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Sector Partnerships Program (SPP)
Industry sectors will work with community groups and training institutions
to plan and develop human resource strategies to address industry
skill shortages.
The program will support the costs of human resource planning
partnerships of industry sectors, communities and training institutions.
Funding will be provided for activities such as: identifying industry
sector skill needs; human resource planning; developing occupational
standards; planning workplace adjustment; and developing training
solutions.
Sector Partnerships provides financial
assistance to industry sectors that are important to the provinces
ability to compete in external markets. Funding is provided
to implement partnerships with trainers and communities for
human resource planning and the development of training approaches
to meet industry skilled employment needs.
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 Saskatchewans labour market and career
services information.
Program 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.
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?
- Timeframe - How long will project run?
- 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 provinces 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.
Eligible Activities
- human resource planning and co-ordination
- 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)
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
Saskachewan Advanced Education & Employment
12th floor, 1945 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2C8
For more information call:
Program Manager, Sector Partnerships
Phone: (306) 787-2613
Fax: (306) 787-7182
Or e-mail: jobstart@sasked.gov.sk.ca
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