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Targeted Skills Shortage Pilot Program |
Provides assistance to eligible employers in targeted sectors to develop training plans and purchase training for eligible employees.
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Assistance for eligible employers to:
- determine appropriate employee training
- identify a suitable training provider, and
- pay for identified employee training (up to $1,500 per eligible employee to a maximum of $7,500 per employer)
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Eligible employers include:
- Small business and non-profit organizations operating in a targeted sector:
- Professional, scientific & technical services
- Health care & social assistance
- Manufacturing
- Transportation & warehousing
- For more on employer eligibility criteria, please contact service provider via website below
Eligible employees include:
- Employed by "eligible employer", but low-skilled
- Low-skilled means lacking any post-secondary education towards a university degree AND
- lacking high-school diploma (or equivalent), OR
- Employed with high-school diploma (or equivalent) but lacking recognized certification
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Living in B.C.
- Not a student
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Labour Market Sector Solutions |
Responds to demand from sector groups that have significant labour market issues and no funding mechanism to provide training.
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Financial assistance:
- Funding to sector or industry-based organizations to provide training to eligible Participants
- Invests in the skills development of eligible Participants, thereby assisting Sectors/industries, employers, and workers to address identified labour market imbalances.
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- Sector or industry-based organizations are eligible to submit proposals
- Projects must address an immediate identified labour market issue and cannot duplicate other existing programs for which Participants may be eligible
- Requires applicant to demonstrate two years successful training delivery, or to partner with qualified training provider (organization, business, or public post secondary institution)
- Must focus on providing training to eligible Participants
- Participants must be unemployed, non-EI individuals, or employed, low-skilled individuals
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In Victoria call: 250 387-6121
In Vancouer call: 604 660-2421
Elsewhere in B.C. call: 1 800 663-7867
Outside in B.C. call: 604 660-241
E-mail address: EnquiryBC@gov.bc.ca
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Youth Skills BC – Entrepreneurship Pilot Program |
Helps unemployed youth enhance entrepreneurial, employability and occupational skills through development and implementation of a formal business plan. |
- Support to develop formal business plan, including training
- Mentorship with local business leader/expert
- Customized financial assistance for personal supports, business seed funding, an education grant, and/or the purchase of training - up to $5,000/participant
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- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- 15 to 29 years old
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student
- Not participating in another Labour Market Agreement (LMA) program
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Job Options BC |
Program helps prepare unemployed people who are non-Employment Insurance clients for new employment or further training.
Duration: Four to six weeks of facilitated group work followed by an additional four to six weeks of work experience. |
- Assessment
- Life skills
- Job-finding club
- Employability skills (e.g., job search, basic skills upgrading, computer training, and short term skill training)
- Work experience and/or further training
- May include up to six months of additional support to gain employment
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- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- 18 years of age or older
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student
- Not participating in another Labour Market Agreement (LMA) program
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Job Options BC - Urban Older Workers |
The objective of the program is to provide unemployed non-Employment Insurance individuals, 55 years of age and over, with skills to find and sustain employment.
Duration: The program provides up to12 weeks of programming which includes classroom-based programming (assessments, life skills, basic skills upgrading including computer training, resume writing and interview techniques), individual counselling, short-term certificate training, job finding clubs, work experience, and follow-up support. Training sessions usually include 10 to 12 participants. |
- Classroom-based Programming
- Individual Counselling
- Short-term Certificate Training
- Work Experience
- Follow-up Support
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- Unemployed, “non-EI” individuals
- 55 years of age or older
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not participating in another Labour Market
- Agreement funded program
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- Greater Vancouver
- Greater Victoria
- Kelowna
- Nanaimo
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Skills Connect for Immigrants |
Employment bridging to help skilled and lesser-skilled immigrants to obtain jobs that fully use their foreign qualifications and work experience.
Duration: up to 12 months |
Employment bridging for immigrants:
- Assessment of skills, qualifications and experience
- Career assessment and career planning
- Job-related skill enhancement, including workplace language upgrading
- Enhancement of qualifications and experience to B.C. labour market standards
- Workplace practice, including mentorship
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Immigrants who face challenges entering the labour market, for example:
- Lack of Canadian work experience
- Insufficient language skills
- Qualifications not recognized
- Difficulty navigating an unfamiliar labour market
- Lack of employment networks
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Immigrants in Trades Training |
Programs help immigrants access trades training and/or skills recognition in high demand occupations and sectors of the B.C. economy.
