Sault Community Career Centre
Sault Community Career Centre

 

Supplied by Sault MP Terry Sheehan…
As part of the Government of Canada’s plan to strengthen the middle class and help those working hard to join it, Sault Ste. Marie youth are developing job skills and gaining hands-on work experience thanks to a new project supported with funding provided by the Government of Canada.

Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.

Youth will participate in the project, which will be delivered by the Sault Community Career Centre. Through workshops, they will develop skills to help them find and keep jobs, such as job search techniques, interview preparation and business communications.

They will have the opportunity to participate in courses such as First Aid/CPR and employee safety. Participants will also gain valuable work experience in various sectors of the local economy.

The Government of Canada will provide approximately $440,000 in funding for this project through the Skills Link program, which supports projects that provide hands-on work experience, job search assistance and skills upgrading resources for youth facing barriers to employment.

This includes youth who are single parents, have disabilities, are newcomers, or live in rural and remote areas.