New online tool helps users find local workforce information and services

The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie has launched the Workforce Gateway tool to make it easier for people to find local workforce-related information and services online.

Residents of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk counties, Six Nations of the Grand and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation can find services by answering questions under four themes.

They are:

• I am looking for a job;
• I am a business or entrepreneur;
• I want to improve my education and skills; and,
• I want to connect to community services.

After answering one or two more questions to narrow the search, users will see a list of local services they can connect with.

“The Workforce Gateway connects people and businesses with a wealth of information and hundreds of services, all housed in one place,” said Danette Dalton, the board’s executive director. “We have tremendous services and supports in our communities but it isn’t always easy to find out about them.”

Dalton said people looking for jobs or hoping to build their skills can tap into numerous community services, such as talking to an employment counsellor, improving computer skills, writing resumes, learning about apprenticeships, finding daycares, renewing a driver’s license and getting criminal reference check.

Businesses, meanwhile, may want to know more about recruiting employees, financial support programs, networking and employment standards regulations.

Access the Workforce Gateway.