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JOBSTART/FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS EXTENDED
Released on May 29, 1996
Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training Minister Bob Mitchell today announced that $5 million has been added to the streamlined JobStart/Future Skills training program. Mitchell made the announcement at Freightliner Truck Sales in Regina, an employer participating in the program.
JobStart and Future Skills have been streamlined into one program called JobStart/Future Skills which builds on the success of the previous programs through work-based, quick skills and bridging components. These changes will: combine the programs and have fewer components; improve access for both employers and workers by having training consultants in each regional college and SIAST institute; and support skills training for new part-time or seasonal skilled jobs in addition to full-time jobs. The new program will continue to provide training and employment opportunities for youth.
"Employers and industry recognize the value of JobStart/Future Skills in meeting their need for skilled workers," Mitchell said. "In the short time since the programs began, more than 490 projects and 2,775 training positions have been approved in growth sectors such as film and video, agri-value, transportation, forestry and manufacturing/processing. Programs and partnerships like JobStart/Future Skills are what we want to explore through the new training strategy the province is developing."
Funding will continue to be directly tied to jobs that meet specific skills training needs of industry and business. Helping youth, the unemployed and designated groups will still be a priority.
"The Freightliner project is a good example of a successful partnership between Freightliner Corporation, the employees, Woodland Institute SIAST and the government," Mitchell said. "The training programs are a four-way win for Saskatchewan people -- employers, employees, educational institutions and the economy."
"There is more computer power in today's trucks than in today's aircraft," said Graham Warner, president of Regina Freightliner. "Technicians, partspeople and service advisors need to have the aptitude and training to support these modern vehicles and components. JobStart/Future Skills helped us 'grow our own' people with these skills and meet our growing demand. We are now looking to JobStart/Future Skills to build on that partnership with a second proposal."
Employees receive recognized credit from public training institutions or industry for workplace training which can be put toward more training or future opportunities in industry. Employers are getting the skilled workers they need to grow and remain competitive. Educational institutions are adapting and redesigning their programs to meet the labour demands and the training needs of the 21st century and help the Saskatchewan economy grow.
Employers interested in the program may call 1-800-597-8278, send an e-mail to jobstart@sasked.gov.sk.ca or look it up at http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca on the department's World Wide Web site.
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For more information, contact:
Rick Pawliw Graham Warner Post-Secondary Education Freightliner Truck Sales and Skills Training Regina Regina Phone: (306) 359-1930 Phone: (306) 787-5984
JobStart/Future Skills Media Backgrounder
JobStart/Future Skills provides training and employment opportunities for unemployed Saskatchewan people who need job skills while helping employers fill new, skilled full-time, part-time or seasonal jobs. The program gives preference to training and employment for the unemployed and designated groups such as social assistance recipients, women in non-traditional jobs, First Nations and Metis people, people with disabilities and visible minorities.
It is a Saskatchewan program offered in partnership with registered Saskatchewan businesses, industry, individuals and public training institutions to:
provide recognized training and employment opportunities for Saskatchewan people who need job skills;
provide employers with the skilled workers they need to fill new, skills positions;
provide job entry programs to help workers make a successful transition to work; and
enable public training institutions to respond quickly to industry needs for skilled workers.
JobStart/Future Skills offers three options -- work-based training, quick skills and bridging programs.
The work-based training option provides employers with up to 50 per cent of approved training costs for each trainee to a maximum of $5,000 per trainee. This includes wages, materials and supplies, instruction and other delivery costs.
Employers will provide recognized on-the-job training for new employees of the sponsoring firm. Eligible employers are registered Saskatchewan businesses which will hire and train Saskatchewan residents.
The quick skills option provides short-term training through public training institutions to a maximum of 20 weeks. Training must meet industry needs for skilled workers.
The bridging program provides funding for employers, community organizations and public training institutions to develop training programs leading to employment for designated groups, such as First Nations and Metis peoples, women, youth, social assistance recipients, people with disabilities and visible minorities.
Programs may offer counselling, assessment, career planning, life skills, basic skills, job skills and work experience.
Obtain more information at:
1-800-597-8278 e-mail: jobstart@sasked.gov.sk.ca World Wide Web: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca
A Sample of Participating JobStart/Future Skills Employers
1. Jaddco Inc., Box 838, Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan S0E 0Y0 Employer: John Davis, phone: (306) 865-3338 Two trainees - rotational plastics molding and aluminum welding
2. National Pig Development, Balcarres and Abernathy Contact: Bart Abrahamson or Dennis Holt, phone: (306) 728-4471 Twenty trainees - Journeyperson Pork Production Technician Level 1
3. Eastend Community Tourism Authority, Box 520, Eastend, S0N 0T0 Employer: Larry Stork, phone: (306) 295-3837 One trainee - tourism
4. Geo-Arc Petrographics Ltd., Lang, Saskatchewan Employer: Dean Smith, phone: (306) 464-2166 Four trainees - collect/mount rock core
6. Western Retail Interiors, 208 Jessop Avenue, Saskatoon Employer: Doug Keats, phone: (306) 477-2244 Four trainees - plastic fabrication/wood working
7. Jabbok Clothing Factory, Herschel, Saskatchewan Employer: Barbara Cupples, phone: (306) 377-4404 One trainee - garment industry
8. Janeil Enterprises Inc., Eatonia, Saskatchewan Employer: Neil Specht, phone: (306) 967-2841 One trainee - beekeeping
9. Garden Wonderland, 107 - 15th St. West, Prince Albert, S6V 3P7 Employer: Larry Schlosser, phone: (306) 922-6100 Four trainees - horticulture
10. Mamawintoutaan Centre/Grassroots Associates, Box 275, Air Ronge, Sask., S0J 3G0 Contact: Gerry Dunning, phone: (306) 425-2724 Bridging program to community businesses for 15 women previously on social assistance
11. Advanced Image Management, 308 - 2505 11th Ave., Regina Daryl Maksymec, phone: (306) 543-3993 One trainee - animation and Hyper Text Markup Language
12. Neil Squire Foundation, 2020 Halifax Street, Regina Contact: Bob Herring or Gail Martin, phone: (306) 781-6023 Twelve people - advanced web page publishing
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