Training and Skills Development (TSD)

General Information

Institution:

Government of New Brunswick: Post-Secondary, Training and Labour (PETL)

Country:

Canada

Contact person:

Nathalie D’Amours

Position:

Consultant

Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

(506) 444-3597

Website of the program:

http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.5097.Training_and_S…

Which of the following topic(s) applies to the program?:

Topics:

EMPLOYMENT

Professional training and skills certification

Employment policies and programs

Program Description

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Description:

Training and Skills Development (TSD) selectively provides grants to people who meet the program criteria. The focus of the program is to help clients receive training or educational programs which will allow them to return quickly to work. The TSD duration is limited to: - a maximum of two consecutive years for a regular post-secondary training program - a maximum of one year for academic upgrading for grade levels 7 to 9 and two consecutive years for grade levels 10 to 12 - a maximum of 10 weeks for levels 5-6 and a maximum of 12 weeks for the General Educational Development (GED) exam - a maximum of three consecutive years for a co-operative training program.

Objectives:

The Training and Skills Development (TSD) program has been introduced in an effort to ensure that individuals, whose employment action plan identifies skill development as being necessary, have access to funding to assist them in achieving their goal. The program provides these individuals with access to appropriate training and educational opportunities related to current and emerging employment opportunities. Moreover, TSD aims to increase the number of participating individuals who obtain long-term sustainable full-time employment as a result of receiving financial assistance in support of a training intervention.

Year of Start:

Before 2010

Estimated duration:

Undefined

Geographic coverage:

Provincial or subnational

Target population:

Unemployed

Evaluation and Documentation

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