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LEARNING PARTNERSHIP HELPS MEET DEMAND FOR SKILLED LABOUR

Released on May 2, 2008

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Dumont Technical Institute (DTI) have partnered to ensure Métis people have training opportunities that will allow them to share the benefits of the province's thriving economy and meet the demand for skilled labour.

Through this partnership, DTI has established a mobile classroom at a Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure facility in Prince Albert. Space inside the facility's shop is used as a lab for hands-on experience and demonstrations.

"This is an example of how a ministry can be innovative to help meet the current economic demands for skilled labour and have even more people benefit from our robust economy through partnership opportunities," Corrections, Public Safety and Policing Minister and Prince Albert Carlton MLA Darryl Hickie said on behalf of Highways and Infrastructure Minister Wayne Elhard.

The current 11 students enrolled in February in the pilot Heavy Equipment, Truck and Transport Applied Certificate program, which is offered through DTI, accredited by SIAST and taught at the Ministry facility.

"We approached the ministry because we wanted to offer this course, but didn't have all the necessary resources to offer a full learning experience," Gabriel Dumont Institute executive director Geordy McCaffrey said. "Thanks to this partnership with the ministry, we can now do that and give Métis students the knowledge they need to compete in today's labour market."

When students finish the program in June, they will have completed their first year of training to become apprentice heavy-duty mechanics. They will have the skills necessary to seek apprenticeship opportunities, while the Ministry will have an opportunity to recruit new employees.

Established in 1992, Dumont Technical Institute serves the educational and technical needs of Saskatchewan's Métis as the adult upgrading and technical training arm of the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research.

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For more information, contact:

Dan Palmer
Highways and Infrastructure
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4805
Email: dpalmer@highways.gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-536-9692

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