Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training. Training Division

• Training Division

• Ontario. Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities. Labour Market and Training Divisions

The Ontario Training and Adjustment Board had been responsible for the training fuction, but when it was dissolved in 1996, some of its functions were taken over by the Training Division of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Training Division encompassed the Adult Education Project, the Apprenticeship Reform Project, the Labour Market Policy Planning and Research Branch, the Workplace Preparation Branch, Literacy and Basic Skills, and the Workplace Support Services Branch.

The Training Division continued in the Ministry of Education and Training until 1999 when it was transferred to the new Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. It remained within TCU until 2003 when it was renamed the Labour Market and Training Division. It remained under that name until 2008 when it was renamed the Employment and Training Division and much of its functions were decentralized to regional offices.

In its decentralized form, the Employment and Training Division was initially made up of a Business and Systems Management Branch, Service Delivery Branch, Service Standards and Accountability Branch, Service Standards and Management Branch, and four regional offices (Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western). In 2015, a Finance, Analysis, and System Support Branch, and an Organizational and Business Excellence Branch were added.

In 2019, the division was moved to the Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development with roughly the same structure, minus the Service Standards and Accountability Branch.

The Training Division was responsible for labour market research and policy; management and operation of the training system including apprenticeship, employment preparation and basic skills programs, literacy, youth employment services, and training services for employers; development and delivery of an integrated and cost-efficient training system that was consistent with the government's social, economic and fiscal priorities. The division was also responsible for helping internationally trained individuals to integrate into the economy, and providing assistance to workers facing business closures or other significant workforce adjustments

The office of the Assistant Deputy Minister for Training oversaw the operation of three branches within the division; the Labour Market Policy, Planning and Research Branch; the Workplace Preparation Branch; and the Workplace Support Services Branch. In addition to these branches, the division was responsible for the Apprenticeship Reform Project.

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