Wood Buffalo Partners in Aboriginal Training: Aboriginal Mine Works
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) initiative is helping to improve employment opportunities for Aboriginal people throughout Alberta by providing employability skills and occupational training in preparation for long-term employment in the oil sands industry.
Over the next decade production in the oil sands industry is expected to increase by approximately 75 per cent resulting in more than 6,000 new positions. As Alberta's workforce is growing older, there will be significant shortages of skilled labour and a need for a new generation of workers in the oil sands industry.
The Wood Buffalo Partners in Aboriginal Training: Aboriginal Mine Works acts as a bridge between Aboriginal people in Alberta, the service providers and full-time employment in the industry. A five phase program is offered to prepare individuals for work. Elements of the program include pre-training, academic upgrading and occupational work experience.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) initiative is helping to shape Canada's workforce by directly matching skills development to economic opportunities.
Officially launched in 2003 as an $85-million five-year labour market initiative, ASEP is designed to maximize training and job opportunities in major economic development projects across Canada and provide lasting benefits for Aboriginal communities, families and individuals. It does this by meeting employers' needs and labour market demands for skilled workers in a cross-section of large-scale industrial sectors that include forestry, mining, oil and gas, construction and hydroelectric development.
Between 2004 and 2008, the Wood Buffalo Partners in Aboriginal Training: Aboriginal Mine Works, in collaboration with regional partners, will:
- provide training and employment for a minimum of 104 First Nation and Métis people.
Partners in this initiative include the Athabasca Tribal Council, the Métis Nation of Alberta, Exxon Mobile, Syncrude, Suncor, Long Lake Project, ALPAC, Albian Sands, Petro-Canada, Canadian Natural Ressources Limited, Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited (JACOS), ATCO Group, Conoco, Deer Creek, Enbridge, Encana and the Government of Alberta (Human Resources and Employment).
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