Multi-Barrier 2

This program proposes inclusive skills training for employment services for individuals who face multiple barriers to employment. Participant success is achieved through assessment of individual  needs and the development of personalized training plans that include wrap around services to overcome barriers, leading individuals to sustainable employment.

Program Eligibility
  • Living in British Columbia
  • Not receiving duplicative financial supports from another provincially or federally funded labour market program
  • Unemployed or Precariously Employed
  • An individual who self-identifies as facing two or more of the following barriers to Employment:
Housing instability
Recovering from addiction
Prior criminal justice involvement
Mental health challenges
Lack of basic employment skills
Limited literacy, financial literacy, or digital literacy skills
Limited English language skills
Having less than a Grade 12 education

Program Highlights

  • 1 on 1 supports with an Employment and Training Consultant
  • Career assessments
  • Individualized training plan with tailored financial supports to obtain training to help meet your goals

Training and Support

Basic Office Administration and Computer Skills

This training is highly customizable, depending on your needs, and could include:

  • Basic Computers
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint Certifications)
  • Introduction to accounting / bookkeeping
  • Business communications
  • Keyboarding
Basic Security Training

This certified training teaches you the basic skills required for a career in security, and is offered through the Justice Institute of British Columbia

Industry / Construction Safety Trainings

This training is highly customizable, depending on your needs, and could include:

  • First Aid
  • H2S Alive
  • Confined Space
  • Fall Protection
  • PCST
  • CSTS
Post – Secondary preparation

This training is highly customizable, depending on your needs, and is focused on bridging the gap to join post-secondary education courses such as college programs and apprenticeships.

Community Support Services

Training and support could include:

  • Food Safe
  • First Aid
  • WHMIS
  • TB Screening Fees
  • Criminal Record Check Fees
  • Non-violent crisis intervention
  • Basics of medication
  • Fee for Medical Exam for Clearance from Doctor
  • First Aid Kit and Fire Extinguisher if transporting clients for employer
Early Childhood Education Assistant

This training prepares you to educate and care for young children in a safe and nurturing environment.

Health Care Assistant practitioner

This training prepares you to provide personal care to patients under the direction of a nurse.

Book an Appointment

or Call
(250)-782-6800
1-844-782-6800 (Toll Free)