Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
January 23, 2015
Helping Small Businesses Grow
Ivany's Cove Business Receives Workplace Skills Funding
Employees at Trinity Ornamental Concrete in Ivany's Cove will receive specialized workplace training with an investment of $29,000 from the Provincial Government's Workplace Skills Enhancement Program. The company recently installed new equipment to increase productivity, and this investment will provide employees with the skills required to safely operate the equipment and begin manufacturing a wider range of products to meet the current market.
"Our government is pleased to invest in employee training for this manufacturing enterprise. Ensuring employees have the appropriate skills through proper education and training is key to strengthening small businesses. With new skills, and new machinery, this company can continue to grow, increase output, and better meet market demand."
- The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
The new equipment will improve the manufacturing process, enabling the company to produce more product per day, and will allow for the manufacturing of a wider variety of products. Funding will allow for more than two weeks of training for employees.
"Supporting small business is a priority for our government. This is an important employer in our region and is a fine example of the diversity of the regional business community."
- The Honourable Ross Wiseman, Minister of Finance and MHA for Trinity North
Through the Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, the Workplace Skills Enhancement Program helps businesses in strategic sectors train employees to improve productivity and competitiveness. Additional information on funding programs can be found at: www.ibrd.gov.nl.ca/
QUICK FACTS
- The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is providing $29,000 for workplace training funding for employees at Trinity Ornamental Concrete in Ivany's Cove.
- The funding will allow for employees to be trained on newly purchased equipment to increase production and allow the company to produce a wider variety of products to better meet market demand.
- Through the Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, the Workplace Skills Enhancement Program helps businesses in strategic sectors train employees to improve productivity and competitiveness.
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Media contacts:
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Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development 709-729-4570, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca |
Caroline Frost
Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Ross Wiseman MHA for Trinity North 709-466-4165 carolinefrost@gov.nl.ca |
2015 01 23 10:35 a.m.