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Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy (AHRDS)

Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy (AHRDS). Happy Valley-Goose Bay June 19, 2006. Reasons for the AHRD Strategy. Aboriginal population is growing at a faster rate than the Canadian average, is younger, and will make up a larger portion of the labour force

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Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy (AHRDS)

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  1. Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy (AHRDS) Happy Valley-Goose Bay June 19, 2006

  2. Reasons for the AHRD Strategy • Aboriginal population is growing at a faster rate than the Canadian average, is younger, and will make up a larger portion of the labour force • Unemployment remains significantly higher • Aboriginal populations have higher rates of disabilities and more single parents • Lower education levels, even though 70% of new jobs will require some form of post-secondary education • Provide Aboriginal population with labour force attachment through work experience opportunities

  3. PURPOSE • To help improve the employment opportunities of Aboriginal peoples and enable them to more fully participate in the Canadian economy. This can be done by providing financial assistance to Aboriginal organizations to support the costs of human resources development programs such as Labour Market, Youth, Aboriginal Persons with Disabilities, and Childcare programs.

  4. Programs Available: • Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS) - provides wage subsidies to organizations to encourage them to hire unemployed individuals for long-term employment. TWS funded: St. Lewis Heritage Society – TWS to assist with building heritage structure

  5. Programs Available (con’t) • Self-Employment Benefit (SEB) - helps unemployed individuals start their own businesses or become self-employed. SEB funded: Hotel/Restaurant Operator • Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) – provides unemployed individuals with short-term employment opportunities to help them gain work experience JCP funded: Sheshatshiu Carpentry program

  6. Programs Available con’t. • Skills Development (SD) - provides individuals with additional education and training to gain the skills they need to enter the labour market. SD funded: Sheshatshiu ABE Program

  7. Who does AHRDA help? • Unemployed/Underemployed workers needing work experience • Unemployed/Underemployed workers needing training • Persons with Disabilities (PWD) • Youth (ages 15-30)

  8. If you need more information, these are the AHRDA holders in Labrador: Nunatsiavut Government-Inuit Pathways Labrador Metis Nation P.O. Box 116 P.O. Box 460, Stn C Makkovik, NL Happy Valley-Goose Bay A0P 1J0 A0P 1C0 Ph. 709 923 2105 Ph. 709 896 0592 Fax 709 923 2347 Fax 709 896 0594 Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Mushuau Innu First Nation P.O. Box 160 P.O. Box 35 Sheshatshiu, NL Natuashish, NL A0P 1M0 A0P 1A0 Ph. 709 497 8522 Ph. 709 478 8827 Fax 709 497 8729 Fax 709 478 8841

  9. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

  10. YOUTH – SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE

  11. VOISEY’S BAY CONSTRUCTION

  12. WORK EXPERIENCE - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

  13. FUNDED CLIENT – DRILLER, VOISEY’S BAY

  14. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - WELDING

  15. YOUTH WORK EXPERIENCE – LONG TICKLE ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT

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