Workplace training program in Hinton, Alberta

Workplace Training Program

For Job Seekers

Are you currently unemployed and lacking the skills you need to be successful in your job search? We can provide you with:

– Job matching with an employer
– On-the-job training
– Supplementary Training as required (First Aid, H2S, Sage 50, Bookkeeping, for example)

Are you eligible?

  • You must be able to work a minimum of 30 hours/week
  • You must require additional training to help you be successful in your job
  • You must be on EI, or had and EI claim in the past 5 years, or have earned more than $2000 in EI insurable earnings and paid premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years.
  • If you are unsure of your eligibility, we can do an evaluation for you!

For Employers

Are you looking for a new employee? Are you worried they may not have the skills required to be successful in their job? Workplace Training may be just what you need!

  • You provide on the job training
  • We provide the supplementary courses the trainee may need, at no cost to you, up to a maximum of $7000.00.
  •  We provide a wage subsidy, of up to $390 per week to a maximum of $3000.00

What is required:

  • Employee must be full time (30 hours per week or more)
  • You must continue to employ the trainee after completion of the Workplace Training Program

We would work together to create a training plan to fill in the gaps in the skills, specific to the individual. Workplace Training is to a maximum of 10 weeks.

This program is available in Edson, Hinton and Grande Cache

There is a limited number of spaces for this program, so contact us soon if you would like to get involved.