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Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Services at these sites are specifically designed to support individuals with disabilities

• Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
• Career counselling
• Employment readiness support and training
• Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
• Mobility assistance
• Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
• Services for clients with disabilities

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

Riverside strives to provide flexible academic programming to students and families from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, including but not limited to Low German speaking families, students from local private Christian schools, and students who were previously homeschooled. Program staff will support students and families in working towards individualized goals through a blended learning environment.

A variety of courses and instructional locations are available to students in order to meet their learning needs, whether it is for Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or exploring areas of interest.

Several locations to meet teachers and other Riverside students:

• Listowel District Secondary School
• St. Marys District Collegiate and Vocational Institute
• Mornington Central Public School
• Local and private schools
• Evening sessions available

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

• Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
• Career counselling
• Employment readiness support and training
• Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
• Mobility assistance
• Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
• Services for clients with disabilities

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

• Offers a full range of programs and educational services throughout the region
• Offers full-time post secondary programs, part-time credit and non-credit courses
• Offers specialty programs for business and industry, pre-employment and skills training programs
• Offers apprenticeship programs and cooperative/workplace training programs
• Utilizes a combination of traditional and distance modes of delivery for many of the educational services

• Dryden (Dryden Campus)
• Fort Frances (Rainy River District Campus)
• Longlac (Greenstone Campus)
• Kenora (Lake of the Woods Campus)
• Marathon (Northshore Campus)
• Red Lake (Red Lake Campus)
• Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Campus)

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

All services at this site can be tailored to meet the needs of all client groups

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Services at these sites are specifically designed to support individuals with disabilities

• S.H.O.W. (Seasonal Horticultural Outdoor Worker) Program - hires youth aged 18-30 for 5-month long contracts growing food throughout the Thunder Bay area, providing general employment training skills
• Urban Youth Farm Program - in partnership with the Lakehead District Shool Board, high school students aged 16-18 are hired for 7 weeks in July and August to build employment skills and get co-op credits for running one of the Urban Garden sites and working with local farmers

Employment resources and coaching to find sustainable employment in Ontario

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for unemployed workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need - may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers

• offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Services at these sites are specifically designed to support individuals with disabilities

• Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

• 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