This document summarizes a youth employment program that aims to enhance opportunities through work experiences in a simulated company environment. The program values respect, diversity, communication, collaboration, innovation, motivation and being participant-driven. It seeks to motivate youth by providing leadership opportunities, autonomy, and feedback. Participants discover opportunities through networking, create action plans, and utilize technology to optimize experiences. The program connects partners to create sponsorship opportunities and work towards the common goal of youth employment. Participants gain skills and experience working in roles like administration, sales, marketing, HR, accounting, IT and design in a simulated virtual company environment over 30 hours per week for up to a year.

2. To enhance employment
opportunities for youth
by offering work
experiences through a
“learning by doing”
approach

3. Demonstrate
Respect
Embrace Enhance
Diversity Communication
VALUES
Promote Foster
Collaboration Innovation
Inspire
Motivation

4. Project Based
Participant
Progressive
Driven
BRAND
PERSONALITY
Community
Connected
Involved
Teamwork

5. Empowering and engaging youth
• Motivating through opportunities to lead, learn and overcome barriers
• Enable autonomy and pride in ownership through positive feedback and
constructive criticism
Bridging education and employment
• Discover hidden opportunities through social media, networking and
volunteering by creating individual action plans
• Optimizing vocational experience by utilizing leading edge technologies
Connecting partners with possibilities
• Building new relationships with academia, government and business to create
sponsorship opportunities
• Becoming a self sustaining social enterprise and working towards a common
goal-youth employment

6. A simulated virtual company
 Practice Firms do not exchange real goods or money
but develop and emulate all business procedures and
functions
 In this realistic environment participants gain positive
outcomes, key skills and experience.
 Participants have the opportunity to develop their
technical know-how and are exposed to various
currencies and languages
 20% of the Practice Firm program involves
job search activities including mock
interviews and workshops

7.  Committed to 30 hours/week
 Lead an active job search
 Monday-Friday 9:00-3:30pm

8.  Youth 18-30 years
 Reside in Huron or Perth County
 Have a clear employment goal
 Possess skills/education for desired position

9.  75 Waterloo St. S. Suite 202 Stratford
Practice makes perfect!

10.  CSR/Admin
 Sales/Marketing
 Human Resources
 Accounting Clerk
 IT Help Desk
 Web Design

11. Gain practical experience
Develop new skills
Earn a work reference
Get a job faster
1 year Oasis skills building membership
EXPERIENCE. EMPOWER. EMPLOY.