Prince Rupert Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership
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 at port-related companies in Phase 1 of the Prince Rupert port development.
The Prince Rupert ASEP project will provide training and long-term employment opportunities for Aboriginal people by working in partnership with Aboriginal organizations, industry, local educational institutions and the Province of British Columbia. The Government of Canada is contributing approximately $2 million to the Prince Rupert ASEP Society.
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 in this initiative include the Prince Rupert Port Authority, Maher Terminals, British Columbia Ferry Services, Prince Rupert Grain, Ridley Coal Terminals, the Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian National, Naikum Wind Development, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and SMIT Marine.
For more information on this project send us an E-mail using our online form.
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