses.

There will be a two part registration after completing our intake on this webpage. You will receive a consent form asking you which courses you would like and then you will receive a phone call depending on the courses you choose to walk through another registration form for one of the specific providers.

Options marked with a triangle (∆) require a phone call for registration.

Don’t see the course options that are relevant to you or you are an employer that wants to have access to training options for more of your staff please request a meeting to discuss what you are looking for.
Request a Meeting

Intake Form

Do you have an account with LinkedIn Learning?(Required)
Do you have an account with Lambton College?(Required)
Do you have a current certificate in AODA?(Required)
Do you have a current certificate in WHMIS?
Confirmation(Required)
By clicking yes you agree to participate in the training laid out in this initiative and will be contacted by a Contact North staff to complete a more extensive registration consent form which is needed to register you in the different courses.
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About Contact North | Contact Nord

Contact North | Contact Nord can help you or your employees find online training. This means your employees don’t need to move or travel to complete training. This includes programs and courses that can lead to diplomas, certificates and micro-credentials from Ontario colleges, universities and Indigenous institutes, and vetted training providers.

A non-profit organization, Contact North | Contact Nord staff offer free support virtually and in person to help with the registration process and will provide information about financial aid. They also provide support in learning to study online, and they help people learn to use the technology needed for online learning. This is a service funded by the Government of Ontario.