Settlement services, language training, skills development and upgrading, employment preparation, sustainability programming
programs for women, youth and seniors
Settlement Services for Newcomers: general orientation, information and referral
- information sessions and workshops
- individual assistance including needs assessment, settlement plans, career plans, form-filling
- mentorship programs
- Newcomer-focused employment workshops
- Women Connecting with Women:
- for any newcomer who is woman-identified
- mental health and wellness supports, including crisis counselling
- workshops on mental health and self-esteem, life skills, legal rights, money management, employment skills
- childcare available for participants, refreshments provided, transit fare to all event attendees
Language training:- Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
- in English 4-5 (intermediate) and 6-7 (High Intermediate/Advanced)
- Talking Tech
- 10-week sector-specific language training in data analytics
Assessment of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in English administered by YMCA of Greater Toronto, required for all language training programs -- see separate entry
Employment Ontario Programs, including programs for youth:
- skilled trades programs
- Black Community Access Program
- Black Youth in STEM
- Black Women in Data Analytics
- career Skills
- offers affordable and convenient courses for upskilling, career advancement, and business growth
- hands-on courses, led by top instructors in a small group model
- leadership development programs
- youth climate action initiative
- Black leadership institute
Seniors- workshops for seniors on health and wellness, tech-literacy
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