In the year and a half the society has been operating, more than 680 Inuit have been trained, 350 of which have gained meaningful employment in mine-related jobs. "A renewal of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program or the development of a program of similar nature is an essential step in protecting that training," stated Geoffrey Qilak Kusugak, the mine training society's chair person." /> Kivalliq News Online: The Kivalliq Mine Training Society, which provides Inuit in the Kivalliq with mining skills, knowledge and experience, will lose Canadian government funding in 2012, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made no mention of continuing it.
In the year and a half the society has been operating, more than 680 Inuit have been trained, 350 of which have gained meaningful employment in mine-related jobs. "A renewal of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program or the development of a program of similar nature is an essential step in protecting that training," stated Geoffrey Qilak Kusugak, the mine training society's chair person." />
Kivalliq News Online: The Kivalliq Mine Training Society, which provides Inuit in the Kivalliq with mining skills, knowledge and experience, will lose Canadian government funding in 2012, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made no mention of continuing it.
In the year and a half the society has been operating, more than 680 Inuit have been trained, 350 of which have gained meaningful employment in mine-related jobs. “A renewal of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program or the development of a program of similar nature is an essential step in protecting that training,” stated Geoffrey Qilak Kusugak, the mine training society’s chair person.