Training Programs: Federal Government

Workers Dept: The list of people excluded from programs is long: the self-employed, the long-term unemployed, those with multiple part-time jobs, the underemployed, those working in industries that are in decline. There are so many workers who desperately want access to training programs and could, if they had the right skills, fill labour shortages in many sectors, according to The Star. One answer to the question is that the federal government will not let them and most of Ontario s unemployed are not eligible for government-funded training programs. Last week the Toronto Star highlighted the extraordinary barriers that workers face when trying to access training programs. A simple question that emerges from the story is why so many people looking to invest in their human capital cannot get the training they want and need. This is training that our governments and private sector say is necessary to ensure workers have the skills to fill jobs that do in fact exist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.