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Who We Are
We are career and employment specialists who provide employment support, services, and programs for job seekers and employers in a number of Alberta communities.
What We Do
We provide assistance to Albertans in the form of:
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| • job search services |
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| • employer services |
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| • computer training |
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| • vocational training |
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| • self employment training |
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| • workplace training |
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| • integrated training |
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| • job placement |
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Please see the following government of Alberta web pages:
See our community list for services in the location nearest to you.
Who We Work With
We work with job seekers. Once we have identified their requirements and interests, we provide the resources, tools, support, advice or training they need to obtain and maintain employment. Through our self-employment programs in Brazeau County, Camrose, Drayton Valley,Fort Saskatchewan, Red Deer, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Olds, St. Paul, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin we work with and prepare qualified applicants as entrepreneurs.
Local employers are essential to our success, so we work closely with them, seeking their input and advice, and inviting their participation in our programs or on our advisory boards. Listening to employers and understanding their businesses is key to helping jobseekers find work.
We work with Alberta Human Services and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to provide services which are free to job seekers who qualify.
Contact your nearest ABILITY office to find out if you qualify for services and programs in your area.
How We Help You
Job Seekers:
Our approach is client-centred and holistic. By client-centred, we mean working from your starting point, assessing your employment strengths and skill gaps, then adapting programs to optimize your progress. By holistic, we mean taking into account all of your life circumstances. This could involve exploring aspects of your life that may be affecting your ability to find and keep employment. The result will be individualized, flexible and responsive services that are tailored to your needs and will help you achieve your goal. While our focus is on finding you a job, we can also connect you with community resources to address issues that might be affecting your long-term employment success.
In our employment centres, you will find all the services you need for job search and career planning. We can give you access to our computers for research and writing resumes and cover letters. You can search for a job through our databases and postings on job boards and in reports. Our staff will assist you at every step. They know the local labour environment and what employers are looking for.
We offer career planning and personal development workshops at all locations. We may also be able to arrange occupational training, for example, in Standard First Aid, H2S, WHMIS, or computer courses such as Simply Accounting or office software applications. Staff in our Jasper office can help you with Employment Insurance and Social Insurance applications.
Employers:
We work closely with the local business community. Our purpose is three fold: to engage employers in our program activities, to explore partnership opportunities, and to obtain information about employers’ current and emerging labour needs, expectations and work practices. With this information, we are better able to match jobseekers to employers. It also helps us to ensure that graduates of our programs are suitably trained and prepared to work locally. We prepare and place our clients with employers at no cost to the employer.
Also free of charge is our job board, where employers are able to post their vacancies. Job boards are located prominently – either in our employment centres or at the offices of Alberta Employment and Immigration. Our internal system ensures that the ads are up-to-date. When the closing date arrives, we check with the employer before removing or reposting an ad. The high volume of traffic to our offices – by our clients, other people referred to us, and the general public – makes job boards an easy and efficient way to reach jobseekers.
In several locations, we have established an advisory board of representatives from businesses and community organizations. These boards advise us of employer, labour market and community issues, enabling us to provide support or take other action as needed.
Highlights
- ABILITY has extensive experience in curriculum development. We revise training modules or introduce new ones to meet labour market demands and employer expectations.
- ABILITY contributes to the communities it serves. Staff support and participate in local school, business and community events.
- ABILITY is committed to staff training and development. Staff are encouraged to improve their knowledge and skills through continuing education, and ongoing staff training is provided regularly.
- ABILITY has developed specialized databases to serve clients and employers. We regularly review our information technology systems to ensure they keep pace with changing needs.
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