March 22, 2000
(Human Resources and Employmen)
BACKGROUNDER
$7.5 M for Student/Youth Employment Programs
serving over 3,500 post-secondary students and youth
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$2 million in funding to provide wage subsidies and tuition vouchers to help post- secondary students across the province finance their education and help them gain valuable work experience.
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Approximately 2,000 jobs will be funded this year, about 500 of these will be created through a partnership arrangement with Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic.
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This program has assisted over 14,000 students since 1994 and has won a national award for innovation.
Other programs:
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$5.5 million for a variety of programs to assist students and youth (30 and under) gain experience and income to finance their education.
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Programs offer counselling, cooperative work placements and assistance to youth in finding their important first job.
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Students/youth work placements with education institutions, small businesses, as well as in areas of environmental enhancement and conservation.
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Examples of current programs to be funded include: the Linkages Youth Employment Program, Graduate Program, Conservation Corps, MUN Cooperative Education Placements.
Media contact: Marcia Porter, Communications, (709) 729-4062.
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