Job seekers in the Cariboo and Chilcotin are among the more than 5,500 British Columbians receiving the training they need for employment in their communities, thanks to an investment of nearly $36 million from the federal and provincial governments under the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund. The Cariboo and Chilcotin’s share of the funding totals more than $130,000.
Contracts with 63 service providers to deliver targeted skills training programs across B.C. have been finalized. The programs offered in the Cariboo and Chilcotin include:
· Bowman Employment Services: $92,722 for Get Youth Working in the Cariboo Region. The program provides entry-level job placements in bookkeeping, office support and reception, construction and tourism.
· Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Inc.: $37,795 for Cariboo Aboriginal Business and Entrepreneurship and Skills Training Program (ABEST): This is a two-week program offering entrepreneurial training to unemployed youth, Aboriginals and persons with disabilities in an in-demand sector.
“The ESS Program will ensure we meet our commitments under B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint to give people the right skills in the right place at the right time,” Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett said. “Thank you to the service providers who are helping people in Cariboo and Chilcotin secure good, family-supporting jobs.”
Some of these programs are delivered in partnership with the Industry Training Authority and the Ministry of Advanced Education. The goal of the training is to help unemployed British Columbians who face barriers to workforce participation to find sustainable employment. The programs are now underway, and the majority will continue into September 2016.
Through the Canada Job Fund, the Government of Canada provides $500 million annually to the provinces and territories for investments in skills training. Under the Canada–British Columbia Job Fund Agreement, the province receives $65 million per year—its per capita share of the available funding.
The Canada-British Columbia Job Fund helps ensure training programs give individuals the skills to enter and succeed in the job market. The goal of the Employment Services and Supports stream is to increase the labour market participation of unemployed British Columbians who are not eligible for Employment Insurance programming and services.
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