Entrance Requirements Mining Essentials & Anishinabek 17 years of age or older Underground Hard Rock Employment and Self identified as Aboriginal Common Core Training Completed Grade 12 or GED Equivalent Program Contacts: Training Services Be referred into the program through pre- assessment activities (Applicants should John DeGiacomo, be prepared to explain, why they are inter- AETS Proposal & Partnership ested in a career in mining as well as com- Development Officer plete an application process including a free Test of Workplace Essential Skills Assessment (TOWES). If requested, ap- Vernon Ogima, plicants must participate in an interview AETS Project Co-ordinator covering the following topics to manage barriers for success: Housing, Training Riley Burton, Location, Health, Travel, Funding, Educa- Confederation College Mining Essentials & tional levels, Language, Environment.) ———————————————- Underground Hard Rock How to Apply AETS is in the process of collecting appli- Common Core Training Anishinabek Employment cations on behalf of applicants who have Program for Aboriginal First Nation Affiliation with the eight First and Training Services Nation Communities served by AETS. 277 Park Avenue People - 2011/2012

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Academic Transcript(s) Our Mission APPLICATION PROCESS First Nation Partners: To assist in the development of a skilled Information Sessions - Starting Week Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aboriginal workforce through the provi- of January 16th, 2012 (Lake Ojibway) sion of individual and community based Application Deadline - Feb. 1, 2012 Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek employment and training initiatives. at Noon (See “How to Apply”) (Rocky Bay First Nation) Background TOWES Assessment and Applicant Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek The Assembly of (AFN) Interviews - Week of Feb. 6, 2012 () and the Mining Industry Human Michipicoten First Nation Resources Council (MiHR) partnered to ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation develop the Mining Essentials Training TRAINING (5 Weeks) Program. The goal of the national work- Pays Plat First Nation Classroom and Field Experience - readiness training, is to provide Feb. 20 to Mar. 30, 2012 Pic Mobert First Nation Aboriginal peoples with the skills and (Vacation - March 12 to 16, 2012) confidence needed to enter the mining workforce, and in turn, to provide Barrick - Hemlo Partner: industry with a ready-to-work, local MINING ESSENTIALS TRAINING workforce, based on a nationally (12 Weeks) validated pre-employment program. Orientation/Classroom - April 2 to June 22, 2012 for 3 Days/Week Program Description 2 Days/Week Work Enrichment: Anishinabek Employment and Training Confederation College Partner: Services (AETS) in co-operation with First Aid, WHMIS & Other eight First Nation Communities, Barrick Safety Related Certifications Hemlo and Confederation College, will Chainsaw Certification provide weekly transportation and Introduction to Prospecting/ accommodation for up to fifteen Abo- Drill Core / Line Cutting ______riginal participants under the program. Basic Underground Hard Rock The culturally aware and responsive pro- Miner Common Core gram includes classroom and community (4 Modules) Funded by HRSDC’s Aboriginal Skills and Training training, as well as on-the-job work Surface Miner (3 Modules) experience. Strategic Investment Fund under 's Barrick-Hemlo Job Shadowing Economic Action Plan * Information/dates are subject to change