Career Boot Camp 2015: Preliminary Program – Vancouver, British Columbia

Tools for Success

Unless indicated otherwise, all sessions are in English.

Event Objective: To develop and hone the tools, techniques and skills you need to best perform at your current level, to pursue your professional goals and ultimately to succeed in your career, whatever your aspirations.

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (PST)

REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND EXHIBITS

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. (PST)

WELCOMING REMARKS

Lauren Lau, Master of Ceremonies

Lesleigh Stanley, Master of Ceremonies

Objective: To present a general overview of the day's objective and to help you better identify the tools you need to succeed in your career.

8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. (PST)

OPENING ADDRESS: PUBLIC SERVANT IDENTITY – EN ROUTE TO 2020 (Speaker via videoconference)

Nicolino Frate, Assistant Director, Canada Revenue Agency

Objectives: To present the Federal Youth Network pillars of career success, making linkages to Blueprint 2020, and to provide you with the fundamentals of a practical toolkit.

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (PST)

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (CHOICE OF ONE WORKSHOP)

A1. Leadership Tools – Leading at All Levels (Speaker via videoconference – English with simultaneous interpretation)

Objective: To develop or refine the skills you need to be an effective leader in all areas of the workplace, regardless of your level, and thereby succeed in your career.

A2. Communication Tools – Providing Effective Briefings

Objectives: To build or strengthen your ability to convey your message succinctly, persuasively and with impact; to highlight the differences between oral and written briefings; and to generally enhance your communication skills.

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (PST)

PANEL: TOOLS FOR SUCCESS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN YOUR CAREER (Speaker via videoconference – bilingual with simultaneous interpretation)

John Dolimount, A/Regional Director General, Canada Border Services Agency

Jodi LeBlanc, Advisor, Values and Ethics, Veterans Affairs Canada and Outreach and Engagement Advisor, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Stephen MacKenzie, Manager, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Province of Nova Scotia

Objective: To highlight the importance of mobilizing and mastering different sets of skills over the course of your career.

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (PST)

HEALTH BREAK AND EXHIBITS

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (PST)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: BE THE LEADER OF YOUR CAREER (Bilingual with simultaneous interpretation)

Objective: To demonstrate the value and importance of taking charge of your career and to convey the importance of actively participating in your personal career development.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (PST)

NETWORKING LUNCH AND EXHIBITS (Lunch is not provided)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (PST)

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (CHOICE OF ONE WORKSHOP)

B1. Tools for Working in a Virtual World (Speaker via videoconference – English with simultaneous interpretation)

Christopher Allison, Senior Program Coordinator, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Objectives: To understand the functions and utilities of virtual collaboration platforms and the ways they can provide leverage for you and your team.

B2. Career Tools – Applying for Government of Canada Opportunities

Ravinder Rakhra, Regional Director, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Objective: To deepen your understanding of the steps involved in a government staffing process and to develop the skills you need to successfully apply for a new position.

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (PST)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: PUSHING YOUR CAREER FORWARD (Speaker via video – bilingual)

Janice Charette, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

Objectives: To foster a better understanding of how you can influence your growth and development at all levels of your career.

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. (PST)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TOOLS FOR WORK/LIFE INTEGRATION

Asleigh Weeden, Community Engagement and Communications, Grey County Connected County Initiative

Objectives: To emphasize the importance of finding skills and tools that enable you to integrate your professional and personal lives in a way that ensures balance, allows you to meet both personal and professional needs and enables you to achieve greater overall success.

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (PST)

HEALTH BREAK AND EXHIBITS

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (PST)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE ART OF SPEAKING FOR SUCCESS

Objectives: To communicate how to improve your public speaking skills and their importance in engaging and inspiring your audience from peers to senior executives.

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PST)

CLOSING REMARKS

Daphne Meredith, Deputy Minister, Western Economic Diversification Canada

Objective: To highlight the importance of collaboration by demonstrating how forming networks, partnerships and lasting relationships can influence careers; to encourage you to continue to invest in yourself and reflect on the wide range of tools for success that can be mobilized to enhance your strengths.