Rotary Career Symposium

SHOW GUIDE DISCOVER YOUR OPTIONS

NEW!

JOB BOARD

CAREER CAFE NEW!

Opening Doors

CAREER CHATS

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185+ exhibitor booths

Manitoba Career Prospects

+ 30+ speaker sessions

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Monday, May 2 - 6pm - 8pm | Tuesday May 3 - 9am - 3pm | Wednesday, May 4 - 9am - 3pm

Message from the Rotary Career Symposium (RCS) Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors Constant and accelerating change challenge future generations. New career opportunities take flight every day reaching new heights in technology and innovation. We must educate and enable ourselves to promote the importance of education leading to industry needs. We must encourage students to be thought leaders, through the creation, improvement and disruption of current technologies and processes. This will be where the jobs of today and tomorrow will exist. As parents, counsellors or teachers guiding today’s youth or job seekers, you know firsthand how fast our world is moving for the leaders of today and tomorrow. We can only help to prepare them for the challenges they will face in finding ways to successfully move forward. All those who work to create the RCS appreciate your efforts and want to assist you and your children, students or clients as they seek out information to make informed career decisions. The goal of our Symposium is to provide opportunities to explore and discover career opportunities, through experiential activities and quality information from exhibitors with relevant knowledge. Each year there are new additions to the RCS to improve the experience for our guests and this one is no exception as we introduce: •Creation of a special evening that encourages parents and students to explore the possibilities together through Manitoba Career Prospects and a keynote address from Jayson Dzikowicz, Performance Coach and President of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni Association, Entrepreneur •Google cardboard will provide an inside look into virtual reality technology •Career Chats will add 20 career speakers in fast and informative sessions •Job Boards allows students and job seekers alike to apply for current employment opportunities The Rotary Clubs of Winnipeg, in partnership with the Manitoba School Counselors’ Association and through support from The Province of Manitoba present the Rotary Career Symposium (RCS) as a service to assist Manitoba youth with decisions ahead of them. We strive to complement schools’ career development initiatives by providing students with opportunities to gather information used in career and educational planning. The Symposium is a venue where students can visit displays, attend speaker sessions and meet business and education leaders to learn more about career and education opportunities. Attendees should also bring resumes as there will be job counselors and exhibitors looking for employees. They may even be able to find their first job! Remember to check back to our website often as it will have up-to-date information on our exhibitors and speakers www.careersymposium.ca. We hope your experience at the RCS will be extraordinary! We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium! Lucy Vogrig 2016 Co-Chair

Rae-Lynn Rempel 2016 Co-Chair

SHOW GUIDE

Ask Questions and Get Involved! Questions to ask Post-Secondary Institutions What are some important differences between university and college? What type of students succeed at your institution? What are some key reasons to recommend the school? What are your entrance requirements? What is an average class size? What kinds of things do past students like most about attending your institution? What opportunities are available for scholarships or financial aid? What services are offered to first-year students?

Questions to ask at the Career Booths What are some of the career options available with your company/ business? What training/ education is required to work for your company? What is the salary range? Do you hire people with a high-school education? What do you look for in a person when you are hiring? What are the future demands for employment in this field? Why do you like working for this company? What suggestions do you have for a high-school student when it comes to choosing a career path?

Questions to ask at the Speaker Sessions What is the nature of the work? Typical duties? Independence? Routine tasks? Likes? Dislikes? Is there a need for ongoing study/ training? Do you receive training/ upgrading as part of your job? What advice would you offer to a person wanting to enter the field? What is the salary range for an entry-level position? An individual employed for 10 years? A senior management position? How might I acquire some quality experience to assist with entering the field? What are the employment opportunities in Manitoba? If you could start over again, what might you do differently?

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SPEAKER SESSIONS

•During the two-day Symposium, there are over 30 speaker sessions highlighting various careers. •Each session features a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute Q&A. •Speaker Sessions provide firsthand accounts of “A Day in the Life” of selected careers. They describe a typical day its challenges, opportunities and how the speaker found the industry. •Arrive 5 minutes prior to session start time.

