SLAAMB receives $22 million for skills training

Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board is working to deliver skills training to regional Aboriginal people.
SLAAMB received $22.8 million in funding to help people get the skills they need to find and keep jobs, explained Kenora MP Greg Rickford, who announced the funding.
Rickford said he expects many Aboriginal people will find jobs over the duration of the project.
Aboriginal youth will also get help to return to school or to find full-time jobs in industries where there are skills shortages.
He said the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) program could foster relationships between stakeholders including educational partners, government and the private sector.
“We invite all employers and both levels of government to work with us to ensure that our community members are given the same opportunity as other Canadians to fill the potential labour shortages,” said SLAAMB coordinator Bob Bruyere.
SLAAMB was founded in 1991 to address employment and training needs in the geographical area. It is now responsible for the delivery of the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS).
ASETS was launched in July and will continue for the next five years.