Human Resources committee  Thank you. One of the approaches we take at AMTA is that everything has to fit into a process, and we have the process mapped out. I'm a bit of a geek, so we have it all completely mapped out on big pieces of paper. So when a new person joins our team, they know what the system

Human Resources committee  Sure. If you don't mind I'll comment on the connection with industry as well, because it all goes together. In our experience, if there is a willingness by the company to strip away some of the systems that they've used in the past and work with us to build a system that works n

Human Resources committee  The way I have seen this roll out is that a number of silos compete with each other. I would say that if we can—as Jeanette has recommended—work together and find a solution that works in a broader sense rather than on a community-by-community basis, then I think we might take th

Human Resources committee  In some cases, the ASETS holder might fund the training allowance or the child care, and we would fund the tuition. We would provide the coaching. They might provide the essential skills upgrading. It totally depends on the situation. It totally depends on that other service prov

Human Resources committee  That is a reality on the ground that our team faces every day because we are delivering services around the province of B.C. There are two issues. One is an administrative issue. For each program, whether it's an ASETS or another SPF or another provincially run program, the way t

Human Resources committee  Yes, for sure.

Human Resources committee  I'll just say a closing statement, if that's okay. Thanks, Jeanette. I wish we had a lot more time to talk about the results that we've been able to attain, but with this short moment in time we hope that we've shared with you a snapshot of the proven, credible solution that

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Good morning. My name is Laurie Sterritt. I'm the CEO of AMTA, the Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association. We just recently changed our name. We were formerly known as the British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association. With me, as you've heard, is Jea