Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Workplace Preparation Branch
Other form(s) of name
Skills Investment Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
In 1999, the Ministry of Education and Training was divided into the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. As a result, the Workplace Preparation Branch was created within the Training Division of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
In 2004 the Branch was renamed the Skills Investment Branch. By 2008 it had ceased to exist and its functions were widely distributed to other branches. The telephone hotlines became the responsibility of the Service Standards and Management Branch
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Workplace Preparation Branch set the standard for leading edge employment and adult literacy services across Ontario that were proven to be results-based and cost effective. The Branch did this by operating a toll-free Training Hotline that provided employment and training program information to the public.
The Branch also administered literacy and employment services through an extensive network of local agencies across Ontario. Services offered to the public included: Literacy and Basic Skills, Job Connect, Summer Jobs Service, and Training Hotline.
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Relationships area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Kwic Index to Services, 1999, 2000-2001
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, 1999-2008
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Chang, C. Levi