The Fort-à-la-Corne Employment Development Partnership project
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 in the Saskatchewan construction industry. The Government of Canada is contributing $7.5 million towards this project through the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program.
Over two years, the Fort-à-la-Corne Employment Development Partnership project will offer job readiness and skills training to Aboriginal people in northeast Saskatchewan. Through this project, participants will receive the skills training they need to take part in the construction of a hydroelectric facility. Once the construction project is finished, the participants will be able to use their transferable skills to obtain long-term employment.
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.
Partners contributing to this project include:
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: $7.5 million:
- Post-secondary institutions: $3.8 million
- Private sector: $3 million
- Aboriginal organizations: $1.2 million
For more information on this project send us an E-mail using our online form.
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