Mentored Work Placements

Guided Development Through Hands-On Experience

This program offers wage subsidies and mentorship for out-of-school youth to enhance employability skills and support educational and career development.

It can be difficult for youth to enter the labour market. Employers demand skills and experience that are hard to come by, when you are just starting to make your way in the world.

Taking advantage of the Mentored Work Placements program can give participants an excellent head-start, allowing them to develop skills, gain experience and network with individuals that are already in their desired field.

FOR APPLICANTS

Organizations

ASD will assist recipients by funding:

  • Participant wages and mandatory employment related costs (MERCs)
  • Training costs
  • Travel expenses
  • And other costs related to the work (contact ASD for more info.)

 

Through this program, ASD has helped to support hundreds of participants throughout Eeyou Istchee to gain valuable experience and skills at this critical juncture in their lives.


If Mentored Work Placements would help the youth of your community to grow into positive and productive workers, please apply today.

FOR PARTICIPANTS

Youth

Have you been out of school for a while? Are you not working, or working at a job that won’t take you anywhere? Then it’s time to take charge of your own future! 

 

Mentored Work Placements might be just what you need to take your career in a new direction. Participants in these programs have become fire-fighters, program officers, mechanics and many other profitable and exciting careers. You might discover a whole new field of work that you didn’t know existed, or that you didn’t know you had a liking for.

 

In most communities, these programs are run several times a year. Speak to someone at your local band office, or come see one of our Employment Counsellors at your local ASD office to discover when your next opportunity begins.

 

Your future starts today!

EligibilityCriteria

Eligible ActivitiesTraining experiences that support youth in acquiring skills needed for work placements
Expected Results Enhanced essential employability skills among youth and increased ability to participate in the labour market
Eligible Participants
  • Youth aged 15 to 30 inclusive
  • Not in school and unemployed or underemployed
Duration
  • Up to 11 months
  • Must be completed by March 31 of the fiscal year in which funding is received
Eligible Expenses
  • Participant wages at the following maximum hourly rate of $15.00
  • Mandatory employment related costs
  • Training costs for activities that support the acquisition of skills required for work placements
  • Other necessary costs directly related to a work placement, up to a maximum of $300 per participant
  • Special assistance for persons with disabilities, up to $3,000 per participant
  • Travel expenses in accordance with CNG’s Business Travel Policy but not exceeding the guidelines specified in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Travel Directive (njc-cnm.gc.ca) 
  • Dependent care for participants (documentation is required including a description of the type of arrangements available in the community)
  • Administration costs must not exceed 15% of the sub-total amount of the project’s expenditures before administration costs. 
Non-Eligible Expenses
  • Capital costs for the construction or purchase of a building, other than to support the participation of persons with disabilities
  • Expenses which would have otherwise been incurred by the Applicant
  • Office infrastructure or equipment purchases such as computers and software.
  • Expenses incurred before the application is submitted
  • Development and production of communication and information products.

Document Downloads

Please click on the buttons below to download our forms. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Application Form
Activity Report
Final Report
Participant Declariaton Form
EFT Form

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Start your career here!

We are here to help you with any questions. Please use the form to contact us for information about our programs or any other services we provide. Alternatively, you could also contact us through our various offices across Eeyou Istchee or connect online with our social media channels.

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Apatisiiwin Skills Development

32 Amisk Street,
Mistissini, Quebec
Canada G0W 1C0

Tel: (418) 923-2525
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