Matawa First Nations Management

• Offers various employment and training services to Matawa First Nation members
• Funds training initiatives from various sponsors or for clients who require additional training to secure employment
• Provides adult high school education
• Offers practical career, employment, and individual counselling

Services include but are not limited to:

• Supports the community development of Matawa First Nations by providing training and employment opportunities that will improve infrastructures, businesses and human resources at the community level
• Assists First Nations individuals to improve their personal employment skills and career potential via job training, placements, and counselling services
• Provides opportunities for multiple communities to participate in regional employment
• Assists First Nations youth between the ages of 16 and 30 years to gain meaningful employment skills and experience
• Increases First Nations participation in Apprenticeship Trades training with regional employers
• Assists applicants who may be eligible for income support during their training programs
• Provides guidance and support to unemployed Indigenous people living in the city of Thunder Bay
• Offers a fully equipped Resource Centre with free access to computers, job boards, fax and photocopier

Offers the following programs:

• Meno Biimadeswin Adult Education & Training Centre(MBAETC) which assists students to obtain their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
• Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ISETS) which focuses on skills development
• Pre-Apprenticeship Readiness Program which allows people to pursue education, skills development and apprenticeship
• Construction Craft Worker Training Program which teaches skills in construction over a 3-year course
• Indigenous Language Revitalization offered through University of Victoria

• Available at office or on website
• Referrals through Ontario Works, Canada Employment Centres and/or other Indigenous organizations

• Employment / Training - Apprenticeship
• Employment / Training - Job Search Support / Training
• Indigenous Peoples - Indigenous Education, Training and Employment

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• Constance Lake First Nation
• Eabametoong First Nation
• Ginoogaming First Nation
• Marten Falls First Nation
• Neskantaga First Nation
• Nibinamik First Nation
• Thunder Bay
• Thunder Bay District
• Webequie First Nation