- Description
- Assists newcomers in Alberta to improve their job readiness skills, work placement, job retention, and success in the skilled trades industry.
Service provides:
- a foundational and technical skills training initiative for newcomers who want to enter the construction industry and related trades
Includes:
- bridging the gap for newcomers between their existing skills and education, as well as the needs and requirements of Alberta's job market
- an opportunity to prepare for and complete the entrance exam for Alberta's apprenticeship programs
- creating a pool of qualified newcomers for employers in Alberta to draw from to fill positions in the trades
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to newcomers with:
- permanent resident status, refugee status, or a Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) work permit
- Application Process
- Service Access: Registration Required, To access service:
- contact or visit website for more information
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Wait times vary.
- Telephone
- 587-594-5927 (office)
- Telephone
- 780-424-7709 (cell)
- Web Site
- http://www.emcn.ab.ca
- skillup@newcomercentre.com
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: No - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- September 23, 2024
- Address
- 10170 112 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T5K 2L6
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:30 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:30 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:30 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:30 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Closed statutory holidays.
