Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS)

If you’re wondering where to find a job or how to upgrade your skills, the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) may be your answer.

Using an integrated approach, ASETS will link your training needs to labour market demands, providing you with training or skill upgrading and with help finding a job.

To find out what’s available, start by finding an Aboriginal Agreement Holder in your area. Aboriginal Agreement holders deliver ASETS through an extensive network of service points across Canada.

Note: ASETS is the successor program to the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS), which expired in March 2010.

If you are between the ages of 15 and 30, you may also wish to check out our information on youth programs: Aboriginal Youth Initiatives.

Got kids? Many Aboriginal Agreement holders also offer child care services while you work and learn: First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative.

Do you need special assistance? If so, you may find useful information to help you find work: Services for Aboriginal People with Disabilities.

If you are looking for work, the Aboriginal Employment page on the Aboriginal Canada Portal links potential employees to employers.

Looking for your first job or returning to the workforce? Find out the latest tips and tricks on Looking for a Job.

You may also want to visit Service Canada’s Services for Aboriginal Canadians and various job search sites and career planning tools to help you assess your skills, create a résumé, find a job or choose a career. Check out the job opportunities listed on the Government of Canada’s Job Bank as well.

For more information, see:

• ASETS Background
• Aboriginal Labour Market Programs
• Skills and Partnership Fund