Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training Employee Directory
Professional Training and CoachingOntario, Canada11-50 Employees
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training is a Toronto-based organization in the professional training and coaching industry that provides training initiatives and employment services to the Greater Toronto Area’s Aboriginal community. Founded in 1991 to address the unique training and employment needs of aboriginal peoples, it was formerly known as the Greater Toronto Aboriginal Management Board (G.T.A.M.B.). The name Miziwe Biik was given by Elder Jim Windigo and means “water which flows all around us.” It operates as the Urban Local Delivery Mechanism for the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle Inc. in the Greater Toronto Area and offers programs such as Ngindaasmin Academic Upgrading and Skills Link, along with a Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry program. The organization is located at 167 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 2E4, Canada, has 11-50 employees, and maintains a website at https://miziwebiik.com; in 2021 it announced plans to open a second location in the Canary District to expand training programs and services.