Career Mentorship Program for Newcomers

Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning Society


Description
Offers career mentoring for English as a second language (ESL) mentees by volunteer professional mentors.

Service provides:

  • volunteer professional mentors who meet 1-on-1 with an English as a second language (ESL) mentee for career mentoring

Includes:

  • connecting professional mentors to skilled newcomer mentees
  • help for the mentee to find work or build their career
  • the opportunity to volunteer as a mentor
Eligibility
Yes, Service targeted to:
  • 18 years and older
  • who are Naturalized Canadian citizens (people who were born outside of Canada and became citizens later), permanent residents, protected persons under the Canadian Refugee and Protection Act who can legally work in Canada, and Ukrainian newcomers (registered under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET))
  • with a Canadian Langage Benchmark (CLB) level of 4 or higher
  • and who have some college or university education and / or related work experience in their field or chosen career
Application Process
Service Access: Registration Required
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: No,
Telephone
780-539-6077
Fax
780-539-6073
Web Site
http://www.gpcll.com
Email
lifelongadmin@gppsd.ab.ca
Languages
English
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: No -
Topic(s)
Last Verified On
October 17, 2022
Address
Lions Learning Centre; 9625 Prairie Road
Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 6G5

Located beside Dave Barr Arena.


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Hours of Operation
Mon
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Tue
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Wed
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Thu
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Fri
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Program hours vary.