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Build This City: A Construction Fundamentals Training Program
Your first step to a career in construction. The Sault Community Career Centre, in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association, is excited to introduce Build This City: A Construction Fundamentals Training Program for job seekers and employers.
Build This City is a new SkillsAdvance Ontario workforce development pilot 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
- Not participating in 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
Note: Eligible applicants must meet minimum requirements and qualify through an application process that includes an aptitude test.
Got questions? Please email buildthiscity@ssmca.com or call the Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association at 705.759.8830.
This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.