Ontario Construction News staff writer
The Sault Community Career Centre and Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association recently announced the return of Build This City: A Free Construction Fundamentals Training Program for job seekers and employers.
The next training session starts Monday, Oct. 4 and applications are being accepted until Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. Applications received after Sept. 17 will be considered for the next available training session. Space is limited.
Build This City is a SkillsAdvance Ontario workforce development project designed for Sault Ste. Marie. It gives job seekers free short-term construction fundamentals training, and helps them get work and advance in the local construction sector. It gives local employers access to job-ready, skilled workers to meet their workforce needs and supports to train staff for advancement opportunities.
Free support for job seekers, including:
- Eight weeks of free essential and technical skills training, delivered by experienced professionals that end in industry-recognized certificates or credentials, combined with job shadowing with a variety of local industry employers
- Paid two-week work placement with local industry employers
- One-on-one support that helps you move from training into local job and career opportunities
- Financial support to cover such things as work clothing, equipment, transportation, food
Participants must be:
- Unemployed or working less than an average of 20 hours per week
- 18 years of age or older
- Resident of Ontario and legally entitled to work in Canada (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee Claimant)
- Not participating in, or returning to, full-time training or education
Free support for employers includes:
- Financial support to offset additional supervisory or training costs for staff mentors to provide supervision to job seeker participants
- One-on-one support to ensure the success of participant placements
- Workers with the right skills you need to fill vacancies
- Help to reduce employee turnover
- Advancement opportunities for current staff through specialized training that meets your needs
