HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-04-27, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,1994. PAGE 13.
Government announces youth employment plan
Paul Steckle, Member of
Parliament for Huron-Bruce says
he was encouraged by Hon. Lloyd
Axworthy, Minister of Human
Resources Development announce
ment, on the government's youth
employment and learning strategy.
"The problems of today's youth
are a result of years of inaction,"
stated Mr. Steckle, "Bleak
economic prospects faced by youth,
including an unemployment rate of
18 percent demands action so mat
we do not lose a generation of
young Canadians."
Youth Service Canada will
enable young people to gain
meaningful work experience while
improving their personal and work
related skills through community
service projects. Upon completion
of the projects, participants will
receive a $2,000 bonus in the form
of vouchers which can be used for
education costs such as tuition or
student loan repayment, a portable
wage, day care, or mobility
voucher to help them enter the
workforce, a self-employment
voucher to lever a small business
loan.
Youth Internship in partnership
with provinces and business, will
help develop new internship
models to train young people for
careers in growth sectors of the
economy, and help revitalize the
existing apprenticeship system.
Summer Employment Program
provides students with summer
jobs and valuable experience
through five different options.
Reforms to Canada Student
Loans Program will improve
access, emphasize results and
explore new approaches to student
assistance. Loan limits have been
frozen for the past 10 years, while
students' education costs have
increased by 58 percent. We will
increase weekly loan limits for full-
time students and raise the ceiling
for part time loans. We will
implement a fairer repayment
system, while ensuring a more
efficient system that reduces costs
to taxpayers, Mr. Steckle says.
Learning Initiatives will support
provincial efforts to establish
national learning goals, encourage
the innovative use of technology in
learning and enable the sharing of
up-to-date labour market
information.
Slay in School supports
partnership among the private
sector, educators, and community
Employment Centre opens
The Listowel branch of the Cana
da Employment Centre for Students
has opened and is ready to help
high school, college and university
student prepare for and find sum-
groups to develop inexpensive,
effective dropout intervention
programs such as mentoring,
tutoring, peer support groups, and
parental involvement programs.
Mr. Steckle concluded, "The
program will give young people
both practical experience and skills,
while making the learning system
more effective and accountable."
mer employment.
Supervisor Bernice Wollis says
the centre's staff will help students
write resumes, prepare for intcr-
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