West Nipissing youth are developing job skills and gaining hands-on work experience thanks to a new project called “Impact 2017 & Beyond: Individuals Making Professions and Careers” supported by funding provided by the Government of Canada.
There is also a new Literacy Alliance’s office, located at 184 King St. in Sturgeon Falls.
The “IMPACT 2017 & Beyond: Individuals Making Professions and Careers Today” project will allow 51 vulnerable youth to complete 16 weeks of work experience in the following sections: retail, food service, trades and construction, general labour, and office administration, and will be delivered by the Literacy Alliance of West Nipissing.
The government will provide approximately $458,000 in funding for this project through the Skills Link program 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.
“The funding is a positive contribution to West Nipissing's economy and to our local workforce," said Joanne Savage, Mayor of West Nipissing. "The program will offer a service to West Nipissing youths that require support and assistance with work experience, career development and will allow the service provider to achieve this objective.”
