Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The issue that Mr. Lafferty is raising is a very important one. I am familiar with the fact that BHP, as Mr. Lafferty has mentioned, gave us a briefing on some of the challenges that are being faced in order for the employees to move from an unskilled level to a semi-skilled level and from semi-skilled up to a skilled level. The challenge there of course is trying to provide literacy training and upgrading training. The Department itself has provided training through a number of sources. Of course, the College is one. Through the programs we operate, Community Skills for Work, for example, ABE programs...we provide access to that. I cannot tell the Member directly how many people have benefited from that who may be employed by BHP. We do have programs in place that no doubt individuals may have benefited from, such as the college programs, the youth employment program that we have in the summertime, and labour force development programs. Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 185-14(3): Support For Bhp Literacy Program
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2000. See this statement in context.
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Question 185-14(3): Support For Bhp Literacy Program
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 1st, 2000
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