Workplace Essential Skills

The goal of the Chilliwack Cross-Sector Literacy and Essential Skills project is to work with business and employment stakeholders to design and implement affordable, sustainable, relevant literacy and essential skills training in the workplace.

The project is funded with a grant from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Click here for a copy of the Workplace Essential Skills brochure.

Our WES courses continue to be popular.  Nearly 200 people have completed courses since late last year.  We're offering six courses this summer.

A list of available courses and an outline of each course can be found by clicking here for  Microsoft Word format or here for Adobe PDF format.  The last page of the document includes a registration form.  You may also pick up a copy of the registration form in person from the Information Desk at the Chilliwack Library.

With the generous project funding provided by HRSDC, these courses are still free.  A number of Chilliwack businesses are offering their workplace as a training location.  Thanks to Community Futures-South Fraser, Envision Financial, Downtown Chilliwack BIA, IMW, Stream Global Services and Sto:lo Nation for the use of their meeting rooms.

Upcoming courses being planned for the 4th quarter include: Budgeting and Credit Essentials, Dealing with Conflict, Computer Graphic Design for Small Business, Listening for Success, Microsoft Office 2007, Numeracy and Problem Solving, Reading and Document Use, Presentation Skills, Service Plus, WorldHost Fundamentals, WorldHost: Solving Problems through Service, and Writing for the Workplace.  More details to follow.

Contact Michael Berger at 604-792-0025 x2434 if you have any questions or to register.
 

Our first course has completed.  A Microsoft Office 2003 course was held on Tuesday evenings at Stream Global Services.  Thanks to Stream for volunteering to host these classes.  Students' comments included:

"I really enjoyed the course, there was a lot of really good information."

"I would like to express (my) gratitude for being included in the computer course.  What was great...was it took away the overwhelm and gave us a way to learn both during the course and after.  Confidence grew week by week and also a sense of adventure to the possibilities.  It has definitely opened doors to continued learning and growing."

"The instructor was extremely patient.  She made it easy to understand.  Thank you for this oppotunity."

Want to learn more about upcoming courses?  Contact Michael at 604-792-0025 x2434.
 

REAL Relief is a local organization that provides good quality recycled computers to those in need - both in Chilliwack and around the world.  If you don't have access to a computer and you qualify, please complete their application form.  It can be found here.
 

We're looking for Literacy Tutors!  Literacy Tutors receive free training before being placed with a learner.  Interested in learning more?  Click here for the Literacy Tutor flyer.  Click here to register for the free Literacy Tutor training.
 

Report: Inventory of Workforce Training Funding Incentives available to Chilliwack businesses.  Click here to view the report.

Subsequent to the report above, ASPECT has received funding from the Provincial government to coordinate a Small Business Employee Training Program.  Learn more about the program here and here.

More funding available for workplace training is available.  Read more about the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development's Workplace Training for Innovation Program here.  More details are available here.
 

Report: A Literacy and Essential Skills Profile for Chilliwack, BC.  Click here to view the report.  We welcome your feedback on this report.  Please contact Michael at 604-792-0025 x2434.
 

Want to complete the WES Survey for Business Owners or Managers?  Click on the links below:

WES Survey-Contact Info, Employees & ESL
WES Survey-Reading 
WES Survey-Document Use 
WES Survey-Writing
WES Survey-Numeracy
WES Survey-Oral Communications
WES Survey-Workplace Success skills
WES Survey-Working with others
WES Survey-Continuous Learning
WES Survey-Thinking skills
WES Survey-Computer Use skills
WES Survey-Wrap up



                                 

Workplace Essential Skills Partners