MONDAY, MAY 2 - 6:30PM - 3RD FLOOR Jayson Dzikowicz Jayson Dzikowicz is living proof that anything is possible if you set your mind to it. The first-time speaker at the Rotary Career Symposium hopes his story will inspire young people to work towards their dreams, never letting anything get in the way. Join Dzikowicz, a performance coach and president of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni Association, for an “Up Close and Personal” on Monday, May 2, 2016 (6:30pm), Third Floor, RBC Convention Centre. TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 2ND FLOOR 10:30am - 11:30am Career Social Media David Bell & Christian Lunny Social Worker Dr. Alexander Sawatsky Architecture Tyler Loewen & KC McCormick Artist Jenifer Papararo Photography Sean Parenteau Gaming Corey King

11:30am - 12:30pm Room Number 2E 2F 2G Millennium Pan Am Presentation Theatre

12:30pm - 1:30pm Speaker Winnipeg Police Service Cory Schoenberger Chef Norm Pastorin Author Dennis Maione Owner of Skam Skate Gavin Barrett Medical Lab Tricia Van Denakker Virtual Reality Developer John Luxford

Room Number 2E 2F 2G Millennium Pan Am Presentation Theatre

Career Aerospace Engineer Dario Schor Makeup Artist/ Hairstylist Brenda Magalas Occupational Therapist & Physiotherapist Sherie Gray & Emily Ewert Actor Elena Anciro Media Toby Artificial Intelligence Dr. Israel Mendez

Room Number 2E 2F 2G Millennium Pan Am Presentation Theatre

Activities to Help You Discover Your Options Manitoba Career Prospects MAY 2 - 6:00PM - 8:00PM - 3RD FLOOR Parents & Students Join Us! The lifelong process of career development begins early. You can help your son or daughter along the path to a successful career at any age by checking out some of the diverse and rewarding careers available in Manitoba. Talk with any of the Career Experts from the Sector Councils on Monday, May 2 from 6:00-8:00pm. Manitoba Career Prospects will have representatives to help you find out more about their industry. •Manitoba Print Industry Association •Manitoba Aerospace Human Resource Council •Manitoba Tourism Education Council •Arts and Cultural Industries Association •Manitoba Customer Contact Association •Manitoba Construction Sector Council •Information and Technologies Association of Manitoba •Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association Today’s students will have multiple careers over the span of their working years. To be successful, they will need to understand new technologies and social and organizational systems. Learning in school becomes more effective and relevant if students can see where their education might lead in the future. Although career awareness and planning activities occur in Manitoba schools, research shows students are more successful if parents and schools work together. Your kids need you.

“Remember, along any journey there are always unexpected turns, pit stops and even a few speeding tickets! You can use these stories from your own life as an opportunity to have your son or daughter think about their own plans.” - Canada Career Information Partnership 3 Ways to Help Your Child with Their Career Path Explore Explore the many career opportunities available to your child. Talk to them about what they’re interested in and what fields they’d like to get more information about. Connect Be connected with all relevant parties, including your child and their school counsellor or teacher. Engage Get engaged in the process. Speak to a wide variety of industry experts from Manitoba’s leading and emerging industry sectors.

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Career Chats TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 10:00AM - 2:00PM - 2ND FLOOR You ask the questions; they give the answers. Join industry professionals for 15 minute round table chit chats about their careers. This initiative will help students get the answers they are looking for. Students can chat one on one, or in a group to find out what’s new and exciting in a variety of career settings in the Civil Service. Real people! Real questions! Real answers!

Job Board - Booth 423 MONDAY, MAY 2 - 6:00PM - 8:00PM - 3RD FLOOR TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM - 3RD FLOOR Students can access the Jobs for Now profile board with real need-to-be-filled part-time and full-time jobs in Winnipeg; and a Jobs for Future profile board with career jobs from local and global employers to stimulate post-secondary educational choices. Career coaches from Youth Employment Services will be on hand to counsel students about preparing job applications and approaching booths at the Career Symposium to practice the art of networking. Check it out! A job may be waiting for you!

