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Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component
Supports workforce skills development through professional standards
Funding available
Up to 100% of project cost
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
The Évolution-Compétences program supports workforce skills development through three streams, including the Volet Normes professionnelles. It targets mainly comités sectoriels de main-d’œuvre (CSMO) and funds the development, revision, and promotion of professional standards, skills recognition, companion training, and related learning tools.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Obtain certifications or accreditations
- Develop workforce skills
Eligible Funding
- Up to 100% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Startups
- Women
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Analysis of needs and feasibility studies.
- Development or revision of professional standards, learning strategies, or skills recognition strategies.
- Implementation of professional standards in companies through promotional activities.
- Training of companions, including independent companions supporting several businesses.
- Skills recognition tools for current and future workforce.
- Training to acquire the skills required for a qualification certificate linked to a professional standard.
- Activities in STGM or in SACHES, or activities linked to the Référentiel des compétences pour un futur prospère et inclusif de la CPMT.
Documents Needed
- Budget du projet – Évolution-Compétences, volet Normes professionnelles (XLSM 70 Ko)
- Demande de subvention – Évolution-Compétences, volet Normes professionnelles (PDF 235 Ko)
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Comités sectoriels de main-d’œuvre (CSMO).
- Collective promoters whose economic sector is not represented by a CSMO.
- Qualifications Québec, only for activities aimed at recognizing the skills of the future workforce.
Eligible expenses
- Professional fees, up to 150 $/h.
- Base salary of internal trainers, trade experts, and CSMO staff assigned to the project.
- Base salary of participants in training, up to 25 $/h.
- Teaching materials, travel and accommodation, and interpreter or accompanist fees for people with limitations.
- Tools or equipment needed for the project, and administrative activities up to 10% of the subsidy paid.
How to apply
- Send the required documents to partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca.
- Contact the team before sending the form and required documents to receive secure transmission instructions.
- Transmit the form and required documents by post to Direction du soutien au développement de la main-d’œuvre, Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, 655, rue Parthenais, 3e étage, Montréal (Québec) H2K 3R7.
Processing and Agreement
- A complete application must include the Demande de subvention form and the Budget du projet file.
- Applications can be submitted in any way that is transmitted securely after contacting partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca.
- The processing time is 20 working days, provided the application is complete and compliant.
- An incomplete application will not be analysed.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component Program
What is the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component?
The Évolution-Compétences program supports workforce skills development through three streams, including the Volet Normes professionnelles. It targets mainly comités sectoriels de main-d’œuvre (CSMO) and funds the development, revision, and promotion of professional standards, skills recognition, companion training, and related learning tools.
How much funding can be received?
Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component Funds up to 100% of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component program?
To be eligible for the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component program, you must:
The applicant must be a CSMO.
A collective promoter is eligible if its sector is not represented by a CSMO.
Qualifications Québec may apply only for activities recognizing future workforce competencies.
What expenses are eligible under Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component?
Analysis of needs and feasibility studies.
Development or revision of professional standards, learning strategies, or skills recognition strategies.
Implementation of professional standards in companies through promotional activities.
Training of companions, including independent companions supporting several businesses.
Skills recognition tools for current and future workforce.
Training to acquire the skills required for a qualification certificate linked to a professional standard.
Activities in STGM or in SACHES, or activities linked to the Référentiel des compétences pour un futur prospère et inclusif de la CPMT.
Who can I contact for more information about the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component?
You can contact Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT) by email at partenaires@mess.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at 1 877 767 8773.
Where is the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component available?
The Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component is a Grant and Funding