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Training Certificates | YAC | Other Opportunities
YEC offers services and resources for your career plan and job search. All our youth services are free. Call us at 403-268-2490.
General Services
- connect with a career advisor to research career and education options
- check out hundreds of jobs on our job boards
- set up informational interviews, job shadows and work experience opportunities
- prepare a targeted resume or have your current resume critiqued
- learn to ace an interview
- develop a career portfolio
- speak with an Aboriginal outreach worker
- use our fax, photocopier, message service and access the Internet
Training Certificates at No Cost to Youth
CSTS, H2S Alive, E-learning, WHMIS, First Aid/CPR C
Construction Safety Training Systems
The Construction Safety Training System is a CD-ROM-based course developed by the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) that uses interactive multimedia including full-motion video and sound. CSTS training is a requirement on most job sites in Alberta.
Participants receive instruction on various health and safety topics and are then tested for 100% mastery. Training includes 12 modules and on average if completed in 4- 5 hours. After all modules are completed a CSTS certificate is issued by one of the YEC Program Assistants.
CSTS topics include:
- The Law at Work
- Machinery, Tools & Equipment
- Workplace Hazards
- Mobile Equipment
- Excavating & Trenching
- Emergency Response
- Working with Chemicals
- Environmental Factors
- Personal Physical Care
- Housekeeping
- Ladders & Scaffolding
- Personal Protective Equipment
H2S Alive
Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) training is required in many industries including pulp and paper, waste water treatment, geophysical/seismic and the petroleum industry just to mention a few. Whatever level you need Safety Now has a course to suit you.
Clients are not able to access H2S Alive training at YEC, but if they wish to pursue this training opportunity their counsellor may set up a training session. H2S Alive is a 1 day course involving 8 hours of instruction that includes H2S properties, the initial response strategy, respiratory protective equipment, detection of H2S, rescue techniques and rescue breathing.
E-learning (Bow Valley College)
Bow Valley e-learning allows YEC clients to upgrade, maintain and develop skills at their own pace convenience. A requirement for e-learning is knowledge and comfort surrounding the use of the internet. Courses range from 2-20 hours and the modules consist of study tools, course material and step-by-step instructions. Some of the courses provided by e-learning are:
- Basic Bookkeeping
- Customer Service Skills
- Supervisory Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Internet for Business
- Desktop Publishing
- Math Refresher Courses
- Web-based Marketing
- Workplace Safety
- Personal Management
If you are already enrolled in a course, you can log in Here. Phone 403-268-8846, or 403-268-3610 for more information.
WHMIS
WHMIS is a national hazard communication system. The purpose behind WHMIS training is to inform employers and workers who may use potentially hazardous materials so that they have the knowledge to work safely. The three key areas that are taught through WHMIS training are product labels (supplier and work site), Material Safety Data Sheets, and worker education (preventative measure, first aid measures, and confidential business information). Clients who take WHMIS training through YEC must have a minimum score of80% to receive a certification card. The test takes clients an average of one hour.
First Aid/CPR
The Youth Employment Centre (YEC) has one trained Canadian Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor who delivers workshops to YEC clients. This is a free service for clients who are registered with the Youth Employment Centre. The Youth Employment Centre First Aid Instructor also delivers training to youth involved in partnered programs like Discovering Your Opportunities and Born to Be.
The current levels of training offered at YEC are Emergency First Aid/CPR Level C and Standard First Aid/CPR Level C.
Emergency First Aid deals with life-threatening emergencies, focusing on airway, breathing, and circulation emergencies. Emergency First Aid is a one day course.
Standard First Aid deals with life-threatening emergencies and includes other topics such as injuries to bones, muscles and joints, head and spine injuries, sudden medical emergencies, wounds, poisons, and heat and cold related emergencies. Standard First Aid is a two day course.
For both levels of training clients must be able to sit and participate for 7.5 hours and be able to read at a minimum Grade 8 Level. Clients who complete either level of training are certified for 3 years (from the date of certification).
For more information on these training programs please call 403-268-2490.
What's all the YACing about?
The Youth Advisory Committee's mission is to promote community awareness of the Youth Employment Centre (YEC), while allowing youth aged 15 - 24 to gain valuable skills, share their opinions, bring in new ideas and have fun. Volunteers get to review and revise marketing material for YEC, get involved in community projects and activities, and have public speaking and networking opportunities. Most importantly volunteers get to meet new and interesting people in a fun and exciting environment that lets them run the show!
It doesn't get much better than gaining new skills and enjoying free snacks while making a difference at the Youth Employment Centre!
To get involved, contact Jessica Pauletig or Heather Kooistra.
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