Google Cardboard - At Career Discovery on the 3rd Floor Interested in Technology? Think about a career in the Technology sector while you experience virtual reality in a simple, fun, and hands-on way with our Google Cardboard station in Career Discovery at RCS. Cardboard is Google’s do-it-yourself gateway into virtual reality, letting you strap your phone into a cardboard shell (with a couple of lenses) and immerse yourself in 3D worlds. Excited to try it? Download these suggested Apps, Google Cardboard, Rollercoaster VR and Jurassic VR, on your own phone before you arrive at RCS, so you’re ready to jump into the world of virtual reality. Visit new places, play immersive games, fly through space and more!

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Career Discovery - Experience Careers in Modern Manufacturing TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM - 3RD FLOOR Visit the Career Discovery activity centre and learn more about exciting careers in modern manufacturing in Manitoba. With hands-on activities, each activity station will simulate a step in the manufacturing cycle. Students will begin with design, moving then to experience and learning about the many steps of the build process, and what it takes to complete a project in the final assembly stage of the building process. Career Discovery showcases a variety of workplace technologies and high demand careers available in the modern world of manufacturing; all while having the opportunity to talk with industry professionals.

WARNING! Engineering is Fun - Engineering Innovation Challenge TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY MAY 4 - 11:30AM - 12:30PM - 3RD FLOOR The Engineering Innovation Challenge invites you to design, build and test models to win great prizes! Past challenges have had students building catapults to launch marshmallows, towers to support large amounts of weight, a structure to protect a dropped egg and more! Sign up before 11:00am at the Information Booth (612) located on the 3rd floor of the Convention Centre on May 3 & 4. The Challenge runs from 11:30AM - 12:30PM. Look for the hanging sign on the south side of the 3rd floor.

Career Caf é MONDAY, MAY 2 - 6:00PM - 8:00PM TUESDAY, MAY 3 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM - 3RD FLOOR You are invited to the Career Caf é to get involved in an interactive personal career experience! Journey through fun career choices as you explore and learn about: •Resumé Writing Tips •Interview Skills

•Job Search Techniques •Labour Market Information

•Employment Services that are available to assist you

Employment services experts will be available to guide you on your career path, help you develop skills and connect to services to empower you as you discover your career passion at #RCS2016! Use your Career Caf é passports as you travel from station to station. Answer a skill testing question at our Maxim Trucking sponsored Career Games wheel at the end of your journey at the Career Caf é, and enter to win a great prize! Don’t miss the Career Caf é adventure located on the 3rd floor - look for the hanging sign.

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EXHIBITOR & BOOTH LOCATIONS Arts & Culture Friends of Dalnavert Museum Inc.

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Panache Management

207

Business & Finance Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba

608

La Capitale Financial Security

202

Education (Post Secondary)

Workers of Tomorrow Safety Centre

Red River College - Hospitality & Tourism Management - Culinary Arts, Professional Baking & Patisserie

504

Red River College - Indigenous Education/ACCESS Programs

505

Red River College Indigenous Student Support & Community Relations

301

Employment Services Training Manitoba Career Prospects

203

Manitoba Metis Federation Metis Employment & Training

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532

Success Skills Centre

206

Red River College - Manufacturing Trades

636

The Institute for Performance and Learning

208

Red River College - Nursing

534

Engineering & Architecture

Red River College - Stevenson Campus

600

200

633

Certified Technicians & Technologists MB. Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba

223

Assiniboine Community College

626

Aveda Institute and Academy

107

Booth University College

435

Red River College Transportation Technology

Brandon University

607

Robertson College

211

Briercrest College and Seminary

429

Campus Manitoba

401

Sair Training and Employment Placement Services

721

Canadian Mennonite University

431

Steinbach Bible College

CDI College

122

CPA Manitoba

119

Herzing College

Law & Government Canada Border Services Agency

708

425

Canadian Armed Forces Army Reserve

621

Tec-Voc High School (Photography)

222

CFRC Prairies and the North

236

The Dance College of Manitoba

235

The King’s University

232

336

230

Justice, Community Safety, Corrections Branch

La Salle College

717

The Salon Professional Academy

722

MB Government - Civil Service Commission

335

Lakehead University Undergraduate Recruitment

225

Université Saint-Boniface

609

Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

334

University College of the North

623

Lethbridge College

233

333

428

426

MB Government - MB4Youth - Manitoba Children and Youth Opportunities

Louis Riel Arts & Technology Centre (ATC)

