The Government of Canada helps youth in the Regional County Municipality of
Rocher-Percé prepare for jobs
VAL D'ESPOIR, QC, Sept. 30 /CNW Telbec/ - Local youth who face barriers to employment will get job preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project. The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for Québec, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
"In today's environment, it is more important than ever that youth develop the skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market," said Minister Paradis. "By supporting this project, we are helping youth in the Regional County Municipality of Rocher-Percé develop the skills, knowledge and work experience they need to reach their full potential."
The Coop Rocher-Percé will receive $99,121 in federal Skills Link funding to support its project called De la semence à l'assiette, which will help 10 youth facing employment barriers develop life and job skills to ease their transition to work or return to school.
Skills Link focuses on helping youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas, and youth who have dropped out of high school.
"The main idea behind De la semence à l'assiette is to help youth eat better and be more independent in that regard by learning about the nutritional and dollar value of vegetables they will have grown themselves," said Ms. Aline Hébert, Coordinator of the project. "Moreover, their work will benefit others in their community, since they will distribute meals they will have prepared with their own vegetables to people in need."
The federal government is working with the provinces and territories, community organizations and other stakeholders to provide Canadians with the training, skills and opportunities they need to get jobs and contribute to their communities.
Through the 2010 "Jobs and Growth Budget," the Government of Canada committed an additional $60 million to the Skills Link and Career Focus programs. This additional one-time investment will enable more young Canadians to gain the experience and skills they need to successfully participate in the labour market while the economy recovers.
Skills Link is part of the Government of Canada's strategy to create the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world. The Government underscored its commitment to this strategy in Canada's Economic Action Plan. A key component of the Plan is to create more and better opportunities for Canadian workers through skills development. To learn more about Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
The Skills Link program is delivered by Service Canada, which provides one-stop personalized services for Government of Canada programs, services and benefits. For more information about this program, visit www.servicecanada.gc.ca, call 1 800 O-Canada or drop by your local Service Canada Centre.
backgrounder
The Coop Rocher-Percé is a cooperative whose mission is to promote agroecology through production, transformation and interpretation activities, while fostering a healthy socioeconomic environment. Participants in De la semence à l'assiette will take part in interactive activities under the guidance of an agroecology specialist and various other stakeholders. This project will also allow youth to attend employability workshops and plan several projects, such as an individual garden and the presentation of a work of art created over the course of the project.
As part of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy, the Skills Link program is one of three programs that help young Canadians, particularly those facing barriers to employment, obtain career information, develop skills, gain work experience, find good jobs and stay employed. The other two programs are Summer Work Experience and Career Focus.
Skills Link focuses on helping youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas, and youth who have dropped out of high school. It offers a client-centred approach based on assessing an individual's specific needs. The program supports youth in developing basic and advanced employment skills. Eligible participants between 15 and 30 years of age—who are not receiving Employment Insurance benefits—are assisted through a coordinated approach, offering longer-term supports and services that can help them find and keep a job.
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Michelle Bakos Press Secretary Office of Minister Finley 819-994-2482 |
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