ASEP-NB Inc.: People, Land and Opportunities
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) initiative is helping improve employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples by providing valuable skills development, on-the-job work experience and long-term employment opportunities in the New Brunswick forestry industry.
Over the next ten years, it is expected that 25 to 30 per cent of technicians and foresters will be retiring. At the same time enrolment in forestry post-secondary institutions is down by as much as 50 per cent. Aboriginal people are now in a position to increase their involvement in the forestry industry to fill those gaps.
The ASEP- NB Inc. : People, Land and Opportunities is offering a training-to-employment program that prepares Aboriginal people for successful careers in forestry and provides skills upgrading to individuals who already have experience related to the industry. Screening and job shadowing is also on hand to match candidates with meaningful employment opportunities.
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 ASEP-NB Inc.: People, Land and Opportunities, in collaboration with regional partners, will:
- Provide skills upgrading for 200 Aboriginal people in the forestry industry; and
- Create 100 long-term forestry-related jobs.
Partners in this initiative include the First Nations Human Resources Development Corp., Mawiw Tribal Council, New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council, North Shore Micmac District Tribal Council, St. John River Valley Tribal Council, New Brunswick Forest Products Association, Natural Resources Canada, and the Province of New Brunswick (Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat).
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