Training for Work - Occupational Training
Alberta Employment and Immigration (AE&I), Edmonton Region, Community and Business Services, is seeking proposals from interested parties to provide Occupational Training that will address demonstrated skill shortages in the Edmonton Metropolitan region.
This training is intended to meet an identified skill shortage. In addition, the training must provide a skill set that is recognized by industry/employers. Participants completing the training must earn a minimum starting living wage of at least $13.00 per hour in a training related occupation.
Occupational Training will concentrate on training unemployed, marginally employed or under employed Albertans. Participants are most likely to have the following characteristics::
are primarily job ready, but require skills training in an occupation that is in demand,
have sufficient English language skills to pursue occupational-related training
And must:
Meet citizenship requirements (e.g. Canadian citizen, permanent resident or convention refugee), and
Be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Payment for contracted services will be on a fee for service basis.
Services are expected to commence on or after September 1, 2009
