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Sto:lo Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training

(604) 858-3691

  • Home
  • Employment Services
  • Skills Training
  • Employer Resources
  • Programs & Workshops
  • Culinary Arts
  • Student Employment (SEP)
  • Targeted Wage Subsidy
  • Career Exploration Tools
  • Jobs & Careers
  • Forms
  • About

Student Employment Placement (SEP)

 Assessment Time Frame: Minimum four (4) weeks.

OBJECTIVES:

  • To assist eligible students to prepare for future entry into labour market
  • Program focuses on providing work experience and developmental learning for in-school youth through the provision of a wage subsidy to employers


Eligible Employers:

  • Aboriginal Bands/Tribal Councils
  • Not-for-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)
  • For-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)
    • ALL FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES/ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE OPERATIONAL FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR OR MORE


Eligible Participants:

  • Must be First Nations/Inuit, status/non-status, reside on or off reserve, within SASET catchment area
  • Should be minimal 15 years of age and returning to school
  • Secondary and post-secondary students must be registered full-time students during previous academic year and intend to return to full-time studies in the following academic year
  • Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of the program
  • All Service Canada Personal Information Forms (PIFS) and Client Consent Forms (CC's) must be submitted prior to commencement of program


Activities, Duration, & Cost


Activities: Work experience and developmental learning activities


Duration:

  • Negotiable
  • 8 weeks for secondary students
  • 13 weeks for post-secondary students

Eligible Costs: the following are eligible costs, subject to negotiations

  • Minimum Wage for secondary students, (employers can top up wages at their discretion),
  • Minimum Wage plus $2.00 for Post-Secondary Students
  • Mandatory employment related costs (MERCs): Canada Pension (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), Workman’s Compensation Board Rate (WCB), and 4% holiday pay – based on “actual” hours worked; SASET does not pay overtime or leaves such as sick leave and bereavement leave.
  • Safety gear if required for employment,
  • Safety Certificate training where required.


Approval and Application Process:


Approval Process:

  • SASET Program Officer reviews proposal content and poses assessment questions to sponsor
  • Projects under $30,000 are reviewed and approved internally at SASET
  • Projects $30,000 and over are reviewed internally and then approved by SASET Advisory Committee at their next convened meeting

Application Process:

* It takes a minimum of four (4) weeks to assess a proposal
* The following documents are required:

  1. Cover letter
  2. Completed and signed Student Employment Placement (SEP) application
  3. Band Council Resolution (BCR) or board motion decision sheet
  4. Job title(s) and job description(s) for participant(s)
  5. Name of supervisor(s)
  6. Detailed training plan (include dates, time frames, number of hours, activities and objectives)

Sponsor/Partner Contribution

Specify or outline Sponsor/Partner contributions

Info & Applications

SEP Application Form 2025 - 2026 (docx)Download
SEP Program Information Sheet 2025 - 2026 (pdf)Download

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Sto:lo Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training

Building 5B 7201 Vedder Rd, Chilliwack, British Columbia V2R 4G5, Canada

(604) 858-3691

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08:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

Tue

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Wed

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Thu

08:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

Fri

08:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

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  • Targeted Wage Subsidy
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