Employment & Training

AETS Training Services

BNA is a member of Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS), along with 8 other First Nations in the Robinson Superior Treaty Area. As a regional ISETA, AETS develops large-scale training and employment programs for members of BNA and its neighbouring First Nation communities and is also able to provide individualized training opportunities for members as required.

Employment Survey

BNA and all AETS communities are in the process of collecting the skills of its membership. BNA will be able to utilize this for future opportunities when they arise, and to see what new training initiatives should be pursued to prepare members for these opportunities.

Anishinabek Employment and Training Services

Training Services

Mining Essentials | AETS

Deadline to Apply: TBA

Nipigon, ON

Cohort 1 June 5 to September 1, 2023 (13 weeks including 1 week Orientation/Prep.) for 15 Mining Essentials Students, followed by Subsidized Work Placement in Mining Sector.

Cohort 2 September 18 to December 22, 2023 (13 weeks including 2 weeks Orientation/Prep,) for 15 Mining Essentials Students, followed by Subsidized Work Placement in Mining Sector

Prerequisites:

High school diploma and or high school transcript verifying grade 10 math.

Prerequisite, from our funding partners and job placement, a drug test will be required prior to being accepted into the training. The job placement will be near Thunder Bay at a local mine.

Mining Coordinator: narcise.kakegabon@aets.org

(807) 346-0307 EXT 217

Liaison Officer: lorraine.keough@aets.org

(807) 346-0307 EXT 209

Liaison Officer: sheryl.singleton@aets.org

(807) 698-5612 EXT 302

Intake Assistant: emily.mccauley@aets.org

(807) 346-0307 EXT 205