NPTC PROGRAMS

NPTC and the four member Nations offers a variety of Labour Market programs listed as follows:

1. Employment Skills Development (ESD)  to assist groups who have similar training needs, employment objectives and employment barriers
   
2. Training Assistance Purchase(TAP) Seat Purchase,  to purchase seats in identified training courses and/or workshops from private and public training agencies for a group or individual
3. Job Creation Partnerships/Targeted Wage Subsidy to assist individuals who are on or have received EI benefits within the last three to five years with employment initiatives, Also available under (CRF and Youth dollars)
4. Summer Student Employment Program  to assist students with meaningful and/or career related work experience
5. Training on the Job (TOJ)  to provide hands-on work experience which will lead to continued and permanent employment
6. Persons with Disability Program   to assist disabled individuals with training as required for employment
7. Youth Program (YTH)  to assist youth that have employment barriers and face difficulty finding and/or keeping employment
8. Childcare (CC)  to support initiatives designed to increase the supply of quality First Nations childcare spaces, on-reserve, for children between the ages of 0-6 years with working or training parents.
   

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Eligibility Criteria

1. Must be of First Nations descent
   
2. Must reside on member first nation reserve or within catchment area of North Peace Tribal Council Training must be under 52 weeks (1 year)
3. NPTC and the four member Nations uses a Back To Work Action Plan driven process.  All applications are reviewed with recommendations made by the respective Employment and Training Coordinator.  Funding approval authority is determined by eligibility, labour market demand& by the amount of funding requested.
4. Only completed applications are considered for funding.  Factors used in assessments range from needs of the client to the likelihood of employment at the end of the training, past experience with the applicant, cost effectiveness, and the likelihood of successful completion of the proposed activities. 
   

Application Process

1. Individual Client applications must be submitted in a minimum of two weeks prior to the requested start date of a program or by the established deadline dates. Please Contact the ASETS Coordinator for your area obtain the
   

• Coordinators will contact applicants for additional information if required
• Applicants will be notified of the outcome of proposal/application submission i.e.: approved or denied

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Contact Us

For detailed information regarding programs and services, please contact:

Paulette Auger
ASETS Coordinator 
Pauletter.Auger@nptc.ca 
780-926-7879 
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