Employment, Training and Career Services Directory
Lethbridge, Taber, Claresholm
Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge
Agriculture Employment Services
- PO Box 1865, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-327-1822
- Fax: 403-328-8971
- Website
Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training
- PO Box 319, Standoff
- Phone: 403-737-8149
- Fax: 403-737-8148
- Website
Chinook Regional Career Transitions for Youth
- 3305-18 Avenue North, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-328-3996
- Website
Community Career Corners
- In Libraries throughout the Region (Chinook Arch Regional Library System). Local libraries have a designated career information site within the library.
Community Futures, Lethbridge Region
- 2626 South Parkside Drive, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-320-6044
- Fax: 403-327-8476
- Website
5th on 5th Youth Services
- Career and job search assistance for youth.
- Phone: 403-329-3555
- Website
Flexibility Learning Systems
- Offers ESL classes and employment assistive services to immigrants and new Canadians.
- Phone: 403-320-2057
Global Training Inc. (Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek, Fort Macleod and Claresholm)
- Assists Albertans to gain and maintain employment including career planning, job search skills, employment counseling.
- Phone: 403-627-1874; 403-562-2927
Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta
- Suite 870, 1202 Centre Street SE, Calgary
- Phone: 403-237-5252
- Fax: 403-261-6988
- Website
Lethbridge Aboriginal Career and Employment
- Serves urban Aboriginals with career planning, education and training supports and employment assistive services.
- Phone: 403-320-8889
Lethbridge Family Services – Immigrant Services
Mennonite Central Committee
- Provides settlement and employment support services for Kanadier Mennonites from Mexico.
- Phone: 403-329-3960
- Website
Metis Employment Services
- 740-4 Avenue South, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-317-1555
- Website
Piikani Employment Services
- PO Box 70, Brocket
- Phone: 403-965-2002
- Fax: 403-965-2932
Red Crow Community College – Cardston
- PO Box 1258, Cardston
- Phone: 403-737-2400
- Fax: 403-737-2101
- Website
Red Crow Community College – Lethbridge
- 511-5 Avenue South, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-327-6984
- Fax: 403-381-6905
- Website
Rehoboth Christian Services
- 1631 Cedar Road South, Lethbridge
- Phone: 403-320-5199
- Website
Taber & District Community Adult Learning Council
- For clients in the Taber area, a full service Labour Market Information Centre with workshops and individual services available.
- 5011-49 Avenue, Taber
- Phone: 403-223-1169
- Fax: 403-223-3412
- Website
Teamwork Training
- Full range of career planning and job search services available.
- Phone: 403-382-3770
- Website
Rehabilitation Society of Southwestern Alberta, Joblinks Employment Centre
- Wide range of employment services for individuals who have a disability.
- Phone: 403-327-1099
- Website
Medicine Hat, Brooks
Alberta Youth Entrepreneurship Camp
- Teaches entrepreneurship as a career alternative to youth between the ages of 13 and 15 at Eagles Nest Ranch in the Cypress Hills. Youth gain valuable entrepreneurial skills from experienced business professionals and participate in experiential recreational activities.
- Thirteen Community Futures Development Corporations act as partners in the current initiative with four from each of the CFCD partners attending. Each partner is committed to promoting the camp in their region as well as providing staff to assist in presenting business training. The camp also provides a “Counsellor In Training” component that provides additional training to nine 16-17 year olds who have previously attended the camp and return as assistants.
- Information regarding the camp may be obtained through Entre-Corp Business Development Centre, #202, 556-4 Street SE, Medicine Hat, T1A 0K8
- Phone: 403-527-3596
Solutions
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Assists clients that have significant barriers to employment which may be physical, social or circumstantial. Up to six weeks of individual and classroom training focusing on life management skills and basic skills upgrading. Individuals also have the opportunity to participate in one or more work experiences which may lad to employment. Participation in this program may also allow clients to access additional courses and training to increase their employability.
- Available through Community Employment Services, #120, 1310 Kingsway Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, T1A 2Y4
- Phone: 403-527-3400
Building Employment Strategies Together (B.E.S.T.)
- Service is designed to provide employment skills, job coaching and training to individuals with a mental illness so that they may return to the workforce as productive employees. The program assesses the individual’s skills, strengths and abilities, matches the individual with the appropriate employment/volunteer placement and supports the individual to ensure success. Individuals may expect increased self-reliance through participation in e employment and volunteerism and decreased financial dependence and utilization of programs and medical services.
- Access to this program is through B.E.S.T., 150-631 Prospect Drive SW, Medicine Hat, T1A 4C2
- Phone: 403-529-8000, ext. 175
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Southeast Alberta Guide to Career and Employment Services A comprehensive Guide to Career and Employment Services created to increase awareness of the programs and services available to both employers and job seekers to assist with workforce development in the southeast corner of the province. |
10/03/09 |
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Modified: 2011-02-10
PID: 2917
