Skills Link Program (SKILLS.LINK)
FNESC and the First Nations Schools Association are pleased to manage Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) 2025-2026 Skills Link Program (SKILLS.LINK) in the BC region for First Nation communities and schools.
The Skills Link Program is one of the two programs that ISC administers under the First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES).
The program’s goals and objectives are;
- To promote the benefits of education as key to labour market participation
- To support the development and enhancement of essential employability skills among First Nation youth such as, communication skills, problem solving and working with others.
- To introduce youth to a variety of career options
See full details in the annual program guidelines.
Eligibility
All First Nations communities and First Nation schools in BC region. Eligible participants are First Nations youth ordinarily resident on reserve, in recognized communities or on community lands.
- Mentored work placements eligible participants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and must be between the ages of 15 to 30 at the start of the program’s activities.
- Mentored work placements are for youth who are not in school, unemployed, or underemployed.
- For career promotion and science and technology activities, youth may be younger than 15 years of age.
Contact
Please contact programs@fnesc.ca for program questions and support.
Program Resources
The proposal deadline was Monday, July 7, 2025.
