 | Matawa Employment & Training (MET) offers practical career, employment and individual counseling to ensure that you make the very best choices for your future. Our programs include: - Community Initiatives; to support the broader community development of Matawa First Nations by providing training and employment opportunities that will improve infrastructures, businesses and human resources at the community level.
- Individual Initiatives; to assist First Nation individuals to improve their personal employment skills and career potential via job training, placements and counseling services.
- Regional Initiatives; to provide greater opportunities for more than one First Nation community to participate in regional employment training initiatives.
- Youth Initiatives; to assist First Nations youth between the ages of 13 and 30 years old to gain meaningful employment skills and experience.
- Apprenticeship Programs; to increase First Nation participation in Apprenticeship Trades Training with regional employers.
- Income Support Policy; to assist applicants who may be eligible for Income Support during their training programs.
- Aboriginal Arts and Culture Teacher Training Program; developed within the Ontario Curriculum standards, course initiates importance cultural value. Click here to view PDF download.
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Employee Assistance Services
Employment Assistance Services (EAS) are available through the Matawa Employment & Training Centre to provide guidance and support to unemployed Aboriginal people living in the city of Thunder Bay.
EAS also offers a fully equipped Resource Centre with free access to:
- Computers and Internet
- Job Opportunity Boards
- Fax Machine/Photocopying
- Information and Resource Materials
- Telephone and Message Service for Employment Services
- Referral to Community Services
Our friendly team of Employment Counsellors is on hand Monday to Friday to work with you, either in person or via telephone between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
