Program Description

The Employment and Life Skills Program (ELS) is Making Changes Association’s foundational program and an empowerment process for immigrant women. Participants gain power through a supportive community and required information so they can take action to improve their circumstances.

Adrienne Bozek -

ELS Program

Manager

"My favorite part of facilitating the program is watching our participants build confidence in themselves and their job search skills. Our clients often start the program feeling unsure about their goals and their future, but by the time they finish the program they have a new group of friends and the confidence to follow their dreams.’

The program offers a series of online workshops to assist the participants as they plan and prepare for their future in Canada.

The training provided builds confidence and skills in the areas of:

• Career Planning & Job Search
• Effective Resume Writing
• Job Applications & ATS
• Personality Dimensions
• Interview Skills
• LinkedIn & Networking
• Canadian Business Culture
• Community Resources & Training Programs

The program is offered free of charge and through online Zoom sessions.

View program information in 4 languages below:

Program Criteria

  • Permanent Resident, Convention Refugee, or CUAET Status.

  • CLB level 4 or above.

  • Currently living in Canada.

  • Self-identifying immigrant woman. This program is open to non-binary and gender-diverse people.

Program Schedule

Program Duration: November 15 to December 20, 2024

Class Times: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Class Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

Application form

You can apply for the program by completing the application form and we will contact you directly.

Registration deadline is November 15 or until cohort is full.

 

All persons welcome at making changes

Making Changes acknowledges the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, the Tsuut’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw and Wesley and the Metis people of Alberta, Regions 5 & 6. We honour the hardships that were endured by the peoples on this land to allow us to be in this space to do the work that we do in our community. We respect the culture of the peoples who walk through our doors and we strive to provide space for them. We acknowledge that Indigenous peoples continue to experience hardships and our agency will be champions for change in our daily service to community. Making Changes is committed to inclusivity and recognition of all peoples who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.