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Community Support Certificate PBLMT Program

Overview

Training Information

Certificates Provided

Eligibility Criteria

College Pre-requisites

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This 17 + 6-week Community Support Worker Diploma Training will provide unemployed and underemployed individuals (immigrants, women, PWDs, older workers, etc.) with occupational skills training, on-the-job training, employment assistance services, and financial support to secure sustainable employment.

A career in the Community Support Certificate PBLMT Program

The Community Support Worker Diploma Training Program is a 17+6 weeks practicum Project Based Labour Market Training (PBLMT). The participants will learn com- munity support worker professional activities. This program is designed to prepare you to be employment ready in the community support sector as it is a rapidly growing industry in BC.

Location: Surrey Campus (206-10252 city parkway, Surrey,
BC, Canada V3T 4B2) + Online

Training Information:

Community Support Worker Diploma Training Program is a 100% government-funded free, group-based full-time program consisting of:

16 weeks of virtual and in-person occupational skills training
1 week of safety training
6 weeks of work experience with local employers
1 week of job support

Certificates Provided:

Community Support Worker Diploma
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Pandemic Awareness
Occupational First Aid Level 1
Privacy and Information Sharing
Mental Health First Aid Canada Basic/standard training
Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST)
Supporting Individuals through Valued Attachments (SIVA)

Eligibility Criteria:

Referred by a WorkBC Centre with confirmation
Currently receiving Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits or have had an EI benefit within the previous 60 months (reach back)or have earned more than $2,000 in insurable earnings and have paid Employee EI premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years (Note: the 5 years do not have to be consecutive years)
Either unemployed or precariously employed (less than 20 hours a week)
Currently a resident of British Columbia
Possesses either a Permanent Residency, or Canadian Citizenship, or Refugee with Protected Person status (court decision)
BCEA PWD Clients are also eligible

College Pre-requisites:

High School Diploma
English Language Proficiency at Grade 10 level or English Language Assessment (IELTS 6 or equivalent)