Technology Drives Indigenous Engagement

Technology Drives Indigenous Engagement

Features of economic inclusion and engagement network will drive hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages and salaries to Indigenous peoples enrolled in ILO program! 

The online Indigenous Liaison Program and connectivity offered by Its Time for Change will provide economic opportunities for remote communities that otherwise would not be available to them.

Indigenous economic and social inclusion is a national, regional, and local priority! 

Non -Indigenous business members, Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial and Territorial governments as well as Municipal leaders of the ITFC economic inclusion and engagement platform are seeking the assistance of Indigenous community-based liaison officers who can provide valuable insights on a broad range of issues.

The Its Time For Change economic inclusion network is a holistic solution to building Indigenous economic capacity in Canada through collaborations, partnerships, and the sharing of information. The network speaks to the emerging need of Canada’s business community to engage both Indigenous communities and Indigenous-owned businesses in a new era of economic growth and development.

Our multi-functional platform engages Canada’s Indigenous peoples, communities, and businesses creating an environment for success. Promoting, advocating, and supporting collaborations, partnerships and knowledge build capacity.  Providing “job opportunities” to Indigenous people that could range from between two hours to two weeks to two years in a “work from home” environment will bolster local economies while providing a real solution to the business community who need advice and insight but are not ready to commit to full-time employment.

Indigenous economic inclusion needs to be the “new reality” is the topic of conversation in communities, conferences, and organizations across the country, so let’s make it a reality!

Take action!

The ITFC in platform facilitates short to long-term engagements from companies, government, organizations and pushes those opportunities back to our registered Indigenous Liaison Officers within the region the request is coming from. We can match the specific needs of companies regardless of their location with subject matter experts in over 75 different categories in over 700 different communities!

With a mandatory allocation of revenues from Seven generation membership option, the ITFC economic inclusion and engagement network will drive hundreds of thousands of dollars in engagement agreements across the country.

ITFC is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs.  If you require accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact rae@itstimeforchange.ca  to make your needs known in advance.

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Holistic Approach to Economic Capacity Building

 

Wholistic or holistic-the struggle!

We are often asked what development approach to our inclusion and engagement network we embraced. Often, we used the words wholistic and holistic interchangeably!
But we were wrong! The correct term to describe our approach to economic capacity building is in fact “holistic”. When did the preverbal light go off? Like many of you, I suspect, when challenged to use a word in its proper context, go to the dictionary!

The word holistic is connected to holism, which focuses on the total entity and the interdependence of the diverse parts of this totality.

Such is the case when we speak about the economy. Its interdependence of the diverse sum of all its parts! This is truer in an Indigenous community than any other I have seen. 

The economic platform must start with jobs, job creation and the impact sustainable employment has on a family and community. Income is, as we have stated many times, in our opinion is the single most important social determinant of health. Healthy families create healthy communities. 

So, there are some facts worthy of repeating: Indigenous youth is the fastest-growing demographic in Canada. In fact, a recent study shows that by 2027 we will have close to 1 million indigenous youth! This is an incredible opportunity! Here’s another interesting fact. In Ontario alone, there is a labour shortage of 250,000 people! 

So, here’s the deal- ITFC has made it possible for companies, especially construction companies, associations, the resource industry, or anyone else for that matter to post a job and we will push it out to communities and become your HR specialist! Beyond your membership fee, we won’t charge you a dime! Job opportunities do not have to be “on reserve” believe it or not we have heard that from companies before!

Procurement –

So very important and on so many levels! Some companies are very familiar with Indigenous procurement practices and they don’t want to tell anyone! Seriously there are those who have benefited from restrictive policies and practices that have been forced upon Indigenous communities for decades! Things like – rapid response time on funding envelopes force communities to get the “three mandatory” quotes in order to proceed with a project within a specific time frame. Policies whereby an independent “authority” gets to decide whether or not a community has the capacity to fulfil the scope of work expected on a procurement opportunity within their community or traditional territory!
The ITFC economic inclusion network recognizes all types of Indigenous procurement and connects buyers and sellers in a hassle-free environment.

 If the federal government lies up to its commitment to ensuring that 5% of government spending includes Indigenous communities, their people, and businesses, procurement platforms like ITFC will be a critical part of the strategic economic growth plan of all Canadian companies.

These are two critically important features of the ITFC inclusion network, to learn more book a spot here and select your topic of interest and discover the real holistic capacity-building efforts of the ITFC economic inclusion network.

Article originally posted on: Holistic Approach to Economic Capacity Building

Seriously - ItsTimeForChange

 

When I read an article that annoys me, I usually just shake my head and move forward.  Today however I cannot without comment. It is unfortunate that the article that has upset me is from a source that I usually have great respect for, the Conference Board of Canada.

Yesterday I received my regular email and notification from the Conference Board of Canada. I glanced through all the headlines and seen the following;

STEM education must be reformed to engage Indigenous Youth!

Just under the headline and a generalized reference to a statistic that says jobs requiring expertise in STEM is growing at an astonishing rate, the author goes on to say:

“yet Indigenous youth remain underrepresented in skilled well-paid STEM jobs!

Where have you been?

Using the new and emerging acronym, (STEM), is just another way of speaking about education, using the acronym does not make it a more or less glorious subject!

So, for the record Indigenous people, teachers, leaders, chiefs both locally, provincially, and nationally have been calling for increased funding for Indigenous education and schools for decades.  

So instead of stating the obvious let’s talk about a solution, lets contact our local MP’s and show support for increased funding for education, for schools, for curriculum development for engagement!

Article originally posted on: http://blog.itstimeforchange.ca/seriously/