A Timmins college has received nearly $500,000 for specialized training opportunities.
According to Northern College, it's receiving $487,000 to help train 75 public administration employees in northern municipalities.
"This funding comes as part of a $1.9-million investment to help more than 2,000 students, underemployed adults, Indigenous community members and other Northern Ontario workers to learn the skills required to find new, better jobs," reads the announcement.
The money is part of Ontario's Skills Catalyst Fund, designed to support projects that test emerging ideas on tackling labour market challenges.
“We are very grateful for this opportunity and vote of confidence from the provincial government,” said Dr. Audrey J. Penner, Northern College president and CEO, in a news release.
“This is an affirmation of all of the hard work and expertise that we’ve developed throughout our history in training professionals for job-ready skills, not to mention getting into the innovative approaches surrounding micro credentialing, which is how we will validate these skills. We are tackling a skills area in municipal governance which is not typically afforded to the skills development category; in so doing we are filling a gap clearly identified by this sector. Talent will continue to be in need, and we are only too pleased to help deliver the skills needed for a new future.”
