Organizations working in labour market development with First Nation, Inuit and Metis have seen a major shift in the past year. The federal support program, the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement holder program, referred to as AHRDA, has been replaced with a new program called the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS). Many elements of the old program were carried over, but ASETS places a much stronger emphasis on partnerships, and on developing programs that encourage training and employment in 'in-demand' sectors of the economy. It's an important shift, and requires careful consideration and planning on the part of former AHRDA holders making the transition.
Stonecircle has been contracted by the Native Women's Association of Canada to look at its current labour market development programs in light of the new program, and recommend options for revamping and improving them.We will now help NWAC make a smooth transition which will allow NWAC to ultimately provide valuable and important labour market programming for Aboriginal women across Canada.
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