Métis Human Resource Development Agreement

MHRDA - Employment and Training

• Duncan• Surrey• Abbotsford

Training Centre• Kamloops• Cranbrook• Prince George• Terrace• Ft St John

Our Offices

MHRDA - Employment and Training

Region 6 - Northwest

Services Provided by Northwest Region Office

- Individual training interventionIndividual training intervention

- Self employment assistance - Self employment assistance

- Targeted wage subsidy- Targeted wage subsidy

- Career placement work experience- Career placement work experience

- Job creation partnership- Job creation partnership

- Métis group training- Métis group training

- Employment assistance services- Employment assistance services

Funding Criteria

• Métis person;

• Established residency in BC with six months in the Region;

• Unemployed; or

• Under-employed; or

• Self-employed; or

• For employment maintenance;

• The minimum eligible age is fifteen (15) years of age.

Application Requirements

- Application package given to clients;

- Photocopy of Métis identification from resident’s region;

- Photocopy of resume;

- Letter of Acceptance from training institution;

- Proof of registration at a training institute;

- Accurate costs for school term, program or Continuing Education courses;

- Copy of career search from workfutures.bc.ca website;

- Transcript(s) from high school or post-secondary institute.

Terms of Funding

• Maximum training time is 64 weeks (equal to two full school years);

• Training must result in a certificate, diploma, or degree;

• If program is two years, MHRDA can fund both years;

• If program is three or four years, then MHRDA cannot fund first year.

• Clients have a choice of being funded for the second year (diploma) and then the last year (degree); OR

• Clients may opt for third and fourth years of program.

Who Does MHRDA Fund?

Four Client Categories:

- ‘Regular’ clients are not eligible for EI and areover 30 years old;

- ‘Youth’ clients are between the ages of 15 and 30 years. Also not eligible for EI;

- ‘EI’ clients are eligible for EI and can also be between 15 and 30 years old;

- ‘EI Disability’ clients are those who collectDisability subsidizing.

STATISTICS!

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Funding Breakdown2006-2007

10%

44%

17%

29%

Youth

Reg

EI

CPWEP

Funding Breakdown2007-2008

41%

13%

32%

14%

Youth

Regular

EI

CPWEP

2006 – 2007and

2007 – 2008Comparison

- Total amount committed to clients

in 2006-2007 was $627,396.57

- Total amount committed, to

date, for 2007-2008 is $353,328.22

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2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

Funding By Gender

- Numbers for students for

2007-2008 are files to date.

- Funding year is not complete

until August 31, 2008

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40

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80

Female

Male

Female 38 22

Male 31 12

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Métis Skills and Employment Centre1-888-850-0832

We offer Industry Training Authority recognized

• Level 1 Carpentry Training

• Core Training

• Oil and Gas Training

Initiatives

∞ Métis Skills and Employment Training Centre

∞ Roughneck / Floor hand rig training

∞ Mobile training centre

∞ Enbridge Gateway Project

∞ Essential Skills for Aboriginal Futures

Essential Skills

TOWES testing for clients entering trades programs

Test of Workplace Essential Skills

Partnerships

∞ Service Canada

∞ ITA

∞ Enbridge

∞ FNES

∞ ACCESS

∞ VanASEP

∞ Trinidad Drilling

∞ Encana

∞ BCCA

∞ Regional INDUSTRY – oil and gas, construction sector Our partnerships are key to

building collaborative relationships within our respective communities.

Contact Information

Métis Nation BC MHRDA Contact Information

Darcie Petuh – Program Coordinator

Tabatha Orange - Client Support Worker

#304-4546 Park AvenueTerrace BC V8G 1V4

Toll Free: 1-877-638-4776Phone: 1-250-615-0035

Fax: 1-250-615-0036

Any Questions?

Thank You!