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Elevation to Employment

Skills Training for those with Multiple Barriers to Employment AND for those affected by Mill Closures, to find employment or improve precarious employment.

Elevation to Employment is a program to help people with multiple barriers to gain the skills they need to find employment or to improve precarious employment.

• Wage subsidy for on-the-job training of a new employee

• An opportunity to train and work with a possible new employee to get a good feel for their skills and abilities.

Participant Eligibility

To participate in the program, you must be:

• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

• Living in BC

• Not a full-time student in either high school or post-secondary training

• Not actively participating in another labor market program

• Unemployed or precariously employed

Precariously employed means:

• Irregular hours of work such as casual or on-call work

• Unreliable compensation such as piece-work or commission

• Earnings that cannot support an individual or their family

• Working where your job may be replaced by technology or automation in the near future

• Working in an occupation that is clearly below your skill level or qualifications and where there is no likelihood of advancement

• Having ‘just cause’ to leave your employment

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Tomorrows Workforce Now

Skills Training for Young Adults

This is a program to help people aged 17 to 24 to gain the skills they need to find employment or to improve precarious employment.

The program has a continuous intake for participants living in the Dawson Creek, Fort St John, and Chetwynd areas of BC. There is a Soft Skills Training component that is provided in a group format; that group will move from community to community depending on need. Participants who are ready for that component can attend sessions in other communities via a web conference.

Opportunity for Participants

Based on their plan, they could also receive:

Essential skills training
Short term training
Occupational skills training
On-the-job training/work experience
Wage subsidy

Opportunity for Employers

With approval, an employer could get

A work experience participant with skills to match the employer’s needs
Wage subsidy for on-the-job training of a new employee
An opportunity to train and work with a possible new employee to get a good feel for their skills and abilities

Participant Eligibility

To participate in the program, you must be:

Aged 17 to 24 years
A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Living in BC
Not a full-time student in either high school or post-secondary training

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Seeds of Hope