Program To Fund Aboriginal LNG Training – Nanaimo Business News

As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, government will invest up to $30 million over the next three years for new Aboriginal skills-training projects and partnerships. Starting this year, up to $10 million annually in new funding will support Aboriginal skills training focused primarily on First Nations communities poised to benefit from Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) development. Programs will support B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint and the overall goal of adding 15,000 more Aboriginal workers to the province’s workforce within 10 years.

“The Aboriginal Skills Training Development Program is a good example of how our government is walking a better path and working in partnership with First Nations to ensure a positive legacy from LNG development,” explained John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

Designed for and with First Nations communities, the $30-million investment in Aboriginal skills training is part of a comprehensive plan to help ensure Aboriginal people and First Nations communities have more opportunities to benefit from the growth of the emerging LNG sector. These opportunities include training pathways to well-paying jobs and economic growth, as well as collaboration on the development of long-term environmental protection and stewardship measures.

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