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Vocational Training Centre
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The Vocational Training Centre encompasses an environment where people with disabilities are encouraged to learn important work skills and ethics. These surroundings should reflect community standards for gainful employment.
Trainees are presented with opportunities and supports to develop and/or enhance valuable working skills. Training is based on but not limited to:
- Tool or equipment knowledge and operation, quality of workmanship, WHIMS training and first aid.
- Learning to accept directional instructions and constructive criticism, identifying and reporting problems in the workplace.
- Instruction about time records and payment, production work, respect for employer-employee relationships, and interpersonal skills with co-workers.
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Contract work is procured to offer a variety of work experiences, resulting in a diversified training program. We offer vocation supports that assist people to learn skills at their current level, whatever that may be. Supports can range from one-to-one social isolation prevention to competitive employment, and are designed with the individual in mind.
Basic Admission Criteria
- A primary diagnosis must fit within the mandate of the funder (Northeast PDD Board, St. Paul School Division #1 or Alberta Mental Health).
- Age: 16 to 18-plus, depending on the criteria.
- An application must be submitted to the Community Inclusion
Support Service Director at (780) 645-3441 and be approved by
the funder.
- Vocational training and support is a voluntary program. Interested applicants must have a desire to participate.
All referral applications must be submitted to St. Paul Abilities
Network's Community Inclusion Support Service Director and approved
by the funder of record.
Monthly coffee and related-fund dues are $8.00 for trainees who desire to take advantage of this option.
Please Note: People with behavioral challenges, significant medical issues or mobility challenges are welcome. Special individualized day programs will be developed to meet their specific needs.
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