Aboriginal Workforce Development NB Inc.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) program is helping improve employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples by providing valuable skills development, on-the-job work experience and long-term employment opportunities for work in the energy and natural resource sectors in New Brunswick.
The ASEP program 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. ASEP meets 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.
In 2007, the Government of Canada invested an additional $105 million in the ASEP program. Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2009 is committed to enhancing the availability of training by investing an additional $100 million over three years in the ASEP program.
The Government of Canada is contributing approximately $2.47 million to the project through ASEP funding provided in Budget 2007. At least 150 Aboriginal people will participate in a total of 500 interventions ranging from academic upgrading to trades training/journeyman status. At least 50 Aboriginal people will be employed in permanent, long-term jobs in the energy and natural resources sectors.
Partners in this project include the Government of New Brunswick, Irving Oil, NB Power Corporation, the Construction Association of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Community College, Armour Transportation Systems, New Brunswick’s 15 First Nations communities, and the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council.
For more information on this project, send us an E-mail using our online form.
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