Nation Building – Keys to Success for the Next Decade

In the next ten years, Aboriginal communities across Canada will be focusing their efforts more and more on strategies to support Nation Building. If we are going to succeed, these efforts must focus on achieving two critical goals. One – creating a professional, effective Aboriginal public service to support governments and provide necessary services to community members. And, two – building a cadre of competent business leaders to take the reins of economic development and participate in the economic engine of the country.
The most significant challenge that we now face is the lack of competent, trained Aboriginal financial and management professionals – people that can form the nucleus of our government’s public service – people that can take advantage of the increasing opportunities for wealth creation and private sector partnerships – people that can lead the corporations and industries that will fuel our economy. It is these people that will be the foundation of Nation Building.
What strategies can we employ to fill this need? How can we recruit, educate and retain a professional workforce to support our government and our economy? What skills and competencies are required? How can we attract our youth into the management and finance professions? What changes need to be made? The answers to these questions and more will be the focus of AFOA’s 11th National Conference.

The 2011 conference will be held February 15 to 17 at the Westin Hotel located at 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver.
The hotel telephone number is 604-682-3377.

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