Its all about CHOICES!
MANDATE
Is to help improve the employment opportunities
of First Nations people in the TCV communities and enable them to fully participate in the Canadian Economy.
VISION STATEMENT
TCETSA envisions stable, healthy and self sufficient communities empowered through meaningful employment.
TCETSA
SERVICE AREA
The 2013-2014 fiscal year was the fourth year of the current five-year ASETS agreement with the Feder-al Government (Service Canada) to prepare First Nations workers for employment; we continue to demonstrate the vision of the TCETSA T.R.E.A.T.Y. Model of collaboration, coordination, and innovation.
As we work towards the fifth year of the ASETS agreement from April 1st, 2015 to March 31, 2016, we need to reflect on the successes and best practices achieved in the past three years. We have consist-ently reached our achievement targets in our Strategic Business Plan in both the employment and train-ing programs as well as the day care operations in our Nations.
For more than 14 years, TCETSA has been the trusted and influential voice in workforce development of the six Alberta First Nations in the Tribal Chiefs’ Ventures tribal council: Beaver Lake First Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, Frog Lake First Nation, Heart Lake First Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation and Whitefish Lake First Nation (Goodfish Lake). TCETSA represents and promotes the employment and training interests of the members of these communities.
We commend and thank the hard work of the HR Directors and day care workers, the Northeast Alberta Apprenticeship Initiative (NEAAI) pro-gram staff, and the staff of the Walk with Us program for non-trades clients. We gratefully acknowledge our Tribal Council’s Chiefs and the TCETSA Board, for without their leadership and support, our pro-grams would not succeed.
The innovation and collaboration highlights of the 2013-2014 fiscal year include: the T.R.E.A.T.Y. Model for integrated services delivery, the NEAAI program for supporting trades clients, the Walk with Us pro-gram for supporting successful placements of non-trades clients, and the Job Fair held in partnership with three ASETS agreement holders, which saw over 800 people attending and opening employment doors for the general population as well.
Through all of these initiatives, partnerships have been created the partnerships that have been created with all communities in our service catchment area, not just among our First Nations. We work with the four Metis Settlements in our region: Buffalo Lake, Kikino, Elizabeth, and Fishing Lake Settlements.
We work with industry to promote job placements of ready, willing and able clients. We work with local businesses and towns to provide workers to support their economic success. Our efforts with the prov-ince’s Ministries have resulted in elimination of potential duplication of services through collaboration, coordination, and creating solutions to any employment barriers we discover along the way.
These barriers include the difficulties in obtaining job placements for clients. This is the most frustrating and discouraging part of our work. Companies struggle with the various jurisdictions their projects must operate in and this leads to significant challenges with securing meaningful, sustainable employment.
In closing, TCETSA will continue to be “solutionaries,” seeking long term change vs. quick fixes. Thank you for your interest in our work and most importantly many thanks to the Staff, Technicians and Day-care Directors that work hard in making this happen.
Judy Nest
TCETSA Board Chair
The Initiative was created by TCETSA as the next stage of improving the Aboriginal workforce development program that started in 2009 with the highly successful pilot project called the T.R.E.A.T.Y. Model for Integrated Services Delivery. This pilot project was co-funded by both the federal and provincial governments and resulted in a lowering of social assistance rates from 78% to 24% in one of the participating communities. The model has since been adopted by the federal government in their Income Assistance Reform program.
About Us
Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training Services Association
Beaver Lake First Nation
White Fish Lake First Nation
Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training Services Association
Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training Services Association (TCETSA) is an Aboriginal Skills, Employment & Training Strategy Holder funded by Human Resources & Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The agreement is designed to improve employment opportunities of Aboriginal people and enable them to fully participate in the Canadian economy based on mutual trust and respect.
Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training is the administrative head office for the Human Resources Departments as well as the Daycare Centres in its member First Nations.
Sub-Agreement Holders
Its all about
CHOICES!
TRIBAL CHIEFS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES ASSOCIATION ~ TCETSA
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