ASPECT Targeted Skills Shortage Program (TSSP)
Help your employees grow so they can help your business grow
The ASPECT Targeted Skills Shortage Program (TSSP) can provide lesser-skilled employees with access to funded training to improve their performance in the workplace.
- Training courses address the employees’ workplace needs
- Training Coordinator works with employers and employees to prepare training plans
- Maximum of $1,500 per employee
- Maximum of $7,500 per employer
Benefits of TSSP
- Knowledgable employees make fewer mistakes, increasing productivity;
- Training increases employees’ ability to adopt new technologies;
- Skilled employees inspire customers’ confidence in your business;
- Training contributes to better staff morale, building a motivated and loyal team;
- Trained employees can grow within your business, reducing turnover; and
- Training creates a pool of qualified replacements for employees who do leave.
To qualify, employers must:
- have less than 100 employees;
- operate in one of these sectors: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Health Care and Social Assistance, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing; and,
- have an eligible employee(s) who either:
- does not have a high school diploma; or,
- has a high school diploma but does not have a recognized certification.
* Each eligible employee is able to participate in the program only once, but more than one employee from each organization can take part in the program at the same time.
Contact Information:
SURREY
ISSofBC Surrey Career Centre
#201-7337 137th Street,
Surrey, BC V3W 1A4
Phone: 604-595-4021
Fax: 604-595-4028
E-mail: tssptraining@issbc.org
Funded by:
Funding provided through the
Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement