Elevate Canada: Raising the Grade for Food Processing
Over the past two years, Essential Skills Ontario (ESO), in collaboration with the Food Processing Human Resource Council (FPHRC) and various community service providers, have been working on an innovative workforce development demonstration initiative, Elevate Canada: Raising the Grade for Food Processing. Funded by Employment and Social Development Canada under the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program, Elevate has been helping bridge the gap between vulnerable adults looking for work and different sub-sectors of the food processing industry looking for workers.
Comprised of two phases, Elevate first spent time analyzing the job task requirements of entry level occupations in the food processing sector. Project staff visited four food processing facilities and conducted interviews with key managers and employees. These interviews focused on what skills were needed for each position and how those skills had been developed, with ESO staff then observing employees in their day to day work on the factory floor.
The second phase of the Elevate initiative involved working directly with service delivery partners and employers to train individuals receiving income support in Ontario with skills relevant to in-demand occupations in the food processing industry. Delivering integrated employer-tailored curriculums developed by Loyalist College through Alchemy Systems’ platform, nine different cohorts were trained across Ontario by six partner organizations:
One cohort in Strathroy, working with Fanshawe College and Bonduelle’s Frozen Foods
Three cohorts in Trenton/Belleville, working with Loyalist College, Canadian Blast Freezers and Vantage Foods
Two cohorts in Stratford, working with Partners in Employment, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Monforte Dairy, Shepherds Gourmet Dairy and Nutty Bakers
One cohort in Woodstock, working with Fanshawe College, Bright Cheese, Old Time Bakery, Kerry Ingredients, and Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese
One cohort in Oshawa, working with Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre, Buckingham Meat Market and Halenda’s Fine Foods
One cohort in Toronto, working with PTP Adult Learning and Employment Programs, Wildly Delicious Fine Foods, Real Food for Real Kids, Kerr’s Bros Limited and Country Fresh Packaging/Dominion Citrus
“The Elevate initiative really helped us learn just how important it is for communities to collaborate with each other in order to get people back to work,” says Lesley Brown, Executive Director at ESO. “By coming together to work for a common goal, everyone benefitted – employers, potential employees and trainers alike.”
To learn more about Elevate, please visit:
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The West Royalty Business Park is a mature and well maintained light/heavy business park. It is conveniently located off the Trans Canada Highway at the western entrance to the City of Charlottetown.
This 100-acre development is home to approximately 50 businesses and employs approximately 1500 people in a diverse mix of manufacturing and service operations.
The site has a few select and fully services business lots available, with both three phase power and fibre optic connections. The development also includes an array of lease space, ranging in size from 1,500 to 33,000 square feet, subject to availability.
On-site management and maintenance services are available to complete the full range of services offered in the West Royalty Business Park. The West Royalty Business Park is governed through the covenants attached to the land in which Finance PEI is custodian.
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94 Euston Street
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