Worried about your future?
We can help you build a dream
Looking to get into employment or further education? Are you looking for guidance on figuring out a meaningful career?
If you answered yes to the questions above, EMBERS’ Next Gen Builders (Youth Employment & Skills Strategy Program) may be a good fit for you. Our innovative program offers individual career assessments, mentoring and skills training to help you navigate the often difficult road to getting into meaningful employment or further education leading to employment. Job matching, job placement and post-job support is also provided.
The objectives of the Next Gen Builders (YESS) Program:
To help youth overcome barriers to employment, with a particular focus on under-represented youth including Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, Black and other racialized youth, youth in Official Language Minority communities, and youth with disabilities
Ensure all youth participants have access to wrap-around supports that are tailored and responsive to their individual needs
Assist youth in developing a broad range of skills and knowledge in order to participate in the current and future labour market
Ensure organizations engage with employers to inform the design of programming or facilitate successful conditions and opportunities for quality work experiences for youth facing barriers
Promote education and skills acquisition as being key to labour market participation
Improve capacity, increase performance, and increase impact measurement across the youth employment sector
Individual career assessments, mentoring, and skills training
Job matching, job placement, and post employment support
Are you eligible?
You are a youth between the ages of 15-30 inclusive
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You are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada, and
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You are legally entitled to work in Canada
To learn more and register, please contact Lynne at lynne@emberscanada.org.
UPCOMING EVENT:
July 21-25, 2025
Intro to Apprenticeships
Are you curious about apprenticeships?
A career with endless opportunities and good wages?
A career with cutting edge tech, where you can become part of creating an innovative landscape?
A career that is flexible
A career where you can develop multiple skills
A career path where you can earn while you learn
EMBERS Next Gen Builders YESS (Youth Employment and Skills Strategy) program is offering a 5-day introduction to apprenticeships.
Gain knowledge and New and Young workers orientation certificate, Fall Pro and WHIMS certs. Lunch will be provided.
Where: Harbour Centre
All youth are assigned a mentor. Interested in volunteering as a mentor? Click here!