Direct Purchase Program

Objective:
To purchase institutional training from public or registered private institutions on behalf of clients. To recommend training which will promote self-sufficiency and the integration of clients into appropriate employment as well as meet labor market needs.

Eligible Sponsors:
Aboriginal Bands, organizations, aboriginal small businesses and/or corporations.

Eligible Clients:
Must be an adult (out of school for a least a year). Participant(s) should meet with an employment counselor to discuss career-planning goals.

Activities:
Preparation for vocational studies, apprenticeship training programs. Activities could include the following - Native Adult Basic Education (NABE), Basic Job Readiness/Pre-employment, Early Childhood Education, Basic Introduction to the Trades, Life Skills, Heavy Duty Equipment Operator training, Native Instructor Diploma Program

Training Subsidy:
May receive training allowance or unemployment insurance as well as a supplement (e.g. childcare, commuting, and living away from home) while attending training.

Eligible Costs:
Purchase of training contracts can involve the purchase of an entire course from a training institution, or the purchase of a single seat in a given course. Types of training purchased must be vocational in orientation, academic only to the extent that they may be considered preparation for vocational training " non-degree" courses which lead directly to employment.

Note: The ISETS Board of Directors encourage all applicants of their programs, to seek financial resources other than the ISETS funds that are available, as well as consider employer contribution whenever possible.