Sector Partnerships

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• Funding will be provided to industry associations, councils, organizations or other representative industry bodies where the partners work together to identify and address common human resource and skills training needs
• Sector coordination activity is available, if required, to a maximum of 10% of total program contribution
• Funding will not replace other funding or duplicate existing sector initiatives currently underway

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

• human resource planning and coordination
• development of skills and training inventories
• training needs assessment and planning
• occupational standards development
• curriculum purchase and adaptation
• curriculum development, when not available from elsewhere
• sector coordination

Note:  Any curriculum purchase, adaptation or development must meet national standards. (if available)

Summary

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• To assist industry sectors to identify current and future skilled employment needs and strategies to address those needs
• To develop effective partnerships in human resource planning and skills training
• To develop effective partnerships between the private sector, trainers and communities in Saskatchewan.
• To improve the effectiveness of the training system
• To foster a continuous learning culture in Saskatchewan
• To contribute to Saskatchewan's labour market and career services information

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

• The program will provide up to $50,000 per Sector Partnerships project
• A preference will be given to projects which include industry and other partners' contributions
• The program reserves the right to limit the amount of funding available to any one sector

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

Sector Partnerships proposals must include the following:

• Sector Description - How is the industry sector defined?
• Project Description - What will be done?
• Rationale - Why is this sector work required?
• Objective - What will be accomplished?
• Partnership - Who are the partners and what are their roles and responsibilities?  Letters of support are required.
• Timeframe - How long will project run?  Project activity time-line is required.
• Budget - Provide a detailed listing of projected expenditures including other sources of funding?

Priority is given to Sector Partnerships proposals where:

• sectors are important to the province's ability to compete in external markets
• sectors demonstrate a long term commitment to strategic human resource planning
• sectors include partnerships with communities, geographic and communities of interest, including Métis and/or First Nations
• partners contribute in cash or in-kind to the project

Federal and provincial crown corporations, departments and agencies are not eligible.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

• Sector Partnerships proposals will be accepted until all the funding has been committed.
• It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all of the components of the proposal are complete.
• Submit Sector Partnerships proposals to:
          Program Manager, Sector Partnerships
          Saskatchewan Learning
          12th Floor, 1945 Hamilton Street
          Regina, Saskatchewan  S4P 2C8
          Phone:  (306) 787-2613
          Fax:  (306) 787-7182

Saskatchewan Contact(s):
Career Information Hotline
Saskatchewan Learning
Toll-free (information): 1-888-775-3276
Web site: http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/branches/programs/jobstart.shtml