ASEPs: Changing People's Lives
Friday, January 21, 2011
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BC AMTA is an Aboriginal Skills & Employment Partnership (ASEP) project – part of a Federal Government program established in 2003 to meet a very real need: increasing Aboriginal participation in the Canadian workforce. ASEPs facilitate a win-win for Industry, Aboriginal communities and Canada in a number of ways: helping fill labour and skills shortages in provincial economies; increasing knowledge, skills and ability within communities; and addressing long-standing examples of disparity in Aboriginal student outcomes and under representation in Canada's labour force.
Since the program began, ASEP projects like BC AMTA have counselled and trained 18,000 Aboriginal clients. More than 6,600 are in long-term, sustainable employment today. To learn more about the ASEP program and its success, check out www.asepworks.ca.
Real Life Stories
Walter Smith, B.Ed.
Walter Smith didn't grow up in British Columbia. And he doesn't work in BC. But we're profiling him because it's safe to say Walter has inspired many Aboriginal people across this province, as well as across Canada, to work in the mineral exploration and mining sector.