Confederation College Partners with North Shore Mining Training Strategy to Provide Free Training Opportunities

The North Shore Mining Training Strategy (NSMTS) — funded by the federal and provincial government —  is a collaborative effort led by the North Algoma Employment Help Centre, Confederation College and major Mining Sector Employers along the North Shore of Lake Superior. 

The NSMTS supports economic recovery and aims to relieve pandemic-induced labour and financial impacts on businesses and priority sectors, support the quickest path to employment opportunities, support efforts to create innovative training ideas and solutions, and improve the capacity of communities to respond to local and regional labour market shocks.

The main objectives of the NSMTS is to:

1. Ensure a resilient workforce by supporting universal access into the labour market and/or retention and capacity-building for employers. 

2. Empower workers and job seekers who face higher barriers of entry, and enhance pathways into meaningful and gainful employment, including youth (high school and early post-secondary graduates), women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or mental health challenges, visible minorities, and members of at-risk communities. 

3. Encourage partnerships across the economy to support new, innovative training solutions and improve the capacity of communities to respond to shocks to labour market conditions in in-demand, emerging and essential sectors. 

To that end, the NSMTS allows individuals to access the skills and abilities employers want and need now. The current roster of FREE Training includes:

PART 1:

• Mining Readiness -MANDATORY for All Participants (6 weeks)

PART 2:

• Surface or Underground Diamond Drilling (5 and 4 weeks, respectively)
• Millwright (Level 1) (12 weeks)
• Pre-Trades Electrical (12 weeks)
• Pre-Trades Welder (12 weeks)
• Pre-Trades Heavy Duty Technician (12 weeks)
• Construction Craft Worker (8 weeks)

Financial support may be available to those who require assistance.  

Mining Readiness will have up to 12 cohorts that will be delivered from August 28  to November 18, 2022, with locations to be determined based on participant composition.  

To apply, contact the Wawa Regional Employment Help Centre via email with your resume at [email protected].

For additional information, please contact: 

Christine Lewis [email protected]  1-705-852-0487

Jason Bilcowski [email protected]  1-705-852-1445

Kendra Perry  [email protected]  1-807-252-9432