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Workplace Readiness Program

Demographics

• Population of Beaufort Delta Region (BDR) approx. 5,064
• Unemployment rate in the NWT is at 9.5%
• Unemployment rate in the BDR is 16.2% (582 unemployed individuals)
• Inuvialuit, Gwich’in, various ethnic origins

Program Objective

• To provide Aboriginals with literacy and job skills to acquire and sustain employment

Partners

• IRC currently working with Bow Valley College
• Looking to involve Industry, Aboriginal Groups, Educational Institutions, Governments and Support Organizations
• Plan to pilot training with Akita Drilling Ltd., Northern Transportation Company, and others

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