JobStart/Future Skills Program - Quick Skills option provides funds to public training institutions to train the unemployed to meet industry requirements for skilled workers. Training should lead to ongoing permanent employment. The program also provides access to credit training in rural and northern Saskatchewan.

Employers and industry sectors should contact the nearest SIAST campus, Regional College, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies or the Dumont Technical Institute to discuss their training needs. Priority will be given to proposals demonstrating strong prospects of ongoing employment for trainees, particularly for the designated groups.

Individuals interested in training should also contact their nearest training institution. For programs lasting 12 weeks or more, trainees can apply for student loans. Training allowances may also be available for eligible trainees for programs that are less than 12 weeks.

• To provide the unemployed with recognized skills to gain employment; 
• To provide a quick response by public training institutions to skill shortages in industry; 
• To foster partnerships among training institutions, industry, employers and government to prepare the unemployed for jobs in growth areas of the economy. 
• To provide access to credit training in rural and northern Saskatchewan. 

• Training will be delivered by SIAST campuses, regional colleges and the Dumont Technical Institute.
• Training will be short term (normally a 20 week maximum). 
• Training may be provided in the classroom and/or at the work site. 
• Training must be recognized by industry and/or a public training institution or government. 
• Training must be directly linked to strong prospects for ongoing full-time employment for trainees. 
• Training that provides full-time, seasonal or permanent part-time employment will also be considered. 

Eligible trainees must be: 

• Unemployed adults; or
• Unemployed youth 18 years of age and out of school for one year or a high school graduate.
• Legally eligible to work in Canada.
• Saskatchewan residents.

Preference will be given to proposals which include training and employment for the following designated groups: 

• youth 
• women in non-traditional jobs 
• First Nations and Métis peoples 
• people with disabilities 
• visible minorities 
• social assistance recipients 

To recruit trainees, training institutions are encouraged to use existing referral agents such as: 

• Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services Centres
• First Nation and Métis Employment Centres
• Community organizations representing equity groups 

Tuition fees in accordance with SIAST fee structures will be charged for Quick Skills training courses. Tuition fees will be waived for social assistance recipients and individuals qualifying for PTA in courses of less than 12 weeks. 

Training allowances may be available for Quick Skills courses less than 12 weeks in length or less for qualified individuals. Trainees in courses lasting 12 weeks or more may be eligible to apply for student loans. 

Or e-mail: jobstartfutureskills@gov.sk.ca.