Human Resources and Skills Development.519-645-4013 Ernst & Young, Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. : for Superior Connections, a program to provide on-the-job experience for 233 individuals through the Targeted Wage Subsidies program. $1,080,763 to help employ 233 with financial assistance toward the wages of EI-eligible participants for costs associated with their orientation to work. 807-346-2130 The Chateauguay Valley English-Speaking Peoples' Association, Huntington, QC. For the Association's "Rural Theatre 2" project to enable these youth to become better equipped to deal with the labour market. Nine unemployed youth between 18 and 30 years of age will participate in activities associated with producing a play. They will familiarize themselves with various disciplines, such as set design and construction, marketing and sales, and will also explore aspects of fund raising; to use theatre and the arts to help participants develop skills that will allow them to find and keep work in the future. $128,601 NECO Neco: see Necho. Community Futures, North Bay. The Young Entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. project Development Corporation will help youth who face barriers to employment by equipping e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. them with the necessary business knowledge and employability skills they need to start their own business. Throughout the 40-week project, participants will attend business and financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against workshops and will be mentored by local community business people to help them to develop a viable business plan to start their own businesses. $1,024,334 Unemployed Help Centre, Oshawa. To arrange three-day job clubs for at least 1,050 unemployed: to provide individuals with the skills and tools needed to conduct an effective job search including preparing resume and cover letters, searching the labour market, learning effective interviewing techniques and using the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to find work. $280,093 |
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