Duration: up to 18 months |
May include:
- Skills recognition and retraining
- Trades training
- Workplace language, essential skills and trade-related technical skills
- Employment support, workplace orientation, and mentorship
- Assistance pursuing credential recognition from licensing bodies
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Immigrants who are:
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients OR
- Employed but lacking high school diploma, recognized certification, recognized post secondary education towards a university degree, or essential skills (e.g., literacy, numeracy and document use)
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- Lower Mainland
- Surrey
- Province-wide
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Trades Training for Aboriginal People |
Programs help prepare Aboriginal people for success in industry training programs in B.C. |
- Integrates literacy, numeracy and other essential skills into technical training
- Foundation training and pre-apprenticeship exposure to the trades
- Job placement and job readiness training
- Mentoring and peer support
- Mobile training in First Nations communities
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Aboriginal people who are:
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients OR
- Employed but lacking high school diploma, recognized certification, recognized post secondary education towards a university degree, or essential skills (e.g., literacy, numeracy and document use)
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- Abbotsford
- Harrison Lake
- Nanaimo
- Powell River
- Surrey
- Victoria
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- Powell River
- Prince George
- Victoria
- Kitimat
- Fort St. John
- Lower Mainland
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Island
- Province-wide
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Women in Trades Training |
Projects increase the participation of women in industry training programs in B.C.
Duration: 18 months maximum |
Trades training for women:
- Essential skills training
- Foundation training and pre-apprenticeship exposure to the trades
- Work placements and on the job trainingAdditional supports may include childcare and mentoring
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Women who are:
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients OR
- Employed but lacking high school diploma, recognized certification, recognized post secondary education towards a university degree, or essential skills (e.g., literacy, numeracy and document use)
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- Province-wide
- Kelowna
- Kamloops
- Vancouver
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- Powell River
- Victoria
- Lower Mainland
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Women’s Mentorship Program |
Provides mentorship to assist women to enter or re-enter the workforce.
Duration: up to six months |
May include:
- Matching women with experienced, successful mentors
- Guidance and encouragement to access employment/find a job
- Some training options available
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Women over 18 years old who are:
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients OR
- Employed but lacking high school diploma, recognized certification, or recognized post secondary education towards a university degree
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Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP) |
Provides support, training and work experience to unemployed people pursuing employment in a trade or trades-related occupation. |
Supports include:
- Skills assessment
- Connections to employers
- Access to training and/or certification
- Job coaching
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- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- Employed, low-skilled
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student
- Not participating in another Labour Market Agreement (LMA) program
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BladeRunners |
Provides unemployed youth who have barriers to employment with job readiness skills, work experience/on-the-job training and ongoing support.
Duration: up to 18 months |
Employment-related training and support for youth:
- Life skills training
- Job readiness skills
- Certification courses (e.g., WHMIS, WCB Awareness, First Aid Level 1)
- Job coaching and support 24 hr/day, 7 days/wk
- Workplace communication
- Job placement opportunities
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- Youth with barriers to employment, between 15 and 30 years old
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- Abbotsford
- Burns Lake
- Campbell River
- Chemainus
- Chilliwack
- Courtenay
- Cranbrook
- Fort St. James
- Fort St. John
- Kamloops
- Kelowna
- Kimberley
- Ladysmith
- Mount Currie
- Port Alberni
- Port Hardy
- Prince Rupert
- Qualicum Beach
- Quesnel
- Sunshine Coast
- Surrey
- Tachie
- Vancouver
- Whistler
- Williams Lake
- Zeballos
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- Duncan
- Nanaimo
- Prince George
- Tofino
- Victoria
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Aboriginal Training and Employment Program (ATEP) |
Helps unemployed Aboriginal people transition to employment through job-related training and support services.
