Donna Cona - Supporting the Community
As an Aboriginal company, Donna Cona is always seeking talented Aboriginal men and women to fill a variety of technical and business roles. Our interest in Aboriginal learning programs is both self-interest and community-spirited.Our philosophy is guided by our commitment to the community at large and providing opportunities to Aboriginal people through education, mentoring, training and employment initiatives.
TeKnoWave
Recently, Donna Cona has had a consultancy role with Willis College of Business and Technology in Ottawa. Willis is Ottawa's foremost business training institute, and the college has been serving the community for more than one hundred years. Mr. Bernard's role as the leading National Corporate Champion for TeknoWave's Initiative has been to advise Willis on aspects of "academic requirements and meeting business needs" for Aboriginal training.
TeKnoWave is a specially designed learning program which offers a variety of industry-pertinent computing courses to the Aboriginal community. TeKnoWave is the only proposed national training program in Canada with affiliation to/and university credited.
Aboriginal Scholarship Fund, Trent University
Donna Cona contributed $30,000 to establish a renewable scholarship fund for Aboriginal students enrolled in Trent University's Computer Studies program. Donna Cona's October 2005 contribution was matched by equivalent funds under the Ontario Government's Access to Opportunities Program. The endowment provides a minimum $2,000 annually to fund one scholarship per year.
The Aboriginal Inclusion Network
The Aboriginal Inclusion Network - a national strategy designed around a suite of web-based tools that extends the reach of employers into the untapped Aboriginal talent pool.
These practical tools were designed to connect employers and Aboriginal Employment Centres for accelerated hiring, retention and promotion of Aboriginal talent.
Donna Cona is a proud sponsor and member of the Aboriginal Inclusion Network.
Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada (AHRDCC)
Mr. John Bernard, President, Donna Cona - AHRDCC Champion.
The Council's Champions are nationally recognized leaders from Aboriginal communities, from the upper tiers of government, and from the highest ranks of pivotal Canadian industries. These men and women are equally compelled by the Council's mission to improve Aboriginal peoples' participation in the Canadian economy.
Champions are indispensable guides to the Council's progress. Meeting once a year to explore threshold issues and collaborate in defining Council strategies, the Champions offer the perspicuity, the foresight, and the tempered judgement one can expect from some of the nation's forefront figures. Indeed, very seldom do important leaders from the Aboriginal, the public, and private sectors sit down with one another to discuss the necessary steps to creating a new era of Aboriginal Inclusion.
The Champions also serve promoting the Council and its initiatives to their peers in government, industry, and among Aboriginal organizations.