Leadership: “It’s in the doing!” Pride: “It’s achieving the desired outcome.”

2. What is Success? • Leadership: “It’s in the doing!” • Pride: “It’s achieving the desired outcome.”

3. Our Students • Bring classroom application to the work setting • The skills they learn leads to careers • Careers our world are counting on

4. JOBS Career Outlook Only 20% of all jobs are in professions professional technical unskilled trade 65% of all jobs are skilled occupations Only 15% are unskilled Source: Statistics Canada 2005

5. Who are these faces? Student members in your community representing the province of Ontario

6. What do students need to succeed? Academic skills Practical Job skills Employability skills

7. What are employabilityskills? • Communication • Team working • Leadership • Goal setting • Resource management • Using technology • Personal responsibility • Higher-order thinking

8. These essentials skillspromote Academic Success Self-Confidence Career Success Positive Attitudes

9. Organizations like ours… • Only business student organization in Canada run by students, for students • Non-profit organization whose main financial source is from our members’ dues • $35 per student ($20 Dues/$15 Regionals) • $30 Chapter fee (waived for new schools)

10. Collectively we represent • 160 000 students DECA members, internationally • 58 000 instructors • 15 265 chapters • 3 081 national business sponsors and partners • Canada, United States, Mexico, Germany, South • Korea, Puerto Rico and Guam

11. ….. in Ontario • 6 195 DECA members • 179 Chapter Advisors • 150 Chapters • 20 national business sponsors and partners

12. Partnerships in Ontario • Historica - Encounters with Canada • Humber The Business School • Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario • Mei Academy • Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services • Seneca College • Sheraton Centre • University of Guelph • University of Waterloo • Vector Marketing • Wrigley's Canada • Avery Dennison Limited • AYJ Global • Certified General Accountants of Ontario • Certified Management Accountants of Ontario • CIBC • DECA U • Dreams Take Flight • Evolution Foods, LLC • Georgian College - Canadian Automotive Institute

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14. Our Mission is to engage, educate, and empower students through experiential business learning in becoming leaders of their communities.

15. Mission Achieved Through • Leadership Programmes • Workplace Skills Assessment Programmes • Special Recognition Awards Programmes Our DECA activities and events areco-curricular enhancing students’ academic programmes

16. Our Purpose • To develop student leadership and community responsibility • To develop competence in business, technology, and interpersonal skills • To develop an understanding of the business environment • To develop organizational, people, and time management skills

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18. Workplace SkillsAssessment Program DECA students compete yearly in business-related events at the regional, provincial, and international levels. These events develop, measure, and recognize the leadership abilities, technical skills, and classroom training of students. • Information Processing • Networking • Administration • Multimedia Design • Communication Skills • Programming Languages • Accounting • Starting your Own Business • Developing Business Plans • Parliamentary Procedure

19. Membership • Ontario is divided into 9 regions ~ primarily by School Boards • Ontario has the fourth highest membership with over 6 100 members in the Secondary and 990 members in the Post-Secondary divisions

20. Membership Services • Special Recognition Awards • Business Partnerships • Internship Opportunities • Guest Speakers • Job Shadowing/Office Tours • Scholarships • Preparation for Future Careers

21. Community Partnerships • DECA Ontario’s official charity is Dreams Take Flight. Each year, we send critically ill kids to Disney Land. To date, we’ve raised over $18 000 for this worthwhile cause. • Sample activities include: • Relay for Life • Dance Fundraisers • Other volunteer programmes

22. DECA & You • Publicity • Internships • Promotional Marketing • Volunteer Opportunities

23. Annual Financials DECA Ontario Financial Budget Information Membership Dues /Regionals($35 per student): $ 210 000 (24%) Conference Income (fall, provincial and international conferences): $ 620 000 (70%) Business & Industry Contributions: $ 50 000 ( 6%) DECA Overall Budget: $880 000

24. Become aCorporate Sponsor Sponsorship levels to fit your company’s needs: Diamond Level $10 000 Platinum Level $ 7 500 Gold Level $ 5 000 Silver Level $ 2 500 Individual Scholarship: $1 000 Alumni or Friend of DECA $ 100

25. Calendar of SponsorshipEvents • September ~ Fall Leadership Conference • November ~ Nine Regional Qualifiers • December ~ Written Business Proposals Workshop • February ~ Provincials Competition and Leadership Conference • April/May ~ International Leadership Conference • July ~ Chapter Officer Leadership Training • August ~ Alumni Socials

26. Student Success • There are 13 million students in high school • Each one wants to be successful at work and in life • DECA Ontario is dedicated to helping each student reach that goal

28. Where to Reach Us • DECA Ontario • 100 Richmond Street West • Suite 341 • Toronto, Ontario • M5H 3K6 • 363-3322 • www.deca.ca

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