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Government of Canada Supports Youth Employment in Saint-Gervais, Quebec

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The Government of Canada's support for an employment project in Saint-Gervais, Quebec, aims to provide job preparation training and work experience for local youth facing barriers to employment. The project, led by Ressource alternative des jeunes de Bellechasse, will help 30 youth develop essential skills and experience to find a job or return to school. With a focus on employability and functional independence, participants will engage in workshops, artistic projects, and cultural events to gain a comprehensive understanding of the arts sector.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Government of Canada's Skills Link program provides funding to support projects that help youth facing barriers to employment develop basic and advanced employment skills.
  • The Autre Place des arts 2 project in Saint-Gervais, Quebec, will receive over $359,000 in federal Skills Link funding to support its job preparation and work experience initiative.
  • The project will offer workshops on teamwork and job search techniques, artistic project development, and cultural event management to 30 local youth.
  • The Skills Link program is one of three programs under the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy, designed to help young Canadians gain work experience and develop skills.
  • The program focuses on providing longer-term support and services tailored to the specific needs of youth facing barriers to employment.
  • The Government of Canada's commitment to the Skills Link and Career Focus programs has been reinforced through the 2010 "Jobs and Growth Budget," with an additional $60 million invested in these programs.

Statistics:

  • 30 local youth will benefit from the Autre Place des arts 2 project in Saint-Gervais, Quebec.
  • The project will receive over $359,000 in federal Skills Link funding.
  • The Skills Link program provides support to youth between 15 and 30 years of age who are not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.
  • The program aims to help unemployed youth gain basic and advanced employment skills, with a focus on providing coordinated, client-centred support services.

Sources:

  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
  • Marketwire
  • Service Canada
  • Canada's Economic Action Plan
  • www.actionplan.gc.ca
  • servicecanada.gc.ca
  • Call 1 800 O-Canada

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