Employment, education and training
Employment, education and training
Resources/Programs
  • Ministry of Housing and Social Development (MHSD) - Chilliwack
  • English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) (Chilliwack Community Services)
  • Education Services (Sto:lo Nation Community Development Department)
  • Aboriginal Access Services (University of the Fraser Valley (UFV))
  • Job Bank (Service Canada)
  • Prepare for the Road Ahead. (Young Drivers)
  • Ecoworks (Mennonite Central Committee (MCC))
  • Chilliwack Learning Community Society
  • Workplace Training in Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge (TASK) (University of the Fraser Valley (UFV))
  • Chilliwack Food Safety

  • Subjects under Employment, education and training
     Community Access Programs (CAPs)

    Community Access Programs provide affordable public access to the Internet and the skills required to use it effectively.

     Community Economic development

    Programs that promote or build improvements in social, economic and health conditions in a particular community or neighborhoods.

     Disabilities, mental health

    Employment, education and training focused on meeting needs of consumers of mental health services - may include vocational assessment, training, support, job trials, info and referral.

     Disabilities, physical

    Employment, education and training services that focus on meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities

     Employment Assessment Centers

    Employment assessment, counseling and referral for persons returning to work

     Employment Resource Centers

    Centers that provide assistance for people looking for jobs, career direction or starting their own business. May provide job posting boards, resume services or access to the Internet for job searches as well as free or low cost access to computers, telephones, fax machines and photocopying. Business directories, job search materials, and labor market information may also be available.

     English as a second language (ESL)

    Classes for people learning English as a second language.

     Human Resource Centre Canada offices

    Services Canada offices provide services to employers, unemployed and underemployed people. Services include access to job banks and labor market information. They also have applications for social insurance numbers and for income security programs (such as Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan).

     Job Connect

    Job Connect programs provide walk-in services and general resources for people seeking employment, career direction, or information about starting their own business.

     Job Finding Clubs

    Job Finding Clubs (JFCs) are job search workshops that run for intensive three-week sessions. They are run by community-based organizations, private sector groups, and public service organizations. Most JFCs focus their programs on a particular community, skill-set, or industry.

     Job search training

    Job preparation training in skills such as resume writing, interviewing, punctuality and workplace behavior.

     Job Search Workshops

    Job Search Workshops are condensed three- or four-day workshops for job ready newcomers who are legally entitled to work in Canada. They focus on job search techniques and on accessing labor market information.

     Literacy

    Literacy issues and instruction including first language literacy programs for those whose first language is not English.

     Older workers

    Programs for older workers deal with the needs of experienced workers, usually those 45 years and over. Typical program components include group support, computer basics and the benefits of having transferable skills in the labor market.

     Physical Disabilities

    Employment, education and training services that focus on meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities.

     Self employment and entrepreneurship

    Programs for people who want to start their own businesses.

     Vocational counseling

    Vocational and career counseling to determine employment preferences, experience and aptitudes.

     Vocational training

    Education or training programs that may include on the job training or placement opportunities.

     Work and job placement

    Employment opportunities or services that place workers in jobs.


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