KES Training

Link is a 12-week program to help bridge the gap between unstable housing and employment readiness. Participants will spend five afternoons a week attending virtual workshops, two mornings a week in a “Peer Employment” placement and have the option to access personal counselling group sessions. 

The virtual workshops focus on various topics including personality assessments, Indigenous culture, addictions, violence and abuse, employment skills, time management, networking, transferable skills and resume and cover letter writing.

Kootenay Employment Services has a new cutting-edge opportunity for youth looking to score a techie job. SWITCH is a chance for youth to refine their job search and prep for employment with a splash of tech. Over 5-weeks they will explore empowerment, strategy building and personal leadership through online workshops and collaborating on projects. Plus, training in web development skills, techniques, and tools; basic coding and 3-D laser printing. 

Participants will also receive training and certification to help boost their qualifications for employment.  This is followed by a 12-week paid work experience to allow participants a chance to apply what they have learned and make contacts in the industry. Those who complete the program also walk away with a $200 bonus.

Looking to get into graphic design? 

Check out Kootenay Employment Services fab new YOUTH program, Graphic Force and get paid to create.

Deets:
This one-time, innovative opportunity offers 4-weeks of online training in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, followed by an 8-week work experience at a local business and helpful workshops. Bonus… you get paid to participate.

Pluses:
Get paid the full 12-weeks
Develop mad graphic design skills to create custom logos, business cards, brochures, web graphics 
Build a portfolio and foundation to pursue a career in graphic design

Are you between the ages of 17 and 29 and looking for work? Maybe you don’t have a job at all, or maybe you have one but it’s not exactly your life aspiration? We feel you.

Kootenay Employment Services is new to town in Cranbrook, Fernie, and Invermere, and we are seriously awesome at helping people find employment.

For starters, we are offering a program called Aspire (delivered virtually). Youth participants will be paid while attending four-weeks in the (virtual) classroom. You’ll learn all sorts of cool stuff including how to find and maintain a job! We can help you prepare for the job market by providing employability and life skills training through classroom and experiential learning activities. You’ll be paid an allowance while attending the four-week classroom part of the program. After that, you will then have access to personalized job placement supports. We aren’t quite sure why you wouldn’t sign up?

Don’t just aspire to find a job, aspire to become who you want to be in the future!

Sometimes negative experiences cause lasting emotional and physical impacts that create barriers to getting or keeping employment.

KES is offering a new employment program called SHIFT. Participants get paid to attend workshops – this will be done over the internet using Zoom. SHIFT examines what sort of career you might be good at, how to talk to people face to face, how to conquer anxiety around interviews, and how to write a cover letter and resume. You’ll learn computer skills, make connections in the local labour market, upgrade your skills, and research employers.

Four weeks of virtual workshops and support during which you are paid a living allowance. Virtual workshops run:  9am – 3:00pm 5 days/week.

Maybe it’s time to make a shift… …to do something different…to change where you’re at…to change where you’re going.