Ontario announces free education and paid training for people to work in auto industry
Lauren O’Neil, BlogTO August 4, 2022 The Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) will place students at one of the more than 300 small and medium businesses within their network for paid job placements. Read here.
Ontario premier announces $5 million to train 500 people for auto-sector jobs
Galen Simmons, The Beacon Herald August 3, 2022 Funded through the province’s Skills Development Fund, the APMA’s EDI Fund Fund will focus on training people from underrepresented groups, including youth, women, newcomers, and racialized communities. Read here.
Ford announces $5M investment to deal with auto labour shortage
Connor Luckza, CityNews Kitchener August 3, 2022 The APMA will provide three-month paid job placements through their network and, as McNaughton said, these employers will receive up to $4,600 in wage subsidies for each trainee. Read here.
Looking to bolster province’s auto workforce, Ontario unveils free training, job placements
Global News August 3, 2022 While more than 96,000 people were working in the province’s auto manufacturing sector as of last year, Flavio Volpe, APMA’s president, notes an aging workforce has highlighted the importance of hiring, training, and retaining new talent. Read here.
Ontario promises $5M to train auto workers as sector faces workforce shortage
Kate Bueckert, CBC News August 3, 2022 The Ontario government will spend $5 million to train 500 people to work in the provincial auto sector. The province is working with the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association to provide job placements with their EDI Fund. Read here.
Lauren Tedesco joins Good Mornings with Bilal Vakani
Good Mornings with Bilal Vakani, Canada Talks, SiriusXM channel 167 July 14, 2021 Lauren Tedesco, VP of Learning and Development with Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, discusses the new EDI Fund which opens pathways of opportunity for underrepresented communities, and APMA’s efforts to build the workforce of the future for Canada’s auto sector. Listen here.
Fund created to train underrepresented groups in automotive manufacturing
Gord Bacon, AM800 June 28, 2021 Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the program will help 800 people from several demographics. McNaughton says the project is led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association and will help develop new talent for a sector with an aging workforce. Read article here.
Ontario, parts association team to get marginalized groups into automotive jobs
Automotive News Canada June 25, 2021 The project, led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA), is designed to “help develop a new talent pipeline to reinvigorate a sector with an aging workforce and help historically marginalized groups to train for, access, and retain good jobs,” the government said in a statement Friday. Read article here.
APMA to lead auto manufacturing worker’s project
Maryam Farag, PLANT Magazine June 25, 2021 The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) will lead training and paid job placements in the automotive manufacturing sector for up to 800 people from underrepresented groups. Read article here.
Ontario invests $7 million for training in automotive manufacturing
Canadian Plastics June 25, 2021 The Ontario government is investing $7 million in training and paid job placements for the automotive manufacturing sector for up to 800 people from underrepresented groups. The project is being led by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Read article here.
