Bruce County has received a substantial grant from the province to help establish a Trades and Skilled Workforce Secretariat and Energy Business Incubator, as part of the newly-formed Nuclear Innovation Institute.
The funding of $285,000 is a result of the county’s successful application to the Ontario Labour Market Partnerships program.
The Regional Skilled Trades Advancement Forum last Friday enabled the Nuclear Innovation Institute, under the leadership of Bruce County and Bruce Power, to launch the Trades and Skilled Workforce Secretariat.
The Secretariat’s new talent development officer is Pierre Valley. His first major task is to develop a Skilled Trades Advancement Strategy for the region.
"We are looking forward to building our partnership with Bruce County to increase the supply of skilled trades in Bruce, Grey and Huron Counties, to help meet both Bruce Power’s and the region’s, long-term employment demands," said Cathy Sprague, executive vice president of human resources at Bruce Power.
Bruce County Warden Mitch Twolan added, "We are equally excited to spearhead new innovative programming and partnerships that will bring workers, employers, entrepreneurs, educators and students together, here in Bruce County."