MICC, the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles [Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities] is a partner in the Government policy on adult education and continuing education and training. It plays a role in ALT in Quebec with respect to the recognition of diplomas earned abroad and the administration of agreements with various countries to facilitate and encourage education and training and the entry of immigrant groups into the workforce. MICC, in co-operation with Emploi-Québec, administers a policy for the learning of French as a second language in workplaces.
A number of programs and activities have been established by MICC, including the Programme d'aide à l'intégration des immigrants et des minorités visibles en emploi [Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities], PRIIME, which, on the one hand, supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in hiring and training immigrant employees and adjusting their human resources structure to meet the particular needs of these employees and, on the other hand, supports immigrants in obtaining and retaining jobs that reflect their skill levels. Through the PRIIME program, which was established in 2005, MICC and MESS provide financial assistance and logistical support for companies and immigrants (MICC, 2005). These education and training initiatives are to be commended. A sectoral committee devoted to immigrants, the Comité d'adaptation de la main-d'ouvre — personnes immigrantes (CAMO'PI) [Workforce Adjustment Committee for Immigrants], also provides links between the MICC and the workplace.
In conjunction with MICC, the network of non-governmental organizations for French second language education in Quebec is mandated to: "support member businesses in their efforts and activities to provide quality services in the area of socio-linguistic integration" Footnote 28 (transl.). This organization, which emerged from the community sector itself, has 45 members.