Partnership Stories

Some partnerships are built around a single project. Others grow into something much bigger. The Saint John Learning Exchange (SJLE) and Pathways to Possibilities (PTP) Adult Learning and Employment Programs have spent nearly two decades proving that distance does not define a partnership.

The Saint John Learning Exchange (SJLE) provides wraparound support to learners. The United Way Maritimes provides wraparound support to the organizations creating change in our community.

Addressing generational poverty requires more than individual programs. It requires strong collaboration between organizations to share knowledge and solutions together.

In Saint John, tackling the complex barriers that young people face requires more than one effort; it requires an ecosystem of support. 

A growing partnership between LiUNA Local 900 and The Saint John Learning Exchange is creating new opportunities for learners to move directly into the workforce, while helping meet the rising demand in the skilled trades.

During this half, the Learning Exchange established a training-to-employment partnership with the Heat & Frost Insulators Union Local 131.  

For more than 20 years, WorkingNB and the Saint John Learning Exchange (SJLE) have worked together to create opportunities for New Brunswickers facing barriers to education and employment.

With high rates of youth employment, the Saint John Learning Exchange is working to support young people who are not in education, employment or training. Christina Fowler, the president and CEO of the Saint John Learning Exchange and Nickole Theriault, who was a learner at the exchange.