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Career and Education Fair for Veterans, CAF members and their Families

Marching towards your next chapter

Veterans Affairs Canada is hosting its first ever Career and Education Fair for Veterans and their Families!

Join us on May 4, 2019 at the Nova Scotia Community College, Ivany Campus.

It’s important for you to know your options, so we’ve created the Career and Education Fair to provide you with access to a variety of employment options, workshops and support to help with your transition into a new life after service.

The Fair will be a tradeshow style event featuring booths of potential employers, educational institutions, volunteer organizations and other VAC partners. There will also be a variety of workshops throughout the day explaining VAC services and programs as well as Veteran success stories.

All Exhibitors

Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence

Bank of Montreal

CAF Career Transition Group

Canada Border Services Agency

Canadian National Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

Cape Breton University

Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development

Halifax Regional Municipality

Coding for Veterans

Collège comunautaire du Nouveau Brunswick

Commissionaires

Correctional Services Canada

Canada Revenue Agency

Dalhousie University

Department of National Defense Civilian HR

Garda World Security

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada

Halifax Regional Police/ Integrated Emergency Services

Helmets to Hardhats

Holland College

Imperial

Irving Shipbuilding

Lockheed Martin

Medavie Blue Cross

Military Family Resource Centre

Mount Allison University

Mount Saint Vincent University

Nova Scotia Community College

Oulton College

Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur

Public Service Commission

Shaping Purpose

Shared Services Canada

Survival Systems Training

TD Bank Group

Veterans Affairs Canada

VETS Canada

Wounded Warriors

Yorkville University

Full list of exhibitors

Agenda

0900

Door open

0930

Workshops (30 min each):

  1. Career Transition through VAC Programs Career Transition through VAC Programs Workshop Details

    Career Transition through VAC Programs

    Learn everything you need to know about Veterans Affairs Canada’s Career Transition through VAC Programs. Presented by Agilec and Canadian Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Services (CVVRS).

    Agilec will explain their following services:

    • one-on-one career counselling
    • help with resume writing & interview preparation
    • job-searching and in some cases, job-placement
    • applying for VAC’s Education Training Benefit and creating your education plan

    CVVRS will describe the programs it provides to Veterans with a service-related injury or illness who have a barrier to re-establishment into the workforce. The presentation will outline the programs that are available to Veterans to help them identify the training or skills development they need to start a new career.

  2. My VAC Account My VAC Account Workshop Details

    My VAC Account

    Get to know My VAC Account – a key way to communicate with Veterans Affairs Canada directly! This easy to use multifunctional tool is a simple and secure way to do business online with Veterans Affairs Canada. A representative will provide an overview of My VAC Account and answer any questions you may have.

  3. Shaping Purpose Shaping Purpose Workshop Details

    Shaping Purpose

    Shaping Purpose offers a course that engages Veterans and their spouses to work together to identify their gifts, passions, and personal values as part of helping them define their new identity in life after service. Shaping Purpose will conduct a five-year study to assess the psychological outcomes of the Shaping Purpose program for transitioning Veterans and their domestic partner and develop an evidence-based construct and measurement tool for defining a successful transition from military service to civilian life.

1030

Coding for Veterans

Coding for Veterans Workshop Details

Coding for Veterans

Coding for Veterans assists Canadian veterans with their transition from military service into Canada’s Information and communications technology (ICT) sector, by providing them industry-specific and job-focused training and mentorship to help meet this demand.

1100

Workshops (30 min each):

  1. Career Transition through VAC Programs Career Transition through VAC Programs Workshop Details
  2. My VAC Account My VAC Account Workshop Details

1200

 Special presentation (45 mins) Workshop Details

Special presentation

The Centre of Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) provides entrepreneurs with the skills and resources to start successful businesses.

By attending this 45 minutes Start Smart workshop, you will:

  • Gain Knowledge Around Community Resources For Entrepreneurs
  • Discover A Simple Approach To Business Planning
  • Explore Financing Options
  • Learn More About CEED's Training Programs & Business Skills Workshops
  • Have The Opportunity To Ask Questions About Your Business Idea/Existing Business

Special presentation (45 mins)

Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development presents Start Smart - Want to start a business?

1330

Workshops (30 min each):

  1. Career Transition through VAC Programs Career Transition through VAC Programs Workshop Details
  2. My VAC Account My VAC Account Workshop Details
  3. Shaping Purpose Shaping Purpose Workshop Details

1500

Workshops (30 min each):

  1. Career Transition through VAC Programs Career Transition through VAC Programs Workshop Details
  2. My VAC Account My VAC Account Workshop Details

1600

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