CNC Burns Lake Campus Offering Free SkillsUpgrade
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 @ 1:40 PM
Burns Lake,B.C. – Babine Forest Products workers can gain skills for apprenticeships at CNC’s Burns Lake campus for free.
The opportunity has been made possible by a $300 thousand dollar grant from the Industry Training Authority.
The program is 19 weeks and will begin at the end of January. During the course of the program, students will focus on essential skills, job readiness skills and several industry certifications. Participants will receive funded training, as well as training allowances and other supports.
Hampton Affiliates has decided to rebuild the Babine forest Products Sawmill which was destroyed n an explosion and fire last January however the new, modern facility will need a well trained, skilled workforce.
It is estimated there are still about 70 former Babine Forest Products workers still available for work.
Eligible workers will also be exposed to three trades – Heavy Duty Mechanics, Industrial Mechanic/Millwright and Construction Craft.
Comments
Oh for f### sakes the people still unemployed don’t need trades training or other bs courses they need the basic’s and so far not intrested in anyting, what a bloody waste of money.The Mill is going to be rebuilt they need to have info on new equipment not trades crap training that gives them NO leg up and that takes 4 years this is so much bull.Good onte College scored another 300 grand for what???
“courses and instructors catering to everyones individual circumstances and needs?” I bet not.
Free??? … government pays the full fee instead of students paying part.
Not even water is free anymore in most places ….
And yes, I agree that much of this sort of money is wasted.
If the new plant will have some new technology and the owners need a hand out to train those people who will be returning then maybe that is where the money should go.
Some of this and some of that really does not work very well in my experience. They are more screening or epxloratory type programs. The counsellors very rarely understand the types of skills people really need in order to be employable, especially when it comes to putting together programs and locations where such programs are available.
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