Targeted Learners

• People who have multiple obstacles to overcome prior to implementing a career plan.

Expectations

• Within the context of their personal goals, learners identify the barriers that inhibit them from moving forward and develop an action plan outlining how they plan to address each barrier.
• To support the barrier identification process and development of solutions, discussion topics include: communication, addictions, legal matters, behaviour, technology, values, and healthy lifestyle.

Outcomes

• Learners will possess a fully developed action plan that identifies their employment barriers and outlines how each of them shall be addressed, with specific goals, resources, and timelines.

Program Length

• 8 weeks

Targeted Learners

• People who need to strengthen foundational learning skills in order to participate in future career training activities

Expectations

• Learners will participate in programming that will help to prepare them for success in subsequent skill development training activities. Topics are organized into 5 main themes: Lifestyle Management, Assessment of Skill Levels, Learning/Study Skills, Organizational Skills, and Exposure to Career Options.
• Learners will also be guided through a Career Map development process where they will select an appropriate and specific employment goal and map out the activities that will help them to attain this goal.
• Learners will have exposure to specific employment and career opportunities through targeted site visits and presentations.

Outcomes

• Learners will have fully developed Career Maps- based on specific career aspirations- which will help guide them to employment. Learners will be prepared to begin implementation of those plans.

Program Length

• 12 weeks

Targeted Learners

• People who possess the skills and credentials to qualify for specific jobs, and reside in a location that provides access to a job market.

Expectations

• Learners will have the opportunity to address small employment credential gaps and receive support and guidance in active job application processes.
• Learners will participate in general employment skill development programming in topic areas including: getting organized, communications, job search, resume update, interview techniques, employability and life management.

Outcomes

• Learners will secure employment and exit the program as that occurs.

Program Length

• Up to 8 weeks

About

• An additional component is called JobSeries which is a combination of 2-3 of the programs listed above (JobFocus, JobSkills and JobFind).

Program Length

• Up to 20 weeks