TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Employment and Training's Training and Development program is designed to assist you in developing professional or vocational skills and to acquire the qualifications you'll need to find employment in your chosen field.

After meeting with an Employment Counselor to discuss your interests and schools or training institutions that offer the training you'd like to participate in, the next step is to prepare a request for funding from Employment and Training. An Employment Counselor will be able to advise you about the information you'll need to provide on your funding application.

Upon approval of your request for funding, Employment and Training can provide funding for tuition, allowance, childcare, and some supplies and equipment.

There are three types of training programs that are funded by Employment and Training:

Vocational Training
General Training
Workplace Training

Vocational Training

Vocational Training consists of full-time and part-time training that will lead to certification for a particular job or will complement the skills you need and use in your current job.

Businesses can also 'benefit' from this program. As an employer, you can apply to this program to fund the training of new or current employees at your business. Usually a cost-share arrangement is set up with a partial contribution coming from Employment and Training, and the employer.

General Upgrading

If the professional training that you're interested in requires a high-school diploma, this program can assist with completing the pre-requisites needed in order to obtain your high school leaving certificate. You have options to choose from including full-time or part-time Adult Education courses, or Distance Education.

For more information on our Vocational Training Programs, click here.