• Duncan• Surrey• Abbotsford
Training Centre• Kamloops• Cranbrook• Prince George• Terrace• Ft St John
Our Offices
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.
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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Funding By Gender
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- Funding year is not complete
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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.
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