Holland College, Skills PEI and the Apprenticeship section of the Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning and are hosting a meeting for interested workers and employers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5, at Holland College Alberton Campus.

If interest warrants, courses would be offered in early 2012 at Holland College Alberton Campus.

Contact: SkillsPEI O’Leary (902) 859-8898

The program is being considered under the Labour Market Agreement in order to:

• increase industry and employer investment in training to improve competitiveness and productivity;

• provide employers with an opportunity to advance skill levels of existing employees;

• assist employers to fill existing and future labour shortages by increasing skills of existing workers;

• encourage partnerships between employers, employees and training providers to address training requirements;

• increase the skills of employed workers through a collaborative learning model.