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 we've created.
We believe that we must attempt to understand who first nation learners are and what their specific and unique needs are, and to create a system that allows for first nations to feel as if they are important to Canada and that Canada wants them to succeed.
At AMTA we look at our role as doing what needs to be done to get our candidates to full-time employment and create an environment that promotes their continued success. We're delivering a system that aligns education and training with real workforce requirements, a system through which we train people for industry-defined job opportunities, a system that's put 730 people into full-time employment generating more than $23,000 each in revenues for government per year—that's more than $16 million in aggregate per year—and a system where candidates earn almost 300% more than they did when they began their journey with AMTA.
We're slowly but surely removing long-standing barriers to employment that exist in many first nation communities, one barrier and one candidate at a time, through our collaborative partnerships with those who share our values and our commitment to empowering aboriginal people to create economic health for themselves, their families, and their communities.