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Basic Employment & Language Training Program

For

Improving English Literacy & Basic Employment Skills

Basic Employment and Language Training Project 2007

            The Project consists of an 8 week in-class portion. In the mornings, there are workshops on resume writing, how to find a job in Canada, job interviews, and other important topics. In the afternoons, there are English classes for people who think this would be helpful. After that, people go on an 8-10 week work placement, where they do volunteer work with a company which might hire someone with their training. The purpose of the work placement is to gain some Canadian work experience, and to get to know other people in their field of training. Some participants are also eligible to apply for Provincial Training Allowance (PTA). You can learn more about PTA on the Government of Saskatchewan website.

Eligible Clients : 

All participants will be immigrants to Canada who:

· are seeking employment in low skill, entry level occupations;

· have never been in the workforce or are chronically unemployed;

· have completed or exhausted hours of language instruction available under the federal Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program. 

· require language training at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels 2-3   Immigration Branch will assess language competency of potential participants and recommend placement in the program.

Priority for participation in the project will be given to, in order:

· Permanent residents;

· Temporary residents who have been nominated or applied for nomination under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) or who are participating in a special project or program under the SINP, and their spouses;

· Immigrant citizens.

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The following information is the websites address for PTA and SINP information.

http://www.aee.gov.sk.ca/sf_assist/pta/

http://www.aee.gov.sk.ca/immigration/sinp/

Funding for this program is provided by Saskatchewan Immigration Branch, Advanced Education and Employment branch and Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services

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