Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous People

Date(s):
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
8:45 AM–9:00 AM Pacific: Registration
9:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific: Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous People
Format:
Webinar
Status:
This seminar has been cancelled due to low registration.

Eligible for 3 CE Hour(s) of Ethical Learning

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This session is an interactive virtual workshop. Attendees will require a micophone (camera also recommended) to communicate with the presenter and other participants during disucssions.

Event Details


Cost

Engineers and Geoscientists BC Registrant Early Bird Price: $199.00 + GST = $208.95 until Nov 17, 2021

Engineers and Geoscientists BC Registrant Regular Price: $249.00 + GST = $261.45

Non-Registrant Price: $249.00 + GST = $261.45

Student Price: $124.50 + GST = $130.73

Contact

Allison Smith

Event Description


This training series provides an overview of best practices for recruiting and retaining Indigenous employees.

Event Presenter(s)


Rachelle Dallaire, BSW/MSW/RSW
Executive Director, Indigenous Perspectives Society 

About the Event


Workshop Outcomes

  • Develop an understanding of job postings that attract Indigenous people and screening in as opposed to screening out.
  • Understand the interview process and learn successful approaches.
  • Explore how to build capacity of Indigenous peoples at work Incorporating cultural reflections in the workplace.

Presenter

Rachelle Dallaire, BSW/MSW/RSW

Executive Director, Indigenous Perspectives Society

Rachelle is from the Montagnais people in lower Quebec. She brings more than 15 years of management and leadership experience to her work as Indigenous Perspectives Society’s Executive Director. Rachelle has extensive front line service experience that informs her leadership from her early work with at risk communities including women in the sex trade, corrections, and the homeless community. As an inter-generational trauma survivor, she brings a lot of passion to developing Indigenous Perspectives Society’s Reconciliation from an Indigenous Perspective training offerings, which include Cultural Perspectives Training, developed to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Calls to Action.