Deadline: 26-Feb-21
The Government of Nunavut, Department of Family Services is accepting proposals for targeted employment and training programs to be delivered in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
The Targeted Labour Market program provides funding of up to one year in duration to eligible employers, institutions or training providers to enable Nunavut-based education and/or training for occupations or skills that either are or will be in demand in the near future.
Objectives
- The Targeted Labor Market Program supports the development and delivery of training and employment programs for unemployed Nunavummiut who experience multiple barriers to employment.
- Training modules may include Essential Skills, Employability Skills, Life Management Skills, and Employment Readiness (on the job work experience is preferred). Priority will be provided to Nunavut based organizations that target marginalized groups such as;
- Persons with disabilities,
- Youth at risk (ages 15-30 and not attending school),
- Persons who face multiple barriers to employment,
- Persons who are unemployed, underemployed or persistently unemployed.
- Projects can include in-class components and skills development components. Projects can be delivered in any community in Nunavut. Expected outcomes include;
- Employment,
- Return to school /higher education.
Eligibility Criteria
- Training providers, including non-profit organizations and institutions, municipal corporations, Inuit organizations and Nunavut-based businesses, may apply for funding to deliver programs.
- Applicant organizations must be able to demonstrate a labour market connection between the training for which they are seeking financial support and employment for Nunavummiut.
- This normally would include evidence of occupational demand from Nunavut employers and historical evidence that similar training resulted directly in the employment of those individuals who received the training.
- Applicants must also demonstrate that the education and/or training is offered by an accredited institution or training provider, and that the training is considered to be “industry standard” by applicable Nunavut regulatory bodies and/or employers.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.nu.ca/family-services/news/call-proposals-targeted-labour-market-program-0