The B.C. government yesterday announced $10 million in skills-training funding for B.C. industry groups over three years to develop new training programs to help meet labour market needs.
Sectors facing a significant labour market challenge are eligible to apply for up to $500,000 per training project through the Labour Market Sector Solutions Initiative.
Example training programs might include:
- certification training for low-skilled employed workers to help meet an identified labour shortage in a particular occupation;
- training programs for unemployed workers to better prepare them for working in a high-demand occupation; and
- training for low-skilled workers related to new equipment, technology or work processes.
The initiative is focused on projects that will affect a sectors or industries in the labour market, not just a single employer or community.
Jennifer Harrison
@JHarrisonBIV