{"id":4788,"date":"2016-02-19T17:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T00:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amssa.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4788"},"modified":"2016-02-19T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T00:11:59","slug":"amssa-event-virtual-settlement-learning-exchange","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/amssa-event-virtual-settlement-learning-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"AMSSA Event: Virtual Settlement Learning Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMSSA presents the Virtual Settlement Learning Exchange: An Interactive Day of Exchanging Knowledge, Resources, and Tool with the Settlement Sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, February 24, 2016<br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Online<br \/>\n<strong>Event Time:<\/strong> 8:45 a.m. &#8211; 5:00 p.m. (PST) 7 Online Sessions<br \/>\n<strong>Each session is 45 minutes\u00a0(30 minute presentation, 15 minute Q&amp;A).<br \/>\n<\/strong>Participate in as many online sessions as you would like.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will be able to connect with community stakeholders involved in the settlement &amp; integration of immigrant and refugee populations. The intent of the virtual exchange is to provide training, increase knowledge &amp; awareness, and have the audience leave with tools &amp; resources on the topic area.<\/p>\n<p>These interactive sessions are targeted to front line staff (Settlement Workers, Career Facilitators, Community Connections Workers, LINC Instructors), Managers, Supervisors, and community stakeholders working with immigrants and refugees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**This Event is for AMSSA members, and Western Region IRCC-funded Settlement Providing Organizations Only.**<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Cost:<\/strong> $10.00 *Note: If you are from an IRCC-funded organization you may be eligible of a discounted price!<strong><br \/>\nRegistration is limited. To register please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:events@amssa.or\">events@amssa.org<\/a>\u00a0or 604-718-2780.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Virtual Settlement Learning Exchange will be an all-day online series of interactive sessions, with a variety of sector stakeholders engaging with the Western Region and B.C. Settlement Sector on the following 7 topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8:45 a.m. &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AMSSA Introduction &amp; Technical Testing with Participants\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease log on early to check your connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9:00 a.m. &#8211; 9:45 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program: How Do We Work Together for Better Settlement Outcomes? &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Brian Dyck,\u00a0Mennonite Central Committee Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:00 p.m. &#8211; 1:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Welcoming Young Syrian Children and Their Families &#8211;<\/strong> Tricia Doyle, CMAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:00 a.m. &#8211; 11:45 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Trades Employment Options for Women\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0Matthew Stevenson, BC Construction Association<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:00 a.m. &#8211; 10:45 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Settlement Services in Western Canada: Results from 29 Rural &amp; Small Centres\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Miu Chung Yan, University of British Columbia (UBC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:00 p.m. &#8211; 2:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Supportive Services for Immigrant Older Adults\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Dr. Sharon Koehn,\u00a0Simon Fraser University (SFU)<\/li>\n<li><strong>3:00 p.m. &#8211; 3:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Engaging Employers in the Integration of Newcomers\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Cathy Woodbeck, Thunder Bay Multicultural Association (TBMA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:00 p.m. &#8211; 4:45 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To Build Bridges, We Need Strong Foundations: Establishing Leadership Spaces for Immigrant and Refugee Youth\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Jorge Salazar, Fresh Voices Initiative &#8211; Vancouver Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMSSA presents the Virtual Settlement Learning Exchange: An Interactive Day of Exchanging Knowledge, Resources, and Tool with the Settlement Sector. <\/p>\n<div id=\"exceprt\"><a title=\"FULL STORY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/amssa-events\/amssa-event-virtual-settlement-learning-exchange\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-4788","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4788"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amssa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=4788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}