Title:
Sisters in the Brotherhood Women's Employment Readiness Program
Agreement Number:
18126136
Agreement Value:
$3,457,948.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 13, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
Description:
The Canadian District United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBC) project will provide and test pre-employment and skills development supports. This project will focus on foundational and transferable skills training such as literacy and essential skills or the Skills for Success Model, and provide wrap-around supports such as counseling, income supports, transportation, and work-appropriate clothing. The UBC, through Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB), will work with employers to improve access to employment and retention in the workplace for women in trades.
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Expected Results:
OUTCOMES
• Increased sense of employment readiness after participants complete their training;
• Project participants gain access to pre-employment training and wrap-around supports;
• Project participants improve specified foundational and transferable skills;
• Project participants improve their labour market outcomes;
• Employers and their workplaces become more inclusive;
• Employers increase their awareness of inclusivity barriers in their workplace;
• Employers increase their awareness of inclusivity barriers in their workplace; and
• Employers adopt measures to improve the inclusivity of their workplace.
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R2C4H4
Reference Number:
141-2022-2023-Q1-00043
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108152133RT0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
UBC
Recipient's Legal Name:
UBCJA - Canadian District United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Federal Riding Name:
Elmwood-Transcona
Federal Riding Number:
46005
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women's Employment Readiness (WER) pilot program is to fund organizations to test new ways to provide pre-employment and training supports for multi-barriered women.