Today (Tuesday, July 18) is the registration deadline for the Ontario Equine Education and Employment Program (OEEEP), for the free offering beginning July 31.
After six weeks of online training on the care and welfare of horses and job-readiness skills, graduates of the OEEEP will move into work placements. The OEEEP pairs people keen to learn more about horses with employers seeking help. The program is open to any aspect of horse business, including hunter/jumper/dressage/eventing barns, breeding facilities, show barns or boarding operations, western stables, EAL facilities, race training centres and backstretch barns, or any other equine-related positions anywhere in Ontario.
The OEEEP was launched in January of 2022 to help an industry in need of workers, with financial support from the Ontario government through the Ministry of Labour. The OEEEP was created by the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) in partnership with the Ontario government and is supported by Equine Guelph through its online training on TheHorsePortal.ca and the EquineJobTrack.ca site, which along with facilitators at OHHA, helps connect graduates of the program with prospective employers.
Employers wishing to learn more about the financial incentives and benefits of hiring OEEEP graduates can contact Brian Tropea, placement and program co-ordinator, at OHHA.
Only 50 spots are available for candidates eager to turn their passion for horses into gainful employment. To register, click here.
(With files from Equine Guelph)