Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Communities of Practice for Livelihood Development
Agreement Number:
18121855
Agreement Value:
$505,696.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 4, 2022 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
The WER Pilot Program will explore pre-employment, skills development supports as well as models to improve workplace inclusivity. In projects where employers are involved, the program will work with the employers to improve access to employment, or retention in the workplace to improve programming for women in target groups.
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Expected Results:
The Expected Results of the Women's Employment Readiness (WER) pilot program are: .- Project participants gain access to pre-employment training and wrap-around supports to improve their specified foundational and transferable skills and labour market outcomes;.- Employers increase their awareness of inclusivity barriers in their workplace and adopt measures to improve and become more inclusive.- Training providers gain a better understanding of effective training and supports for the target groups
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6A1X5
Reference Number:
141-2022-2023-Q3-00003
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
764812889RP0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Amendment Date
Sep 19, 2023
Recipient's Operating Name:
Groundswell Operations Society
Recipient's Legal Name:
Groundswell Operations Society
Program:
ALLESP-WER
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.
Amendments: