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2021-05-10 01:31:33 GMT2021-05-10 09:31:33(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ACCRA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Ghanaian government will speed up the implementation of its proposed Jobs and Skills Program to promote skill development and offer job opportunities to the youth, Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said here Sunday. The upcoming 200-million-U.S.-dollar program will strengthen the capacity of the private sector as well as small and medium enterprises to create jobs for the youth, he said at a press briefing. "This is a program we have been discussing with the World Bank over the pa...

City of Newcastle City of Newcastle is helping local businesses gain the skills to make the most of Newcastle’s emerging new economic opportunities with a $385,000 investment in its New Skills Program. From helping local businesses to embrace the digital age, developing ways to be more accessible or improve energy efficiency, the program aims to address a wide range of industry specific skills gaps over the next two years. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the New Skills Program will provide opportunities for people to learn new skills and innovation which is how we make businesses more compet...

Ottawa to fund 2,000 youth jobs in agricultural sector May 6, 2021 Ottawa has announced an investment to fund 2,000 jobs for youth in the agriculture sector. This investment amounts to $21.4 million to enhance the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP). Applications are now open. “In a time of labour shortages, this enhancement will also allow many employers to fill vacant positions,” says Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Advertisment The YESP aims to support agri-food employers and provide young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30 wit...

Greenfield schools seek $20.4M budget HOULE Published: 4/28/2021 5:00:19 PM GREENFIELD — Greenfield School Department Interim Superintendent Judith Houle presented to the City Council Ways and Means Committee this week a proposed $22.8 million budget for fiscal year 2022 with a $2.4 million offset of grants and revolving funds, reducing the total budget to $20.4 million. Houle said that number is a 3.83 percent increase from this year’s $19.7 million budget, or $753,931. She said the district fully expects that all schools will be open full-time in the fall — currently, all schools ar...

OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to a question during a news conference Thursday August 20, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. The 35-year-old lost sleep as anxiety crept in about how to pay the bills and whether they...