Workplace Skills Initiative

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WSI - First Call for Proposals - Project Details

The Workplace Skills Initiative 2007 Call for Proposals is now closed.

The WSI would like to thank all those who applied and/or expressed interest in this initiative.

Following receipt of your completed application package, a letter of acknowledgement will be sent to your organization. Applicants who do not meet eligibility criteria or mandatory requirements can expect to be notified by mail approximately 30 days after the proposal deadline, subject to the volume of applications. Applicants whose proposals pass eligibility criteria and mandatory requirements will be notified by mail that their proposals are being further reviewed and assessed.

A third Call for Proposals is under consideration. However, no firm date has yet been established. Please visit this web site for updates

The WSI is an important part of Human Resources and Social Development Canada's (HRSDC) Workplace Skills Strategy. A major objective of the WSI is to fund projects which respond to a range of skills-related challenges in Canadian workplaces, in order to improve our productivity and position ourselves to effectively compete in the global knowledge-based economy.

To help Canadians meet the challenges of skills imperatives to ensure our success now and in the future, the WSI invites eligible organizations and their partners to develop project proposals that address one of the following areas.

Newcomers to Canada - Overcoming barriers, upgrading technical and essential skills, matching jobs and skills, and/or improving essential skills of newcomers to Canada in Canadian workplaces, particularly those in non-regulated occupations.

Older Workers - Increasing labour market participation of Older Workers to support recruitment, retention and knowledge, and the transfer of skills.

Low-skilled Workers - Enhancing the employability and skills of lower-skilled workers or workers in low-skill occupations to suit employer needs.

Federal funding under this Call for Proposals will not exceed $2 million per year and will not be more than 2 years (24 months) in duration.

Completed application packages are due on or before April 18^th, 2007.

More detailed information on the WSI, including necessary steps on how to apply for project funding, may be found in this Call for Proposals package:

Download the full application package [Word] [Pdf]
(budget template [Excel])

WSI Second Call For Proposals Package