Employ PEI Community Internship

Employ PEI Community Internship is a wage subsidy program structured to encourage and facilitate innovative employment and training opportunities for recent post secondary graduates on Prince Edward Island.

Eligibility Information - Individuals
To be eligible for participation in the Employ PEI Community Internship program, you must:

•    be unemployed and legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen or permanent resident); and
•    have a current claim for Employment Insurance benefits; or
•    have a previous EI claim whose benefit period ended in the preceding 36 months; or
•    have a previous benefit period that began in the preceding 60 months, during which the individual was paid maternity or parental benefits, after which they left the labour market to care for a newborn or newly adopted child and are now seeking to re-renter the labour market; and
•    have a Return to Work Action Plan that identifies the Employ PEI Community Internship program as an appropriate intervention; and
•    have completed a diploma/degree program from an accredited post secondary institution within the past 5 years.
Other criteria may apply.   

Eligibility Information - Organizations
Eligible non-profit organizations on Prince Edward Island must include:
•    Municipal Governments;
•    Rural Economic Development Groups;                
•    Social Organizations and Cultural Groups;
•    Post Secondary Institutions;
•    Regional Tourism Associations; and
•    Industry Groups

What Else Do I Need to Know?
•    Financial assistance in the form of a subsidy is provided to employers to cover  the costs of wages paid to the participant.
•    Your application must be approved by SkillsPEI before activities funded under this program begin.
•    The maximum duration of the work terms with an organization is 26 consecutive weeks.

Contact Information
For more information on the Employ PEI Community Internship program, contact Heather Berrigan, Provincial Employment Coordinator, at 902-368-5908 or inquire at one of the SkillsPEI office locations below for more information:

How Do I Apply?
Organizations seeking assistance under the Employ PEI Community Internship program must complete the application form found below submit it to a local SkillsPEI office. The closing date for sponsor applications is December 23, 2009.

Application Forms

Please complete the from below by filling out the required fields. You must have a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to successfully complete this form online in your Internet browser.

Once you've completed the form, print a copy and add signatures where required before submitting the form to your local SkillsPEI office.

Employ PEI Community Internship Application Form.

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