Ontario is investing over $2.1 million to train over 700 workers and young people for careers in utilities, electrical trades and automotive power trades in our region.
The funding, coming from the Skills Development Fund, will also go to expanding a training facility in Kemptville.Â
The money brings Ontario’s total Skills Development Fund investment in Leeds-Grenville workers to over $4.6 million to support over 2,600 workers, jobseekers and youth.
The dollars from the fund, designed to recruit, train and upskill workers and build or upgrade training centres for the skilled trades will go to several projects including:
- Four-O-One Electric Ltd.: $1,064,500 through SDF Training Stream to train and up-skill 77 electrical workers, including women and youth and to advance from their apprenticeship to Journeyperson certification, with training stipends to incentivize workers to build upon their skillsets and train for innovative techniques and equipment.
- Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre:Â $840,912 through the SDF Training Stream to train 45 apprentices and workers in the motive power sector, including in the Commercial Vehicle and Equipment Apprenticeship (CVEA) program. This investment will also enable the Centre to deliver one-day training programs for 545 students in grades 7-12 to encourage them to start a career in the motive power and other skilled trades.
- Devries Power and Utilities Solutions: $263,142 through SDF Capital Stream to build an expanded training facility in Kemptville that will train 40 new diesel heavy mechanics, as well as electrical and powerline workers. The upgraded facilities will increase capacity for in-house, on-the-job training for new hires and other workers, reducing the need for workers to travel outside of the region to access training opportunities.
