The Employment Skills Access (ESA) program provides FREE (to qualified individuals) skills training to get you employed.
We are currently accepting applications.
For more information, and to see if you qualify, call the Continuing Education office at 604.990.7891
Our ESA essential skills training includes:
- Business & Culture in Canada for Foreign-trained Professionals
- Retail & Hospitality: Customer Service
- Bar, Wine & Service Industry
- Business & Computers
Business & Culture in Canada for Foreign-trained Professionals - STARTS JULY, 2013
Give us 10 weeks and we can help you understand how Canadian business works. Combine new Canadian business perspectives with your overseas work experience. Add Canadian work experience to your resume by completing a practicum.
Retail & Hospitality: Customer Service - STARTS SEPTEMBER, 2013 (North Van campus)
BC Tourism certificates and cashier training make you more competitive in eight weeks. Develop customer service excellence and your customers will keep coming back.
Bar, Wine & Service Industry - STARTS SEPTEMBER, 2013
Complete bartending and wine server training as well as customer sales and service to make you competitive in the tourism and hospitality industries in just seven weeks.
Business & Computers - STARTS OCTOBER, 2013
Round out your book keeping background and experiences with some formal training in Accounting, improve yours skills in Microsoft Word and Excel, and get a crash course in QuickBooks- Prepare yourself in 8 weeks to start or re-launch your career in the accounting/bookkeeping field.