In the new year, the Conestoga campus in Guelph will offer a free preparatory skills program called Employment/Training Readiness (E/TR). The eight-week daytime program begins on Monday, January 8.
Conestoga College is midwestern Ontario"™s most comprehensive post-secondary educational institution, serving all sectors of the population in meeting their needs and aspirations related to career education. Among Conestoga"™s goals is providing practical educational opportunities that give individuals the skills and confidence to enter or re-enter the job market, or to prepare for further, specialized career education.
Likewise, Ontario"™s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has created Employment Ontario, an employment and training network to serve as a one-stop shop for information on training services and programs of benefit to employers, employees, apprentices and job seekers: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/etlanding.html.
Employment/Training Readiness is part of the Employment Ontario concept.
Participants in E/TR work individually and in groups to focus on assessing and enhancing skills in a number of areas: mathematics, communications, goal setting, educational/job plan development, problem solving strategies applicable to family, self, work and leisure situations, computer basics and even a two-week period of work shadow experience in actual employment settings.
Completion of the program can lead directly to a job search or to possible further education and training.
The program is open to applicants who are age 19 or older and who successfully complete a program suitability interview, but the enrolment capacity is limited.
Interested persons may contact the Conestoga College Information Centre for details. Call 519-763-9525, ext. 3656 in the Guelph area or 519-748-5220, ext. 3656 in Waterloo Region.
CONTACT: Frances Painter (Guelph campus), 519-824-9390, ext. 172, fpainter@conestogac.on.ca