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YWCA OF VANCOUVER - North Shore
255 WEST 1st STREET, #113
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC
Canada
V7M 3G8

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  • Program #856:
    PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL WORKERS’ PROGRAM - N Vancouver

    Persons interested in accessing this program must have a referral from a case manager. Please use the links below to find a case management centre near you.

    Regular case management:
    http://www.lmer.ca/provincial.asp?Government=Provincial&Region=*&Category=Case Management

    Specialized Case Management (Immigrants, Youth, Disabilities, Francophone, other):
    http://www.lmer.ca/provincial.asp?Government=Provincial&Region=*&Category=Specialized%20Case%20Management

    Type of Program or Service:
    This is a program to assist men & women with professional, managerial, or technical skills, to find appropriate employment.

    The program is divided into two sections/groups:

    1) the PTW INTENSIVE program - for job seekers who have Canadian professional work experience, it is mainly one-to-one coaching, as well as a series of 3 workshops offered twice each month.

    2) the PTW IMMIGRANT program - for recent immigrants who have not yet had a professional job in Canada, it consists mainly of one-to-one coaching, as well as 6 workshops over a two week period.

    Both groups receive:
    * Job search workshops;
    * Expert one-to-one employment coaching by experienced employment counsellors, which can continue for three to four months if needed.

    Eligibility: Open to job-ready, unemployed men & women with post-secondary education and professional, managerial, or technical skills.

    Website: http://www.ywcajobseeker.org/careerservices
    Click on “Employment & Career”, then Career Services on the North Shore.
    Contact:
    ELLEN
    604-984-7630 Voice
    604-984-7112 Fax

    careerservices@ywcavan.org

    Please contact the service provider for current program information.
    Begins / Duration:
    Continuous intake; / Monthly (Immigrant prog); Bi-monthly (Intensive prog)

    This listing was last updated on August 26, 2010.