University of British Columbia Aboriginal Programs & Services

Northwest Law Enforcement Academy

314

Manitoba Emergency Services College

305

University of Lethbridge

407

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

302

University of Manitoba

507

University of North Dakota

613

University of Regina

408

Manitoba Association of Medical Radiation Technology

214

United Transportation Driver Training

209

WRHA Cardiac Sciences Program

105

University of Winnipeg

307

Science & Health

413

Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation

121

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada

707

Health Sciences Centre Volunteer Services

706

Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Sciences

720

Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals

614

WRHA French Language Services

118

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology

629

Manitoba’s Office of Rural & Nothern Health

227

Manitoba School Counsellors Association

724

MC College

123

Metalworks Institute of Sounds & Music Production

719

VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts)

Millar College of the Bible

120

Wellington College of Remedial Massage Therapies Inc.

205

Minot State University

124

Western Academy Broadcasting College

615

MOSMA | Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts

106

Education & Social Services

Mount Royal University

433

Career Cruising

103

Nipawin Bible College

212

Epic Opportunities

201

Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

412

Providence University College

204

116

MAHE (MB Association of Home Economists)

Red River College - Accounting & Computer Education

502

MB Government Apprenticeship Manitoba

332

Red River College - Business

533

MB Government - Industry Services

330

Red River College - Campus Living

536

MB Government - Jobs & The Economy

406

Red River College - Civil Engineering Technology

602

MB Government - Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care

400

Red River College - Community Services

506

Red River College - Construction Trades

630

MB Government - Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning

Red River College - Diagnostic Medical Sonogrophy - Ultrasound

535

Red River College - Education

604

Red River College Electrical Engineering Technology

500

Medical

Service Industry CAA Manitoba

321

Federated Co-operatives Ltd.

723

Job Board/Virtual Mascot

423

Manitoba Customer Contact Association

415

402

The Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba

422

MB Government - Manitoba Student Aid

403

Skills, Trades, Manufacturing & Transportation

MB Government - Science, Innovation and Business Technology

404

Build Together, Women of the Building Trades

234

MB Government - Training and Employment Services

331

Freightliner Manitoba Ltd.

304

myBlueprint

414

Manitoba Trucking Association

229

Manitoba Water & Wastewater Association

226

New Flyer Industries

315

PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

421

The Manitoba Real Estate Association

213

Red River College Enrolment Services/Continuing Education

606

700

Red River College Greenspace Horticulture

Operating Engineers Training Institute of MB Inc.

603

The Manitoba Teachers Society

215

Volunteer Manitoba

436

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Exhibitors Lounge

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Career Café

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Engineering Innovation Challenge May 3 & 4, 9am - 3pm

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Truck Bays

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Career Discovery

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Skills, Trades, Manufacturing & Transportation

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Education & Social Services

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TEACHER’S GUIDE

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Event Details Pre-registered/Pre-paid students: $2 Tickets at the Door: $3 Monday, May 2, 2016 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday, May 3 & Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 9:00am - 3:00pm Attending the RCS – From Arrival to Departure 1. Registration Booth If you haven’t already received them in the mail, teachers can pick up wristbands for your school or purchase entrance tickets on the 2nd floor of the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (375 York Ave. Entrance) when you arrive. All pre-registered schools will receive their wristbands in the week prior to the symposium. Teachers must pick-up their badges at the registration booth. 2. Lunch There is no need for the students to leave the premises for lunch or food items. A designated lunch area for students to bring a bagged lunch or to purchase reasonably priced food will be located on the 3rd floor. 3. Assist & Supervise Your Students Please remain available and visible for your students. It is suggested that students should meet their counsellors or teachers to ensure that all students are receiving the maximum benefit from the speaker sessions and visits to the booths. Choose and inform your students of a specific time and place to meet.

