Overview
The Gearing Up program is now accepting waitlist applications for 2025.
Gearing Up drives systemic change by aligning post-secondary student skills training with mining industry requirements through employer delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities.
The program is creating over 2,000 new WIL opportunities, with wage subsidies up to $7,000 available to employers who offer work experience, co-op placements, internships, field placements or applied projects.
WIL opportunities better position post-secondary students to secure employment in their field of study. While Gearing Up is open to all eligible students, the program also encourages participation by underrepresented groups such as women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, first-year students and members of visible minority groups.
Contact wagesubsidies@mihr.ca for more information.
Apply for a wage subsidy.
A description of the program and frequently asked questions.
Learn more about Gearing Up.
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Case Studies
The following studies showcase examples of how Gearing Up was adopted, what WIL placements are like, and the benefits to the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
The first case study of how Gearing Up was adopted and its benefits.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies and students involved.
