STEPPING STONES TO WORK

Employable Skills Training Programs: Please select ONE only 

Registering for a training program is subject to approval. Submission of an intake form does not guarantee acceptance into a training program.

If you would like to register for one of our Employable Skills Training Programs, please select an option below:

The PREP Employment Readiness Program is required to follow-up with registered participants bi-weekly to review their progress with their employment search. If you require further employment services and supports, you may book an appointment for additional assistance.

Information we will be collecting include: Employment Start Date, Hours Per Week, Payment Frequency and Wage/Salary/Commission for research and planning, reporting, monitoring, evaluation and accountability purposes.

By signing below you are agreeing to these terms and you are affirming that all the information you provide in this form and in future follow-ups are true.

Industry, Training and Employment Services (ITES), within the Government of Manitoba’s Department of Education and Training works with employers, service providers, educational institutions, municipal, provincial and federal government departments, Manitoba Hydro, and agencies to provide a broad range of training and employment services to eligible participants (“services”).

SECTION 1. WHY ITES NEEDS TO COLLECT AND USE YOUR INFORMATION ("PURPOSES")
ITES needs to collect and use your personal information and personal health information, if applicable, for the following purposes:
to determine and verify if you are eligible to participate in ITES services,
to assess your training and employment needs,
to monitor and record your enrolment, participation and progress in ITES services,
to administer and enforce ITES services, and
for research and planning, reporting, monitoring, evaluation and accountability purposes.

SECTION 2. OUR LEGAL AUTHORITY TO COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION
Your personal information and personal health information, if applicable, is necessary to provide you with ITES services, and to carry out the activities of ITES. Your personal information is collected under the authority of clause 36(1)(b) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act of Manitoba (FIPPA) and your personal health information, if applicable, is collected under the authority of subsection 13(1) of The Personal Health Information Act of Manitoba (PHIA). ITES limits the personal information and personal health information it collects about you to the minimum amount necessary for the purposes described in section 1.
Your personal information is protected by FIPPA and your personal health information is protected by PHIA. ITES cannot use or disclose your information for other purposes unless you consent or we are authorized to do so by FIPPA or PHIA.

SECTION 3. WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information and personal health information, if applicable, please contact ITES at (204) 945-0575 or toll free at 1-866-332-5077.

CONSENTS
In entering your personal information and personal health information, if applicable, into ITES’s case management system, or authorizing ITES or another person to do so for you, you are consenting to ITES’s collection, use and disclosure of your personal information and personal health information, if applicable, as outlined in this document.

SECTION 4. INFORMATION I AGREE TO PROVIDE TO ITES
I agree to provide ITES with the following personal information and personal health information, if applicable, about me. I understand that this information is necessary for me to participate in ITES services and to carry out the purposes described above in section 1:
full name, telephone number and address,
e-mail address and fax number (if any),
birth date,
gender,
education, job skills, experience and credentials,
health conditions or disabilities that might affect my training or employment,
details about my progress in ITES services,
training or employment testing and reports,
employment status: employed / self employed / not employed,
employment plans,
work experience,
availability,
follow-up information after completion of ITES services, including satisfaction with services received,employment status, whether ITES services prepared me for future employment, credentials or certificationsachieved through ITES services, and my earnings, and
social insurance number (S.I.N.).

I also agree to provide ITES with any changes to my personal information and personal health information, if applicable, in a timely manner.

SECTION 5. CONSENT TO ITES OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT ME FROM OTHER SOURCES
I consent to ITES collecting the following personal information and personal health information, if applicable, about me for the purposes described in section 1 from the persons and bodies listed below and consent to ITES providing such information about me as may be necessary to obtain the information ITES requires, and I consent to the persons and bodies disclosing the information to ITES:
 details about my progress in ITES services,
 employment testing and reports,
 employment plans,
 medical reports related to employment,
 work experience,
 availability,
 any organization, agency or entity that has provided or is providing me with work experience, training or employment related services under contract with ITES,
 my schools and educational and training institutions,
 my physician _____________________________________,
 my other health care professionals: _______________________________, and
 any Manitoba (MB) government department or agency, or federal government department or agency, that has provided or is providing me with services or assistance, including: Employment and Social Development Canada; Service Canada; MB Education and Training; MB Health, Seniors, and Active Living; MB Families; MB Growth, Enterprise and Trade; MB Justice; MB Indigenous and Municipal Relations; and Crown Services.

SECTION 6. CONSENT TO ITES DISCLOSING MY INFORMATION
I consent to ITES disclosing my personal information and personal health information, if applicable, to the following persons and bodies to the extent they need to know the information to carry out the purposes listed above in section 1:
 Employment and Social Development Canada; Service Canada; MB Education and Training; MB Health, Seniors, and Active Living; MB Families; MB Growth, Enterprise and Trade; MB Justice; MB Indigenous and Municipal Relations; and Crown Services,
 any organization, agency or entity that has provided or is providing me with work experience, training or employment related services, assistance or support under contract with ITES, and
 consultants under contract with ITES to conduct research and evaluation of ITES services.

SECTION 7. HOW LONG DOES MY CONSENT LAST
My consent will last for 4 years.

SECTION 8. CAN I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT
I understand that I may withdraw my consent at any time by contacting ITES in writing. However, I also understand that if I withdraw my consent, I will no longer be eligible to receive ITES services.

 

OPTIONAL SELF DECLARATION INFORMATION

ITES wishes to obtain the following self declaration information from you for research and planning, reporting, monitoring, evaluation and accountability purposes.
Providing this self declaration information is optional. Not providing it will not affect your eligibility for ITES services, but it may be to your benefit to provide this information.
1. Aboriginal Person – North American Aboriginal ancestry (Métis/Inuit/Status Indian/Non-Status Indian)
2. Person with disabilities – I have a long-term or recurring impairment and:
- consider myself to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment, or
- believe that an employer or potential employer is likely to consider me to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment
3. Member of a Visible Minority – other than an Aboriginal person. Because of race or colour I am considered a visible minority.
4. Immigrant/Refugee – Immigrant – I am a person who has settled permanently in Canada from another country. An immigrant includes those who have obtained a Canadian passport or who have been granted Citizenship or who have obtained Permanent Resident status. Refugee – I am a person who was forced to flee from another country and settled in Canada.