Training Innovations is pleased to announce the extension of the Encore Employment Project in Squamish. Encore is an initiative designed to help older workers develop in-demand skills and put their experience to work in the Sea to Sky Corridor. Sponsored by Service Canada and the Province of B.C., Encore offers nine-weeks of skills training, individual employment counselling, online workshops, and behind-the-scenes company tours to eligible participants. The program also offers services to help employers recruit and retain older workers.

The next session starts on June 1, 2009 and Training Innovations is actively recruiting unemployed participants ages of 50+ as well as "age friendly" employers that are interested in becoming workplace mentors for participants.
To learn more about this initiative, please contact:

Maria Starosta
Project Manager, Encore Employment Project
604-298-4757 or toll-free 1-866-298-4757

Denise Jimmo
Career Services Manager, Sea to Sky ERC
604-815-4550 or toll-free 1-888-882-2238