Meeting Places Main floor Symposium Lunch area & 2nd floor North Concourse Special Instructions School buses should unload and load in the loading zone directly in front of the York Avenue entrance. Rotary Career Symposium wristbands are required for all controlled access points. All pre-registered schools will receive their student wristbands in the week prior to the Symposium. Teacher badges will not be pre-distributed. Teachers are required to check in at the registration booth to confirm arrival of their students and verify the number of counsellors/teachers on-site as supervisors. Please remember that at least one teacher/counsellor must attend for every 30 students. Please remember to keep checking the website for updated exhibitor and speaker information. Floor plans are available at careersymposium.ca.

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Hands-On Challenges at RCS Career Discovery TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY 4 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM - 3RD FLOOR Visit the Career Discovery activity center and learn about the world of manufacturers & exporters! With hands-on activities, each activity station will simulate a step in the manufacturing cycle. Students will begin with design, and then to learn about the many steps of the build process and what it takes to complete a project in the final assembly phase. Career Discovery showcases a variety of workplace technologies and high demand careers available in the modern world of manufacturing; all while having the opportunity to talk with industry professionals. Attendees also have the opportunity to talk with industry professionals.

NEW! Career Chats TUESDAY, MAY 3 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 10:00AM - 2:00PM - 2ND FLOOR You ask the questions; they give the answers. Join Civil Service professionals for round table chit chats about their careers. This initiative will help students get the answers they are looking for. Students can chat one on one, or in a group to find out what’s new and exciting in a variety of career settings. Real people! Real questions! Real answers!

Interested in Technology? Think about a career in the Technology sector while you experience virtual reality in a simple, fun, and hands-on way with our Google Cardboard station in Career Discovery at #RCS2016. Cardboard is Google’s do-it-yourself gateway into virtual reality, letting you strap your phone into a cardboard shell (with a couple of lenses) and immerse yourself in 3D worlds. Excited to try it? Download these suggested Apps, Google Cardboard, Rollercoaster VR and Jurassic VR, on your own phone before you arrive at RCS, so you’re ready to jump into the world of virtual reality. Visit new places, play immersive games, fly through space and more!

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The Rotary Career Symposium would like to thank all of our sponsors Career Discovery Sponsor

Engineering Innovation Challenge Sponsors APEGM

Job Board Sponsors

Manitoba Career Prospects Coffee Sponsors RBC Convention Centre Vickar Chev Olds Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall

Exhibitors Lounge Sponsors

Exhibitors Reception Sponsors

Gourmet Coffee

Volunteers (and Information Booth) Sponsor

St. Norbert Hotel

Signage Sponsor Thomas Design Builders

Online Resources •www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/cardev/gr9_found/blms/index.html •www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/cardev/gr10_found/blms/index.html •www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/cardev/gr11_found/blms/index.html •www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/cardev/gr12_found/blms/index.html

Youth Opportunities www.youthcanada.ca

Financial Aid and Awards •www.studentaid.gov.mb.ca •www.canlearn.ca •www.scholarshipscanada.com •www.studentawards.com

Starting your Own Small Business Services www.canadabusiness.ca

Aboriginal Scholarships and Bursaries www.ammsa.com/ammsabursary.html Indigenous Education, Canada’s Future www.inspire.ca Occupational Information Sites Alliance of Manitoba Sector Councils www.amsc.mb.ca Apprenticeship Opportunities www.gov.mb.ca/tce/apprent/index.html Skills Canada www.skillscanada.com Skills Manitoba www.skillsmanitoba.ca

Aboriginal Youth Mean Business www.aymb.ca

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs www.manitobachiefs.com Manitoba First Nations School Net www.mfns.ca Aboriginal Human Resources Development Council of Canada www.aboriginalhr.ca •www.mb4youth.ca •www.manitoba.ca/careerdevelopment •www.manitoba.ca/developpementdecarriere Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development •www.cahrd.org •www.gov.mb.ca/opportunities Job-seeking Sites • www.youth.gc.ca • www.workingincanada.gc.ca • www.jobbank.ca • www.mb.workinfront.ca • www.winnipeg.ca

Other Career Related Sites National Education Association of Disabled Students www.neads.ca Volunteer Opportunities •www.volunteer.ca •www.myvop.ca

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