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Feb.13,2005 -Feb.20,2005 |
Ottawa Helps Youth with Summer Jobs
Human Resources and Skills Development minister JoeVolpe announces new programme
By Angelo Persichilli
Originally Published: 2004-02-08
The Federal government announced last week that $250 million have been earmarked for assisting students looking for a summer job. This initiative will also involve numerous private companies, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The announcement came from Human Resources and Skills Development minister Joe Volpe. "The purpose of this initiative," told us Joe Volpe, "is not just to give financial assistance to the students, but also to allow them to expand their professional expertise before their entry in the labour market."
In particular, in the Greater Toronto Area alone, some $20 million will be split more or less equally among the different wards.
Eight million dollars will fund initiatives that will involve young students who wish to work in the summer to prepare themselves to enter the workforce. The remainder of the sum should go - but this hasn't been officialized yet - to youth with specific employment problems due to lack of adaptability or education.
"This is an opportunity," said Volpe, "for our youth to improve their chances of getting good jobs when they will leave school and enter the workforce."
It would go like this: students and companies will be allowed to submit detailed programmes to one of the regional offices of the Ministry of Human Resource and Skills Development, explaining the reason for the initiative, its outline, and its duration. The Ministry will examine and possibly approve them before the start of the summer break.
In principle, explained Volpe, the funds will be split equally, some $250,000 to each ward, but the minister specified that the unemployment rate of each ward will be considered, and there might be additional funding.
Volpe repeatedly underscored how the initiative is not just a way to give some money to students. "Clearly that is important for both the students and their families, but we are interested in increasing the student's professional expertise, boosting chances for an easy entry into the job market."
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