Aecon announces strategic partnership with Matawa First Nations
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Construction and infrastructure development firm Aecon Group on Monday said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS), a division of the Matawa First Nations, signalling the start of a strategic partnership to expand training and development programmes for First Nations in northern and remote areas surrounding Ontario's Ring of Fire mining development.
Under the MoU, Aecon and KKETS would work collaboratively to develop remote training centres to provide local access to community-based education, trades and apprenticeship training, operated by First Nations in a socially and culturally relevant environment. The centres would make use of state-of-the-art computerised technology systems and high-speed satellite broadband Internet to connect communities.
"Our relationship with the Matawa First Nations and KKETS is an important component of Aecon's strategic approach to community engagement and skilled labour development. Education and training is a priority for Aecon.
“Programmes such as the remote training centres are an innovative response to the future demand for labour in remote areas, and will make positive contributions to surrounding communities,” Aecon president and COO Teri McKibbon said.
KKETS programme manager Morris Wapoose added that, in the past, First Nations did not have the same participation in the labour market, but through the process of developing and maintaining relationships with key employers, potential employment opportunities would be recognised.
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