The Ontario authorities is funding a abilities growth program for highschool college students within the Peterborough space contemplating careers in aviation and building.
On Monday at a media convention on the Peterborough Airport, the province introduced $435,210 by way of the Expertise Growth Coaching (SDF) stream for the Construct and Soar program, which can practice 75 highschool college students.
Working in partnership with Peterborough and the Kawarthas Financial Growth (PKED), this system will match native employers with college students presently in building and the aerospace and aviation specialist excessive abilities main faculty applications.
College students will partake in an eight-week placement for on-the-job expertise, counting on the talents discovered of their faculty applications. As well as, college students specializing in aviation with a attainable army or business pilot profession may even study flight coaching by way of the usage of flight simulators.
“We need local businesses to take a chance on smart, motivated young people who want to take that first step in their careers,” stated Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini, minister of labour, immigration, coaching and abilities growth.
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Construct and Soar will recruit college students at colleges below the Kawartha Pine Ridge District Faculty Board (KPRDSB) and the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District Faculty Board.
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Jaine Klassen Jeninga, KPRDSB board chairperson, says this system presents invaluable expertise for college students and employers.
“The program that focuses on connecting our Grade 11 and 12 speciality high school senior students with summer work experience in these high-demanding sectors for on-the-job training, experiential training and learning while growing in talent is a pipeline that supports our local employers,” she stated.
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Catholic board trustee Mary Ann Martin praises this system.
“Student participating in this program have demonstrated tremendous promise in the construction- and aviation-related courses,” she stated.
Rhonda Keenan, president and CEO of PKED, notes the SDF stream is obtainable for a variety of employers, trade associations, labour unions, municipalities, hospitals and extra. She says the businesses play a pivotal position by providing mentorship and useful skill-building alternatives.
“Every time we talk to employers, it’s always skill sets that they need recognized, nuanced skill sets,” she stated. “They’re always asking for help at trying to recruit those right people.”
PKED is about to dissolve on the finish of the yr because the Metropolis of Peterborough brings its financial growth in-house. Keenan hopes the transition will guarantee future related ability growth coaching applications.
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“We’ll be able to do a rinse and repeat,” she stated. “It won’t be through PKED but because a number of our partners are at the table, we’re hoping it will be a smooth transition.”
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith notes that since its launch in 2021, the SDF has supported greater than 700 coaching initiatives throughout Ontario. A further $100 million was introduced for the stream within the 2024 finances, bringing the province’s complete SDF to greater than $1 billion.
The province says practically 219,000 jobs sit vacant on account of a scarcity of expert trades staff.
“Ontario’s trades are vital to the growth of the economy and our government’s ‘Plan to Build’ offering careers that lead to secure jobs and a good quality life,” Smith stated. “Which is why having programs like the Build and Soar will set them on the path to success.”
— with recordsdata from Robert Lothian/ Ontario Chronicle
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