- Creativity and innovative training and workplace strategies to increase the long term competiveness of the organization and its workforce.
- Leadership and management development skills that support innovation
- High performance team development
- Improve productivity
What is the Workplace Training for Innovation Program?
The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development has established a new program initiative, Workplace Training for Innovation Program, hereafter referred to as the WTI Program, through the Strategic Training and Transition Fund. The program is designed to provide eligible employers with funding for employee training in order to:
- improve productivity;
- support the introduction of new technology, machinery/equipment or work processes;
- enhance international competitiveness; and/or
It is expected that this training will assist in positioning the employer for economic recovery.
Criteria for Funding
Both businesses and not-for-profit employers may be eligible to receive funding. Eligible employers must be:
- small organizations (less than 50 employees);
- in good standing with the BC Corporate Registry;
- in existence for one year or more; and,
- deemed suitable for public funding and not engaged in any illegal, discriminatory or offensive business activities or practices.
In addition, organizations must certify that they would not undertake the training without financial assistance from the Province.
Application Process
The Application for Funding form is available on the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development’s website
Applications will be accepted until 31 January 2011.
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This sounds like a great program, Linda. It’s right up the alley of the (mostly U.S.-based) small and midsized businesses our nonprofit honors each year as part of our top small company workplaces award.
One interesting stat I’ll share of applicants that just got done applying in January for our 2010 award: the average tuition reimbursement amount, annually per employee, is $2550 USD among those that offer this benefit. I think the transformative power in greater productivity were more of those dollars to go toward something like this, vs. individual career development (which of course is also very important) would really help on a macro scale in economy-building.
Thanks again for sharing this. I’m adding your blog to my feed.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comments.