ASPECT - Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
British Columbia
Income assistance or employment insurance
Community-Based Training
Through their contracted agencies, ASPECT has offered the wage subsidy ASPECT Job Start program and continues to offer the workplace-based training called ASPECT Training Works.
They also offer the Job Placement Program called Job Match.
Another, recent ASPECT programme is Hire Value.
Bridges for Women
Greater Victoria assumed
Income assistance or employment insurance
Women with a history of abuse who are out of crisis and who face a major barrier to employment because of abuse
Women’s self-knowledge and self-empowerment
Information and links to many women's resources, and information on Bridges own Employability Program, taking women from transition to independence
Business Works
Victoria
Income Assistance
Work-place based training
Centre d’accueil et de services a l’emploi
Capital Region
EI, Reachback, and Mutual clients and others
Provides employment services and training to French speakers
Cool Aid Employment Services
Capital Regional District
Housing and shelter, an extensive range of social service programs to support men, women, youth and children in the community
Provides childcare, recreation, medical services, and employment training
Destinations
The Job Partnership Program (JPP), or JobLink Program, is a job placement service for employment ready participants.
The Workplace Based Training Program (WBT), which is offered in select locations, is available to any person receiving income assistance, and is designed to assist tourism businesses by providing on-site training for prospective employees.
The Tourism Executive Search Program (TES) offers executive candidate search and placement services for the tourism and hospitality industry.
Key Skills
Keyskills Vocational Services at http://www.vanhosp.bc.ca/html/Victoria.html
Keyskills Assessment and Counselling, Inc. at http://www.victoriashomepage.com/employment/counselling.htm
Both links just give street addresses
Hire Value
Unemployed British Columbians receiving, or eligible to receive, income assistance
Hire Value will work with individual clients to get them the training and experience that they need, as well as the help necessary for finding the jobs that they want, ones that suit their interests and abilities.
This training will meet the specific skill shortages in local communities and provide a supply of trained and job-ready workers.
This is the only Training for Jobs programme in the province that gives clients a choice in the type of job for which they can be trained.
JobWaveBC
Unemployed British Columbians receiving or eligible to receive income assistance
Intensive, highly-focused initiative that brings dedicated job seekers together with employers who want energetic, job-ready applicants
Peers-Rise
Dedicated to the empowerment, education, and support of Sex Trade workers, including improved safety and working conditions
Office, advocacy, counselling, drop in
Project Literacy Victoria
Provides adults with free help and support in basic reading, writing, mathematics, life skills, and associated computer usage
Good example of well-organized web site structure
Spectrum Job Search Centre
Income assistance
Pilot project for those 55-64 years old
Planning and organizing job search
Decisions about your career direction
Training plans to suit your needs
Resume and letters
Interview preparation
Job placement help
Steps to Employment
Victoria and Saanich (The Work Place)
Career Resource Centre
Anyone
Career resource library, job bank kiosk, message service, telephone access and computers for word processing, the internet and to practice typing skills
Employment Advisor
EI and Reachback
Assists clients with the development of individualized training plans
Facilitate required documentation and negotiate funding assistance where appropriate
Provides case management throughout the training programme
Drop-in Advisor
EI, Reachback, and anyone
Services and programs available at other community agencies as well as Steps to Employment
Review of the job search process and other employment issues
Overview of the Skills Development Employment Benefit Programme
Connection with people who will help with success
Training Information Session
EI, Reachback, and anyone
Training eligibility
Training fit with action plan
Training application
Techniques Employment Services Society
Mutual and Opportunities Fund Clients
Enhanced Resource Centre with Case Manager / Coach to provide support and direction with the use of the centre and resources
Intensive one to one employment counselling / case management with individuals who are committed to returning to work and developing a mutually agreed action plan
Negotiated Financial Assistance to Individuals
Targeted Wage Subsidy to eligible and targeted Mutual, Opportunity Fund and Special Needs clients and Opportunity Fund clients in the Victoria Labour Market since August 2000
Tideline Ventures
LINK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Career Shop (Work Streams)
Victoria
Employment resource centre for youth, ages 15 – 30
Computers to do a resume or cover letter
Internet access, career counselling, job postings, job search help, interview practice help
Certificate courses such as Squirrel, SuperHost, First Aid and Food Safe
Regularly scheduled workshops on resumes and cover letters, job search, goal setting, career exploration and the local labour market
Fax, phone, message and photocopy services and coffee.
Unique Employment Services
Not a home page
See Paul Tanner reference at site
Victoria Human Resource Centre
Job listings, work search help, and workplace information for work-ready individuals
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Society
Greater Victoria
Immigrants and refugees
To assist in the settlement and adjustment of immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to provide services designed to increase the newcomer's participation in Canadian society by assisting the newcomer to overcome barriers
ESL, job coaching, settlement, workshops, citizenship preparation
Victoria Read Society
Greater Victoria
Students of all ages
Basic academic skills learned in small classes
Individualized help and a supportive, caring environment
Volunteer Victoria
Greater Victoria
Many volunteering programmes offered to the community
Over 800 positions on the Volunteer Opportunities database
Programmes & services page for non-profit organizations seeking volunteer support
Newsletter download
Programs for new Canadians, youth, unemployed, or those with support needs
Other volunteer resources and calendar of events
Work Source
Greater Victoria (Victoria and Saanich HRDC)
Employment Insurance
Financial assistance as a portion of the new employee's wages
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House
Esquimalt, Vic West and View Royal
[Thrift Shop] or [Best Babies] or [Family Centre] or [Counselling Centre] link
Opportunity Centre
Esquimalt, Vic West and View Royal
Employment search / coaching, pre-employment workshops and programs, personal development, career counselling, a Job Search Centre (with job boards, internet access, telephone messages, computer, printer and fax services, networking/counselling) current computer software application instruction (introductory, intermediate and advanced levels)
Shoreline Employment Project
Greater Victoria
Women of any age and men aged 18 to 25
Career counselling, testing, job placements and referral, CEC wage subsidy programme, resume preparation
Services to individuals with special needs
Personal counselling as needed
Text only site
The John Howard Society
[Program(mes)] button, then [Victoria] link
Greater Victoria
Adult/youth or adult, depending on programme
Literacy activities
Alternative Measures , Assisted Job Search , Bladerunners , Adult Community Service Orders, Diversion, Drop-in Services, Job Search, Manchester House, Prison Services, The Bridge, Visitor's Group, and Youth Support programmes
Work Streams Employment Project
Greater Victoria
Group and individual employment services and/or support to un/underemployed youth and adults
Co-operation with funders, business, and community partners
[Program(mes)] or [Resources] links
