a little news out yesterday Spark Power Group Inc. (TSX:SPG), parent company of Spark Power Corp. ("Spark Power" or the "Company"), is excited to announce a new $5.3M grant from the Government of Ontario's Skills Development Fund, which will support employee training and advancement initiatives within the Company.
With this funding, Spark is running a one-year program between April 2021 and March 2022 that will support its current and future employees in the following ways:
- Invest in the development and launch of "SparkU", a centralized space for Spark Power employees to learn, contribute, and hone their skills throughout their career life cycle.
- Utilize hands-on, state-of-the-art tools, such as virtual reality, to help enhance educational modules in the field and at our new Spark Campus training center, set for completion in 2022.
- Expand our training platform by offering virtual reality training and other online tools for remote employees.
- Create opportunities for our employees to participate in the development of Spark-specific training modules that reflect Spark's various areas of technical expertise, including low voltage, medium voltage, high voltage, and renewables services.
- Significantly enhance on-the-job training for Spark's apprentices in the field.
- Allow the Company to have greater community impact at the high school and post-secondary levels through a scholarship program for under-represented populations and investment in outreach programs that promote future generations of electricians and electrical technicians in Ontario.