Duration: up to one year |
- Culturally based group and individual programming
- Assessment, life skills and employability skills (e.g., job search, basic skills upgrading, computer training and short-term skill training)
- Further skills training and/or work experience (employer, community-based or volunteer placement)
- May include up to six months of additional support to gain employment
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Aboriginal people who are:
- Aboriginal
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- 19 years of age or older
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student
- Not participating in another Labour Market Agreement (LMA) program
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- Cache Creek
- Chase
- Courtenay
- Fort St. James
- Fraser Valley
- Musqueam First Nation
- North Vancouver
- Port Alberni
- Powell River
- Richmond
- Sliammon
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- Clinton
- Enderby
- Kamloops
- Nemiah Valley
- Omineca region
- Prince George
- Savona
- Squamish First Nation
- Vancouver
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Aboriginal Business Entrepreneurship Skills Training (BEST) |
Self-employment training series for Aboriginal people.
Duration: varies |
Self-employment training for Aboriginal people:
- 12-session entrepreneurship training series designed to help participants identify viable business ideas and determine their feasibility.
- May also include help to conduct market research, write a business plan, and explore financing options.
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Aboriginal people who are:
- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients OR
- Employed but lacking high school diploma, recognized certification, or recognized post secondary education towards a university degree
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Employment Skills Access Initiative |
Provides tuition-free, group-based training at public post-secondary institutions around B.C. to prepare eligible participants for entry/re-entry into the labour force.
Duration: 3 weeks to 9 months (varies by institution and training program) |
- Training programs offered through this initiative are based on local/regional labour market priorities.
- In most cases, training programs prepare participants for entry-level employment in an industry, sector or occupation currently experiencing, or expected to experience, a labour or skills shortage.
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- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student at time of enrolment
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Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) |
Provides unemployed older workers with a range of assistance to achieve employment.
Duration: up to 16 weeks (length depends on service provider) |
Employment-related support and training for older workers. May include:
- Employment services (job counselling, job finding clubs, resume/interview, skills upgrading)
- Prior learning assessment, specific skills training, certification (based on labour market demands)
- Training allowance
- Work experience
- Matching workers to jobs/ employers
- Wage subsidy
- Assistance to become self-employed
- Post-project follow up/ mentoring
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- Unemployed older workers between 55 and 64
- Some exceptions may be made for those 50 to 54 and 65 and over
- Priority given to:
- those not in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits
- those displaced due to industry downsizing or closure
- those who were employed in a business negatively affected by the economic downturn
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Workplace Training Program - Retail and Tourism |
Provides tuition-free, group-based training to upgrade the industry and job-specific skills of eligible participants working in the tourism and retail sectors in British Columbia, in particular, food and beverage workers, retail salespersons, salesclerks, and cashiers.The program is delivered by a group of post-secondary institutions throughout B.C. with a flexible program delivery model that helps to accommodate the varied schedules of those currently working, while taking part in training. |
30 Hours of Industry specific training with Essential Skills training embedded into the curriculum
Interested employers and employees can contact the Sector Associations,(Shelfspace or The BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association) or the participating Colleges for more details
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- Legally allowed to work in Canada
- Currently working in the Retail and Tourism Sectors in BC
- Individuals who are employed but are lacking a high school diploma, recognized certification and/or have a high school diploma but are assessed as in need of essential skills upgrading in reading, document use, numeracy and/or oral communication
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- Douglas College
- Camosun College
- Capilano University
- Langara College
- North Island College
- Okanagan College
- Selkirk College
- College of the Rockies
- College of New Caledonia
- Northern Lights College
- Northwest Community College
- University of Fraser Valley
- Vancouver Community College
- Vancouver Island University
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Youth Skills BC - Workplace Program |
Helps unemployed youth to enhance their skills/employability through work experience with employers who receive an incentive to hire them and funding to train them. |
- $2,800 Hiring Incentive to hire an eligible youth between the ages of 15 and 29, for eligible BC employers
- Additional $1,000 Training Fund available to purchase training for the new employee
- Support to develop a training plan for the newly hired youth also available
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- Unemployed, non-Employment Insurance clients
- 15 to 29 years old
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Not a student
- Not participating in another Labour Market Agreement (LMA) program
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