"The Accelerated Economists Training
Program has enabled me to gain valuable policy development experience
through assignments in key line departments and central agencies.
My assignments at Industry Canada and the Department of Finance were
quite interesting in that they provided me with the opportunity to
participate in federal provincial negotiations under the Agreement
on Internal Trade and to contribute to a departmental study of the
Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit program."
"Since being in the program, the most memorable work that I have performed involved the devolving responsibility for elections to the new territory of Nunavut... interacting with many officials both within the government of Canada and the new territory."
"This two-year program offers every participant the opportunity to fully develop his or her abilities and to get a global picture of the various functions of the federal government. My experience in the program so far, after two assignments in a Central Agency and a sector department, has helped me to better understand the role of the federal governement and issues like interdepartmental and intergovernmental relations."
"The AETP has given me the opportunity to work on issues important to all Canadians: improvements to our health care system, financial assistance for university students, and skills development for the unemployed. I have also learned about issues that have a profound impact on our country: the state of federal-provincial relations and developments in international financial markets. The AETP provides an up-close, inside view of government, public policy and decision-making. For that reason, there is no better way to begin a career in what I believe to be a noble calling: public service."
