The Labrador Aboriginal Training 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 the construction of a hydroelectric facility.
The Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership project is based on an agreement between the Government of Canada, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the private sector and Aboriginal organizations.The Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership project will run for 30 months and will offer on the-job training and apprenticeships to Aboriginal people, creating lasting benefits for the participants, their families and the 19 Aboriginal communities across Labrador.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment (ASEP) program is a nationally managed, opportunity-driven, project-based initiative that promotes increased participation of Aboriginal people in major economic developments through formalized partnerships between Aboriginal organizations and the private sector. The provinces and territories also contribute to the projects, and all partners must contribute at least 50 percent of the total cost of the project. The ASEP program supports multi-year training-to-employment strategies leading to long-term skilled jobs for Aboriginal people in existing and emerging industries.
ASEP was initially launched in 2003 as an $85-million, five-year program supporting nine projects that resulted in over 6,000 Aboriginal people receiving training, with more than 3,000 of them finding long-term sustainable jobs. In 2007, the ASEP program was extended to 2012, with an additional $105 million supporting sixteen more projects. Canada's Economic Action Plan is investing to help Aboriginal people participate in the workforce and make the most of employment opportunities.
Partners in this project include: HRSDC ($14,999,949), Nalcor ($2,676,023), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ($4,945,872), Innu Nation ($2,384, 362), Nuntsiavut Government ($2,781,474) and the Labrador Métis Nation ($2,218,909).
For more information on this project, visit http://www.latp.ca/home or send us an E-mail using our online form.
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