SkillsPEI offers programs and services for job seekers, employers and organizations. SkillsPEI provides assistance to unemployed individuals who are eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) and individuals who are non-EI eligible to prepare for and find employment.
Apprenticeship training – The Apprenticeship post-secondary training program results in a professional certification in a designated skilled trade. Individuals must be employed in one of PEI’s designated trades to enter the program, which consists of a combination of on-the-job-training and in classroom training.
Programs for job seekers:
- Student Summer Employment Programs – Jobs for Youth & Post-Secondary Student Programs
- Self Employ PEI is an employment program developed to help job seekers who want to launch their own business.
- Employ PEI – For Job Seekers Employ PEI is an employment program to help job seekers develop new skills and gain work experience through on-the-job training and provides a temporary wage subsidy to an employer.
- Work Experience PEI – For Job Seekers is a short-term employment program that provides job seekers with an opportunity to work on a project with a local organization. The on-the-job work experience will help the job seeker develop new skills needed for employment in the workforce.
Programs for students
- Career Connect provides individuals who qualify for regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits an opportunity to continue to receive those benefits while attending full-time post-secondary studies within Canada for the duration of their claim.
- Training PEI – Adult Education funding program was developed to assist job seekers to gain the skills and education necessary to find and maintain employment.
- The Resident Care Worker support program was developed as one of the initiatives to address the shortages within the public, private and non-profit sector of resident care workers. The program will provide financial assistance, including free tuition for the school year to eligible individuals to help them complete a post-secondary certificate or diploma and transition to sustainable employment.
- Training PEI – Healthcare Priorities Pilot Program was developed to assist job seekers gain the skills and education necessary to secure and maintain employment in a health-related priority occupation currently experiencing skill shortages in the province. The program will provide financial assistance to eligible individuals to help them complete a post-secondary certificate or diploma and transition to sustainable employment.
- The Licensed Practical Nursing and Paramedic support program was developed as one of the initiatives to address the shortages within the healthcare sector. The program will provide financial assistance, including 100% tuition support for the school year to eligible individuals to help them complete a post-secondary certificate or diploma and commit to working in Prince Edward Island.
Programs for employers
Student Summer Employment Programs
Jobs for Youth Program supports students aged 15-29 working 8-12 weeks during summer and students must be returning to school in the Fall.
Post-Secondary Student Program supports full-time post-secondary students working a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 18 weeks during the summer.
The Graduate Mentorship Program is an employment program developed to help employers create long term employment opportunities for unemployed recent post-secondary graduates in their field of study. If you are hiring a recent post-secondary graduate who lacks the work experience necessary for the position, we can subsidize up to 50% of the wages for 52 weeks. An employer receives a temporary wage subsidy to provide mentorship and a valuable work experience for a new employee.
Employ PEI – For Employers is an employment program developed to help employers create long term employment opportunities for job seekers. An employer receives a temporary wage subsidy to provide on-the-job training for a new full-time employee. If you are hiring a new employee who lacks the work experience necessary for the position, we can subsidize up to 50% of the wages to a maximum of 20 weeks.
Workplace Skills Training is a program developed for employers to train new or existing employees to develop their skills and align with needs of the business.
The Team Food Island program gives students an opportunity to earn a bonus towards their post-secondary education while they earn a wage working for a participating agriculture, aquaculture, or seafood company.
Students going into grades 10, 11 or 12 in the fall are paid a $1,000 completion bonus by the employer upon completion of their work term, which is a minimum of 250 hours.
Post-Secondary students starting or returning to post-secondary studies in the fall are paid a $2,000 bonus upon completion of a minimum of 500 hours (or 250 hours for those graduating from grade 12 in 2022).
For more information and to register, visit www.teamfoodisland.ca
For more information, contact SkillsPEI at 1-877-491-4766 or email skillspei@gov.pe.ca
Visit the Post-Secondary Student Program page for more information or to complete an employer application.
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Call SkillsPEI’s General Inquiries Line at 1-877-491-4766, or call one of the following SkillsPEI offices:
Charlottetown
Atlantic Technology Centre
176 Great George Street, Suite #212
Phone: 902-368-6290
Summerside
Access PEI
120 Heather Moyse Drive
Phone: 902-438- 4151
Montague
548 Main Street
Phone: 902-838- 0674
West Prince
50 MacKenzie Crescent
Woodstock, PE C0B 1V0
Phone: 902-859-8898
Funded by the Department of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population through the Canada-PEI Labour Market Agreements.