National Youth Employment Innovation Awards Contest

The purpose of the National Youth Employment Innovation Awards Contest is to recognize and share transferable, innovative programs, projects and practices that lead to youth employment and career development success. This year's contest theme is Employer Engagement.

Applicants must be a Canadian community based organization, or have one as an active partner.

The grand prize is a 3-day registration package for this year's 27th annual Futures Conference including free registration, accommodation, meals and up to $1000 travel subsidy. The Futures Conference is Canada's largest annual professional development opportunity for professionals working with young people seeking employment. The conference is a three-day event, attracting over 375 delegates from youth employment counselling centres, colleges, the private and public sectors, as well as other community-based organizations. To find out more about the Futures Conference, please visit www.firstwork.org/futures. Futures 2015 will run from October 6th-8th at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, Ontario.

Winners in every category will be publicized widely and awarded with framed certificates.

Completing this contest entry could take from 10-30 minutes, depending on how much detail you enter. Please note that no changes can be made after submitting your entry.

The contest deadline is Friday, September 11, 2015 at 11:59pm EST.

Questions about the contest can be forwarded to First Work at futures@firstwork.org.

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