APPENDIX C
	Employment and Immigration Canada	Emploi et Immigration Canada

October 5,1983

Mrs. Susan McCrae-Vander Voet
Executive Director
The Canadian Congress for Learning
Opportunities for Women
692 Coxwell
Toronto, Ontario
M4C 3B6

Dear Mrs. McCrae-Vander Voet:

Subject: National Training Program

This is in reply to the questions which CCLOW raised with each Regional Office of the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (CEIC) concerning the National Training Program.

Each region will provide you with appropriate data. However. many of your questions refer to national policy and this letter will provide answers to these questions.

Components of the National Training Program

I should first like to point out that there are three main components of the National Training Program. two of which involve the training of individuals (Institutional Training and Industrial Training). and one of which involves capital funding of buildings and equipment (Skills Growth Fund).

Under Institutional Training. CEIC purchases courses from provincial and private institutions. and refers individuals to these courses. Full-time trainees receive Unemployment Insurance if they are eligible. otherwise they may receive training allowances. Other allowances are also available for some costs. as explained later in this letter. Under Industrial Training. CEIC enters into contracts with employers to provide them with financial assistance towards the cost of training their employees. This assistance includes a portion of training expenses and a portion of trainee wages.