Update Your Skills
Boost Your Career
Next Class Starts Janurary 25th
Serving in Brantford, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Six Nations and New Credit
Looking for a Job in Manufacturing or Warehousing?
Skills2Advance Offers Free Online Training and Resources to help you succeed and GET THAT JOB!
weeks
FREE online
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6
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HANDS-ON
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2
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PAID job
placement
nOW oNLINE!
SKILLS2ADVANCE offers 6 weeks of FREE Online training + 1 Week of hands-on training with an opportunity for 2 weeks PAID job placement to prepare you for a job in the Manufacturing & Warehousing industry in the Grand Erie area!
Contact us to discuss if this program is right for you
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Complete the easy sign up process
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Finish online classes,
certifications & placement
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Get the job you wanted!
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Hours per week: 30-40
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6 weeks online training
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Monday-Friday
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8:30 am-4:30 pm
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All course materials, presentations, videos, discussions will occur online
INTERESTED in SKILLS2ADVANCE?
Get The Right Skills To Succeed:
Financial and social SUPPORT
CONNECTIONS to local businesses
Opportunity for EMPLOYMENT
CERTIFICATE of Recognition and College Credits from Conestoga College!
Graduation CEREMONY!
Eligibility
18+ years old
Not in school
Interested in a career in Manufacturing & Warehousing
Legally entitled to work in Canada
Living in Grand Erie region
Can lift up to 50 lbs
Can stand for long periods of time
Low to medium computer, math & literacy level
Can commit to 7 weeks of training, Mon-Fri, between 8:30-4:30
Very comfortable using computers & other related technology
Able to learn online
Unemployed
or
Working less than 20 hours a week
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Living on low household income
or
Currently working, but facing challenges in employment
If you match all of these requirements click below:
Benefits:
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Transfer credits
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Support your family
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Improve computer skills
THE PROCESS:
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Improve technical skills
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Learn from home
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Career advancement
Minimum requirements needed to take an online course
Laptop or Desktop
Internet Access
Speakers + Microphone
Email Address
Webcam
A Quiet Space
Designated Time
Possible Careers
Material Handler
Handle, move, load and unload materials 50 lbs or less and over 100 lbs with a variety of materials handling equipment.
Manufacturing Associate
Operate and maintain equipment in a factory or warehouse and prepare items, involves assembling. and checking product parts.
Quality Assurance
Maintain the desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process.
Shipper & Receiver
Manually ship, receive and record the movement of parts, supplies, materials, equipment and stock to and from an area.
Inventory Associate
Use basic communication, math and literacy skills to operate technology to co-ordinate and count products.
Production Operator
Use equipment to assist with manufacturing, packaging, and other steps along a production line.
Reviews
What our Graduates say
A SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) Program
This pilot project is intended to support workforce development in identified key growth sectors. It is funded by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and the Government of Canada.
Warehousing-logistics is Brantford-Brant's 4th largest employer and is expected to grow. Employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector grew between Feb 2020 and June 2020. One of the very few sectors growing in 2020.
*Source: Research conducted by Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie
