Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Second Career Strategy Implemented Next Week
This is a reminder to service providers and other stakeholders that information on the new Second Career Strategy will be available on the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway site at www.eopg.ca by June 1, 2008.
The Second Career Strategy (SCS) is designed to provide financial support to recently laid-off, unemployed workers, who require training in high-demand, high-skill occupations. SCS was part of the Skills to Jobs Action Plan announced in the Provincial Budget in March. Almost all of the money to be invested in Skills to Jobs will come from the Labour Market Agreement (LMA) which was earmarked to serve marginalized workers, such as those ineligible for Employment Insurance.
A letter sent to all service providers and community stakeholders on May 16 by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities explains that SCS will now be part of the suite of EO’s services and programs:
The Second Career Strategy (SCS) is designed to provide financial support to recently laid-off, unemployed workers, who require training in high-demand, high-skill occupations. SCS was part of the Skills to Jobs Action Plan announced in the Provincial Budget in March. Almost all of the money to be invested in Skills to Jobs will come from the Labour Market Agreement (LMA) which was earmarked to serve marginalized workers, such as those ineligible for Employment Insurance.
A letter sent to all service providers and community stakeholders on May 16 by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities explains that SCS will now be part of the suite of EO’s services and programs:
"During the implementation stage, the assessment and recommendation of SCS clients to MTCU will be integrated into the Ontario Skills Development program processes and practices now in use by EO assessment centres."Visit www.eopg.ca for more information on SCS. If you did not receive the May 16 letter, please contact Mercianna.Fernandes@ontario.ca at MTCU, or ACTEW at policy@actew.org.
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