Released on June 21, 1999
Moose Jaw and area residents will now have one place to help them plan
a career, upgrade their education or job skills, find a job or fill a
job vacancy. Twenty Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment
Services offices are now open throughout the province.
The announcement was made at the grand opening of the Moose Jaw office
today by Glenn Hagel, MLA for Moose Jaw North, on behalf of
Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training Minister
Maynard Sonntag and Pierre S. Pettigrew, Minister of Human Resources
Development Canada.
"Through these Career and Employment Services offices in every region
of the province, all Saskatchewan people will have one-stop access to
quality, cost-effective programs and services," Sonntag said. "We
will work with industry and other regional partners to link people to
jobs."
"The Canada-Saskatchewan Labour Market Development Agreement signed
last year has brought us to this exciting time," Pettigrew said. "It
demonstrates that governments can work together to address our shared
goal of helping unemployed Canadians find work. As a result, we are
looking forward to improved service to the public through better
integration and easier access."
Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services will offer a
variety of resources, including written materials on resume
writing and occupations; counsellor-assisted career planning; and
computerized services, such as CD ROM software and videos. Of
special interest is a new website called SaskNetWork -www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca - Saskatchewan's new electronic link to
career, employment and labour market information. Career
information is also available toll free at 1-800-597-8278.
The Career and Employment Services office will also provide
access to a variety of information related to apprenticeship,
JobStart/Future Skills, and other skills training and employment
programs, basic education, literacy and income support programs
for learners. More than 100,000 people a year are expected to
use these services in Saskatchewan. Of these about 10,000 people
will be involved in employment programs gaining work experience
or on-the-job training, or will receive support while in
training.
Career and Employment Services offices are located in: Biggar,
Creighton, Estevan, Fort Qu'Appelle, Humboldt, Ile a la Crosse,
La Ronge, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Moose Jaw, Nipawin,
North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift
Current, Weyburn, Wynyard and Yorkton.
The Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services offices
are a result of the Canada-Saskatchewan Labour Market Development
Agreement, which came into effect April 1998. Under the
agreement, the Government of Saskatchewan assumed responsibility
to provide career and employment programs to Employment Insurance
(EI) clients. The Government of Canada is a funding partner for
these programs and services through the EI Account. The
agreement builds on the vision of the Saskatchewan Training
Strategy to ensure all Saskatchewan residents have access to
flexible, relevant, quality training and employment services.
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For more information, contact:
Keith Landry
Regional Director
Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-2352