The John Ware Youth Empowerment Program, designed by the Global Village Centre and started as a pilot in 2021, honours the legacy of John Ware by helping youth in rural Alberta develop life and career skills. The mentorship program works to help youth develop their career and life plans and become more productive and [...]
Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) funding is available to pay for supports that help Albertans overcome barriers to education or employment caused by a disability.
Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships provides grant funding to Indigenous communities and organizations to deliver group-training projects designed in partnership with employers and other partners.
Launch is an MCG program that focuses on providing paid work experience opportunities and career and employment coaching to young adults struggling with the “I need experience to get a job – I need a job to get experience” cycle. Launch works closely with local employers to provide supported work experience placements allowing the [...]
FIRST (First Industry Research Science Technology) Jobs programs by Technology Alberta, with support from the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada, will create over 400 employment opportunities for students and recent graduates in Alberta through 2024. FIRST Jobs programs aim to connect innovative technology SMEs with talent from post-secondary institutions across Alberta.
CMHC’s Housing Internship for Indigenous Youth (HIIY) program provides financial assistance – a wage subsidy – to organizations and businesses in the housing sector to hire Indigenous youth for internship positions.
Spring is here and a perfect time for new beginnings and opportunities to start a small business. Check out the Self-Employment Training Program at Microbusiness Training Centre. You can access the Self Employment Training easily now online. This program is designed to help you develop business skills, write a solid business plan and launch your [...]
Internship opportunities are now available through the DS4Y delivery organizations. If your organization is looking for interns who want to apply their digital skills or you are a post-graduate student looking for new opportunities in the digital economy, please visit the websites below.
Strive 4 Work is an employment focused program for individuals with disabilities in St. Albert and the surrounding area. The program consists of 8 weeks of ONLINE training and 10 weeks of work experience with the potential for employment to follow. Objectives: To assist individuals with disabilities in the St. Albert area to prepare [...]
ICTC's WIL Digital program provides employers with wage subsidies to provide a meaningful work-integrated learning placement to post-secondary students. WIL Digital is an innovative work placement program that benefits both employers and students. WIL Digital helps employers grow their businesses by providing a wage subsidy to hire post-secondary students while students gain meaningful work [...]