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What is Empowering Youth through Employment (EYE)?
Are you between 15 and 30 years of age? Are you looking for a job? Need to update your employment skills? The Empowering Youth through Employment (EYE) Program offers minimum wage benefit support for 20 weeks, while you learn skills that will make you stand out to potential employers. Suggested for learners with a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5+.
There are three parts of the EYE Program:
- Group-based employability (GBE) skills training will teach you how to find and keep a job. You will also have the opportunity to meet different employers, who will provide presentations related to employment, hiring, and workplace culture. Class is 30 hours per week for 8 weeks.
- Gain Canadian work experience (WE) through job placement at a local not-for-profit organization, private business or school. You will work part-time (30 hours per week) for 12 weeks.
- Career counselling offers resources to help you with your finances, education, and employment.
Clients will receive a living allowance while attending the Group Based Employability Skills Training and the Work Experience.
Eligibility
Permanent Resident, Refugee, or low-income Canadian Citizen
Between 15 years and 30 years of age
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5 or higher
Not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) and actively looking for employment
Committed to completing 3 months of Group Based Employability (GBE) Skills and 3 months in the Work Experience (WE) curriculum
Semester
Intake 1:
Oct 25, 2021 – Dec 17, 2021
Intake 2:
Nov 1, 2021 – Dec 24, 2021
Intake 3:
Jan 3, 2022 – Feb 25, 2021
Mar 7, 2022 – Apr 29, 2022
Location
Online due to COVID-19
Cost
Free
No Registration Cost
Schedule
Group-Based Employability Skills Training (8 weeks)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 9:00AM – 4:00PM | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | 9:00AM – 4:00PM | 9:00AM – 1:00PM | — | — |
Work Experience (12 weeks)
Your work experience schedule is decided between you and the organization where you receive job placement. You will work 30 hours per week for 12 weeks.