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Exploring alternatives to full-time work, developing skills for home-based businesses,
small business readiness, finding your survival skills.
In-Depth Workshop Schedule
Session 1: Exploring Your Skills from All Areas of Your Life
What are Your Interests, Values and Abilities?
- Identify what you value and want at this age and stage of your life
- Interests – What You Like/Dislike
- Personality – What Makes You Unique
- Values – What’s Important To You
Skills Identification
- Knowledge, Skills And Abilities – What You’re Good At
- Assembling a Skills Inventory
- Highlighting simple ways to test suitability and explore options
- Information interviews
- Volunteering
- Training
- BarterWorks
Session 2: Exploring Alternatives to Full-Time Work
Approaching Work Options
- The new work equation (full-time, part-time, self-employment, contract, volunteer)
- Same career different work environment?
- Beginning a new career
- "Stop-gap" or temporary work
Translating Skills & Interests into Action
- How to Match Your Skills to What You Want
- Job Search Resource Centre
- Job Café
- Apprenticeships
- Retraining
Session 3: Developing Skills for a Home-Based Business
| Do I work for myself? | Tips for small business readiness |
| What’s your idea? | Narrowing down the options |
| The Business Plan: | Translating the idea into a skills-based business (WRAP program, related programs) |
| Going to "Market": | Joining a network of other small businesses (BarterWorks) |
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