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Skills Development opportunities
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St. Leonard's Community Services-Brantford
St. Leonard's Community Services provides Career Resource Centres and Job Connect sites that offer employment counselling, job development placement support and resource centres. For more information on the resources available through St. Leonard's Community Services click here.
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology- Simcoe Campus
The Simcoe Campus of Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology offers a Job Connect sites as well as academic upgrading and training programs in many sectors with accelerated and continuous intake for many programs. For more information on the services offered through Fanshawe's Simcoe Campus, click here.
Employment Hamilton
Employment Hamilton offers on-the-job training program to help get you started in your trade. Hiring incentives for employers could reimburse part of an apprentice’s wages.
Employment Hamilton can also help with a plan to approach employers who hire in the skilled trades. Meet with an employment counsellor to discuss the right option for you./p>
Employment Hamilton's Resource Centre is available on a drop-in basis for anyone looking for work. You do not have to be registered with a counsellor.
For more information on opportunities available at Employment Hamilton click here.
Threshold School of Building
The Threshold School of Building offers a 6 week training program for at-risk youth 15-30 years old.
Youth in the program must be unemployed or not in school, priority is given to those with incomplete high school.
In order to be enrolled in the program, a third party assessment must be completed. This can be done through Wesley Urban Ministries Employment and Education Resource Center.
The Threshold School of Building provides basic training in residential carpentry, electrical, plumbing and drywall work.
The outcome of the 6 week training program is typically employment in the construction industry or return to high school
For more information on the Threshold School of Building contact: John Grant- Executive Director
Tel: (905)522-8686
Email: www.thresholdshool.ca
Skills-to-work opportunities
TRI ROCK PROGRAM
Tri Rock Program is ran through Living Rock Ministries. The goal of Living Rock Ministries is to give youth a start on their career by spending a lot of time utilizing the skills they bring to the table, giving them new skills, and showering them with encouragement and support. When youth start the TRI-Rock program, we assist them with housing and identification. This will give them the foundation they need to stay in a job.
In Phase I, eight weeks are spent giving the youth employable skills – janitorial, culinary, administration. There is also a ‘life skills’ component where youth participate in groups such as: budgeting, anger management, social skills and health & nutrition. In Phase II, we do our best to find placements that will start their career and/or give them full-time employment when the eight-week phase is over. Up to minimum wage is sponsored by the Government of Canada and the youth are given a bonus once they’ve completed this phase
For more information on Living Rock Ministires and the Tri-Rock Program contact (905)528-7625 or email mail@livingrock.ca
CAREER CRUISER
The Career Cruiser is a mobile trailer that has been modified to offer computer workstations and a variety of employment related information to support your career search.
We can facilitate workshops on resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, job search and career exploration. We also provide one on one support to people of all ages.
The Career Cruiser is a Youth Employment Network project, funded by Employment Ontario and managed by the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington.
On Board Resources include:
- Internet (where available)
- Interactive Career and Employment Workshops
- Information and Brochures on other Community Employment programs
- Career Cruising (Career Exploration)
- Word processing for resumes, cover letters and other employment related documents
- Resume and Cover Letter Critique
For more information regarding the Career Cruiser please contact Wendy Ouzas or Malcolm Whyte at (905)540-9679 or by email at wendy_ouzas@ymca.ca or malcolm_whyte@ymca.ca
