Women’s Essential Skills Training (WEST) Program

This program offers each participant:

• Pre and Post Training Skills Assessments
• Individualized Action Plans
• Living Allowance 
• One-to-One Skills Development Training via Video Conferencing
• On-going Wrap-Around Supports
• Connections to Community Resources
• 90 Days of Additional Support Upon Completion of the Action Plan

Eligibility Requirements:

• unemployed and underemployed and legally entitled to work in Canada
• have one or more barriers that impact your ability to find/keep employment
• willing to address your barriers and seek employment or further training upon completion
• identify as being from one or more of the following groups:
  • racialized women, visible minority, and/or Indigenous women
  • women with disabilities
  • women from the LGBTQ2 community, and
  • women with prolonged detachment from the labour force
• A resident of the following communities or surrounding rural areas: Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Swift Current, Lloydminster, Yorkton, Estevan, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Beaumont, Sherwood Park, Devon, Leduc, Ponoka, Red Deer, and First Nations within Treaty 4, 6,7, 8 and 10 areas. MCG will also offer WEST virtually to women from the target groups currently residing in correctional and remand centres.

Program Highlights:

WEST focuses on providing 1:1 support and training, allowing each participant:

• the opportunity to define their career goals in a realistic way
• to have increased levels of engagement through one-on-one feedback and encouragement
• a safe environment to work through challenges and gain perspective
• increased personal awareness
• support improving or learning specific skills

Intake:

• Continuous

Industries of Employment/Employers in Entry Level Positions:

• Manufacturing
• Sales
• Retail/Customer Service
• Hospitality/ Restaurant
• Agrifoods
• Social Assistance
• Construction
• Supply Chain
• Early Learning/ Childcare

Job Opportunities:

• Courier
• Labourer
• Warehouse Associate
• Caregiver
• Accounting/ Booking Associate
• Receptionist
• Animal Care Attendant
• Help Desk Technician
• Food Services Worker
• Installation Technician
• And many more!

Is this program the right option for me?

WEST may be a great option if you are an unemployed woman that struggles to find or keep employment due to one or more challenges/barriers and who could benefit from the development of foundational Skills for Success, interpersonal, and job search and retention skills.

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