Community Partnership Program (Employment)

Advanced Education and Skills collaborates with community agencies to deliver supports and initiatives to help individuals to prepare for, attain and maintain employment, and make the transition to a new job.

Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Advanced Education and Skills

Overview of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

The Department collaborates with community agencies to deliver support and initiatives to help individuals prepare for, attain, and maintain employment, and make the transition to a new job.

Benefits of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

Community agencies can avail of funding to design and deliver programs and services that:
Address the needs of individuals;
Respond to identified labour market needs within the mandate of the Department;
Address gaps in current services; and
Demonstrate a cost-effective approach.
The intended outcome of the Community Partnerships Program is to increase self-reliance for individuals, through successful attachment to employment, education or training.

Eligibility criteria of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

To be eligible for funding, programs, and services offered by the agency should demonstrate the
Following criteria:
Compatibility with the goals and objectives of the Department;
Responsiveness to client needs and gaps in current services;
Programs and services best delivered by a community agency;
Links to other employment and career services;
Employment and career competencies;
Measurements of success in achieving client outcomes related to preparing, obtaining, and maintaining employment will be assessed;
Performance monitoring and logic model for the program targets; and
Cost-effectiveness.
All not-for-profit organizations that apply for funding shall have Directors Liability Insurance.