Support, Compensation & Funding Programs Inuit Success Assurance Team In 2019 Baffinland introduced the Inuit Success Assurance team. This team is dedicated to working with all Inuit employees; to have discussions on their employment and on advancement opportunities. They help employees map out a path to new roles and help facilitate conversations with operations management to achieve these plans where possible. The team offers communications in both English and Inuktitut, and support discussions about training opportunities, career paths, and Inuit mobility. Unfortunately, most members of the Inuit Success Assurance Te am were impacted by travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, however two members of the team living in Southern Canada were not impacted by travel restrictions and have continued to complete rotations at site, working to support various departments and business initiatives. To contact the Inuit Success Team, email inuitsuccessteam@baffinland.com
Q-STEP Takes Training Online Earlier this year the in-person training of 11 Inuit participants from Pond Inlet was interrupted by COVID-19 and the travel restrictions within Nunavut, requiring a new solution to continue delivering the Q-STEP program. Through our partnerships, we were able to not only resume training through video conferencing, but Q-STEP provided 10 laptops and internet data sticks to community members so they could
reliably participate in online training and complete the course. The Pond Inlet graduates started their first ever distance learning course through Q-STEP on August 5th and were able to successfully complete the program. After having success with the online distance format in Pond Inlet, the 10 computers were shipped to another community to continue this online
training. By working within the COVID-19 travel restrictions and gathering limits in the various communities, we have been able to implement both virtual and in-community Work Ready programs for 2021 and we now have over 70,000 hours of community training planned for 2021 within the Q-STEP program. Qikiqtani Skills and Training for Employment Partnership, Q-STEP, is an Inuit employment and training project launched by Baffinland, in partnership with the QIA, the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Kakivak Association in 2017. The primary goal of Q-STEP is to increase Inuit employment in the Qikiqtani Region in industries such as mining. To access Q-STEP programs, you must register online with QIA’s labour pool database, Tuttarvik. Tuttarvik is a central resource to assist employers in recruiting Qikiqtani Inuit for employment or training opportunities.
For information on how to register with Tuttarvik, please contact QIA at Tuttarvik@QIA.ca or register online at www.tuttarvik.qia.ca. Pond Inlet virtual work ready program participants 2020
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