Employment and Training Programs - Vancouver (Hornby Street)
Provided by: YWCA Metro Vancouver
Service Description
YWCA Aspire helps newcomer refugee women gain work experience, and includes paid work placement and follow-up support. YWCA Afghan Women's Employment (AWE) supports Afghan refugee self-identified women in exploring and securing careers or further education in Canada; offered in Dari and Pashto. YWCA Axis serves immigrant women who have experienced domestic violence. This 12-week, one-to-one, trauma-informed program helps participants develop an employment or training plan to achieve sustainable employment or further education; also provides service in Farsi, Mandarin, and Punjabi. Delivery is online. YWCA Believe empowers 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers to build their careers through wraparound career support with a focus on inclusivity. YWCA Discover is 44-week Early Childhood Educator Basic (ECE) certificate program for women, delivered by YWCA Metro Vancouver, Sprott Shaw College, and WorkBC Centres; provides participants with the skills and competencies they need for a career as an ECE, in line with industry standards. In Motion and Momentum+ helps participants of all genders improve career readiness, tap into their full potential, and create the lives they want to live, through goal setting and action planning; delivery is online. Programs are free and have eligibility requirements; see website for details.
Service Location
- Physical address:535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, V6C 2E8 BCMailing address:Same as physical address
- YWCA Aspire
778-222-0482 - YWCA Afghan Women's Employment
604-202-3026 - YWCA Axis
604-313-6527 - YWCA Discover
778-677-8343 - YWCA Believe
778-349-6198