Career Centres

The Career Centres develop skills and provide an opportunity for First Nation/Aboriginal participants and others to establish careers in construction and other industrial sectors by providing links to employment, access to training and trade certification. Skilled and Apprenticeship training is offered through the seven Career Centres managed by SIIT throughout the province. Each Career Centre is industry driven and the programming offered is scheduled to fit the need of shortages of skilled labour in each particular area.

The Career Centres work with First Nation/ Aboriginal and other participants to:

  • Coordinate the availability of an unemployed/ under-employed labour force with industry demand for skilled workers;
  • Develop mutually beneficial linkages to the industrial sector;
  • Provide direct involvement and support mechanism to maximize the development of effective employee-employer relationships;
  • Assist Career Centre participants to overcome employment barriers;
  • Provide links and direct access to employment, skill development, safety training, driver licence training, technical training, and apprenticeship for participants;
  • Provide assessment, coaching, career planning and mentoring for participants by the Career Centre staff;
  • Promote interest in careers in the industrial sectors to the youth in the province; and,
  • Maximize employment opportunities for participants by working closely with other SIIT Construction Career Centres in the province, and their respective partners.

An innovative feature of the Career Centres is the job coaching that is provided. The job coach was implemented upon recommendation by the construction industry and other partners. The job coach assists participants with the development of employability skills, provides career counselling and advice, assists Career Centre participants to overcome barriers to employment and training, and provides liaison between workers and employers.

All training through the Career Centres is directly linked to employment. Training programs provided to participants to date include: Level I, II, III Carpentry Apprenticeship, Construction Worker Preparation, Women in Trades, Concrete Forming, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing – Applied Certificate/ Level I Apprenticeship, Ready to Work, Framing, Masonry, GED Preparation, CSTS Safety Training, Stucco, Industrial Safety and Employability, as well as Steel Stud and Drywall.

Please contact a Career Centre near you for more information.