Training on the Job

Eligibility Criteria

Industry, non-government organizations, Inuit organizations, housing associations, and local governments are eligible for assistance. Business must have been in operation for a minimum of six months and licensed to operate in Nunavut.

Employers must provide employment, which will:

• Assist northern resident candidates to access permanent employment by reducing barriers such as lack of education, skills or experience;
• Provide support to northern resident candidates to progress along a chosen career path, usually within their places of employment;
• Develop programs to overcome barriers imposed by lack of appropriate skills;
• Provide short-term job training programs to provide access to entry-level jobs.

Summary

The Training On the Job Program is a plan put in place by the Department of Education in which they contract with an employer to provide an opportunity to a trainee to develop essential workforce skills. This training is intended to result in permanent employment with that organization.  This program will provide employers with money to help them train eligible Nunavut residents to gain the necessary skills they need to find and keep meaningful work or promotion with an organization.

For more informationon this program, contact your regional Career Development officer with the Department of Education

Nunavut Contact(s):
Baffin Region
Qikiqtani Career & Early Childhood Services
Department of Education
Pangnirtung, Nunavut  X0A 0R0
Telephone: (867) 473-2600
Fax: (867) 473-2647
Toll-free (information): 1(800) 567-1514