A $6.9-million investment to boost training and employment for Tlicho peoples is on its way.

The federal government announced the funding Thursday, which will help 508 underemployed or unemployed people access skills training and long-term employment, states a June 28 news release.

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SA国际影视传媒淭his funding enables Tlicho Government to deliver a three-year program of integrated, harmonized, training-to-employment services for Tlicho Citizens in Behchoko台虁, What谋虁, Game虁t谋虁 and Wekwee虁t谋虁.SA国际影视传媒�

McLeod made the announcement on behalf of employment minister Patty Hadju, as part of the Skills Partnership Fund, which encourages partnerships between Indigenous organizations and government, business and community organizations.

SA国际影视传媒淚nvestments like this ... will make a real difference in employing and empowering many people in the Tlicho communities,SA国际影视传媒� stated MP Michael McLeod in a news release. SA国际影视传媒淭he importance of helping people get the skills and experience they need to help build strong communities and contribute to their families is a priority.SA国际影视传媒�

The funding will be dispersed among the four Tlicho communities.

The funding is part of a $2-billion five-year funding model to bridge employment disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

The funding will break down employment barriers, stated Hadju in the news release.

SA国际影视传媒淗elping Indigenous people get the skills and training they need to find good jobs will grow the economy, strengthen the middle class and help those working hard to join it.SA国际影视传媒�

Between 2010 and 2017, the skills development program has worked with more than 33,700 Indigenous clients and helped 12,700 individuals gain employment in natural resources, trades, health, retail and tourism, the release states.

It has also helped 1,657 individuals go back to school.

Indigenous people are the fastest-growing segment of the population in Canada. Over the next decade, 400,000 youth will be ready to enter the workforce.