The Apatisiwin Employment and Training program provides community-based and one-to-one supports and resources and can assist urban Indigenous individuals to access a range of training, education and skills development opportunities. The Employment Counsellor will work to create new job opportunities, engage with small and medium-sized businesses, and community partners, and work to match potential employers with people looking for in-demand jobs and careers.
Whether it means going back to school, help to prepare résumés, cover letters, practicing for interviews, on-the-job training, or assistance with the costs of living while clients improve their skills toward a career path, the Apatisiwin Employment Counsellor will be happy to assist you.
Funded through Service Canada and the Aboriginal Skills Employment and Training Strategy, Apatisiwin resources can support Employment Insurance recipients, unemployed, underemployed and youth.
Vision
To provide strength, promote self-reliance, enhance the unity of our people, and improve opportunities for meaningful employment through self-determined activities and building employment and training capacity, now and seven generations into the future.
Employment Counselling
To help clients define career goals, identify skills/needs and develop employment/training plans.
Skills Development
To secure and monitor contracts with eligible clients/trainers/educational partners to assist clients in their skills development.
Outreach/Networking
To develop and maintain links with potential employers/ trainers/ organizations & services to improve employment opportunities.
Eligibility
- Unemployed or underemployed
- Self-declared First Nation, Metis and Inuit persons residing in an urban Ontario environment
- Must have valid Social Insurance Number
- Must complete all documentation prior to service
Funded Program Interventions
- Purchase of Training
- Employment Supports
- Training Supports
- Pre-Employment Training
- Stay-In-School Program
- Youth Internship
- Employment-related -Community-Based Projects
- On-The-Job Training
- Apprenticeship Skills
- Labour Market Partnership
- Self-Employment Training
Employment and Training Services
- Employment Counselling
- Resume/Cover Letter Writing
- Job Search Assistance
- Referrals
- Application Processing
- Training/Action Plans
- Labour Market Information and Hidden Job Market
- Local Community Information Resources
Realize Your Potential. Realize Your Dreams!
Through a one-to-one intake and assessment process, we define barriers to employment and/ or education, then secure training or employment opportunities necessary to address them.