Government of Canada helps Lévis youth prepare for jobs
LÉVIS, QC, Feb. 25 /CNW Telbec/ - Local youth who face barriers to employment will get job-preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project. Mr. Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
"In today's environment, it is more important than ever that youth develop the skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market," said Mr. Blaney. "By supporting this project, we are helping Lévis youth develop the skills, knowledge and work experience they need to reach their full potential."
The Centre aide et prévention jeunesse de Lévis will receive $78,620 in federal Skills Link funding to support its Média Mode d'Emploi 2 project, which will help eight youth facing employment barriers develop life and job skills to ease their transition to work or return to school.
Skills Link focuses on helping youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas, and youth who have dropped out of high school.
"It is important to provide spaces for action and experimentation that are tailored to young adults so that they can become a part of the labour force, act as citizens and improve their quality of life," explained Mr. Richard Bégin, Director of the Centre aide et prévention jeunesse de Lévis. "The Média Mode d'Emploi 2 project pursues these objectives in every regard."
The federal government is working with the provinces and territories, community organizations and other stakeholders to provide Canadians with the training, skills and opportunities they need to get jobs and contribute to their communities.
Skills Link is part of the Government of Canada's strategy to create the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world. The Government underscored its commitment to this strategy in Canada's Economic Action Plan. A key component of the Plan is to create more and better opportunities for Canadian workers through skills development. To learn more about Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
The Skills Link program is delivered by Service Canada, which provides one-stop personalized services for Government of Canada programs, services and benefits. For more information about this program, visit www.servicecanada.gc.ca, call 1 800 O-Canada or drop by your local Service Canada Centre.
This news release is available in alternative formats upon request.
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The Centre aide et prévention jeunesse de Lévis is a non-profit organization offering a range of preventive services for youth in the Lévis borough of Desjardins. Between January 18, 2010, and June 4, 2010, the organization will use the Média Mode d'Emploi 2 project as a vehicle to help eight youth facing employment barriers acquire basic knowledge and professional skills to ease their transition into the labour force or their return to school.
As part of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy, the Skills Link program is one of three programs that help young Canadians, particularly those facing barriers to employment, obtain career information, develop skills, gain work experience, find good jobs and stay employed. The other two programs are Summer Work Experience and Career Focus.
Skills Link focuses on helping youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas, and youth who have dropped out of high school. It offers a client-centred approach based on assessing an individual's specific needs. The program supports youth in developing basic and advanced employment skills. Eligible participants between 15 and 30 years of age - who are not receiving Employment Insurance benefits - are assisted through a coordinated approach, offering longer-term supports and services that can help them find and keep a job.
For further information: For further information: (media only): Michelle Bakos, Press Secretary, Office of Minister Finley, (819) 994-2482; Media Relations Office, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, (819) 994-5559
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