SAULT STE. MARIE – The provincial government is giving Sault College $1.5 million to help train students and workers for jobs in the steel industry.
The program began last month and has received plenty of input from local companies as to the training they want to see.
"Our employers have a very specific aspect of that curriculum development so that they can show the training development delivery groups exactly what skills they need the workforce to have coming out of the program," said Ross Romano, Sault Ste. Marie MPP (PC).
12 local businesses took part in helping to build the curriculum.
"Renew and advance your workforce. You have to train your current workforce and you have to develop new employees. So you know all of us companies, my competitors and I are all in the same boat with the fact that we have to do success planning, and we have to become better trained in the new technologies, and that is something that needs to be invested in," said Adam Carpenter, R.F. Contracting.
"We have a hard time hiring in general, just bringing people in with any type of skills… what this program is going to do is basically narrow our interview process," said Nick Fuselli, China Steel.
50 Students are currently taking part in the 20 week program.
The funding for the program is for one year.
Romano says Sault College would have to reapply if it wants to offer the program next year.
