The Strive program is helping people who are out of school and out of work get a job in the labour market in the Dauphin area.
Gabe Mercier, director of the Assiniboine Community College Parkland Campus, says the program has run 19 times since April 2008. Out of the 163 participants, 78 per cent of the job-ready participants have found work or returned to school within 90 days.
Once the program is completed a person would have good knowledge of the industry where their work experience was, they would have a plan for employment or education, they would have set goals and explored careers, they would feel an improved self-esteem, and they’d be left with at least three certificates, Food Safe, WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System), and First Aid, that will allow them to access opportunities in many industries and businesses around Dauphin.
The next program runs from April 18th to June 7th.
The Strive Program is free, if you are interested, let the ACC know by March 30th and they will meet with you.
You can call the Parkland Campus at (204) 622-2222 or email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
