March 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BROOKS, ALBERTA —The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced $232,876 in funding for the Society of Brooks Community Adult Learning Council f or a six-month program to help young people in Brooks make a successful transition into the workplace.
“Canada's New Government is proud to invest in initiatives that will allow young Canadians to gain the work experience that matters and access better employment opportunities," said Minister Solberg. "This project will assist the Society of Brooks Community Adult Learning Council in providing young Albertans with essential training to develop life skills and enhance their employment skills."
Under the program, Connecting People, Skills, Jobs , participating youth will prepare individual action plans to help identify and develop the skills necessary to address barriers to employment. Participants will attend a series of workshops and courses that will teach life skills, knowledge of various industries, resume-writing and interview skills, as well as take part in an eight-week work placement. By the end of the program, it is expected that more than 80 percent of participants will be successful in finding employment or returning to school.
Service Canada is funding this project through Skills Link, part of Canada’s youth employment programs. The Government of Canada is committed to improving opportunities for youth by working with employers, community organizations and other levels of government to ensure that young people have opportunities to develop their skills and gain the job experience required to be part of a strong and productive workforce.
Service Canada provides Canadians with one-stop, easy-to-access personalized service by bringing Government of Canada programs and services together in a single delivery network to meet the needs of Canadians, wherever they live. Canadians can access services by phone, at 1 800 O-Canada, by Internet at servicecanada.gc.ca, by mail or in person.
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