Build This City program focuses on employment in construction

NEWS RELEASE
SAULT COMMUNITY CAREER CENTRE
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Your first step to a career in construction. The Sault Community Career Centre and Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association are excited to announce another year of Build This City: A Free Construction Fundamentals Training Program for job seekers and employers.

Our next training session starts Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Participant applications are being accepted until Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Applications received after Jan. 17 will be considered for the next available training session. Apply now! 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:

• 8-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 2-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

Eligible job seekers will 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: 

• 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  

To apply or for more information visit btc.saultcareercentre.ca. Have questions? Please email [email protected].

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