Let us Help You
Fill Your Manufacturing and Warehousing Job Openings Quicker
Serving Brantford, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Six Nations and New Credit, County of Oxford , City of Brantford, City of Cambridge, City of Hamilton, City of Kitchener
Skills2Advance provides a monetary incentive to employers for each hire!
This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
SAO connects employers with the employment and training services required to recruit and advance workers with the right essential, technical, and employability skills. It also supports jobseekers to obtain employment by providing them with sector-specific employment and training services, and connecting them to the right employers.
SKILLS2ADVANCE Graduates Are Equipped With
Certifications:
Graduates earn a certificate of completion from Conestoga College, Brant Skills Centre and Skills2Advance.
- Forklift & Reach Truck Certification
- Fall Arrest Training
- First Aid CPR Training
- AODA
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Covid-19 Awareness Training
Technical Skills:
Skills2Advance Graduates learn industry vetted skills and courses directly contributing to their success at future places of employment:
- Fundamentals of Material Handling
- Fundamentals of Shipping and Receiving
- Fundamentals of Dispatching
- Continuous Improvement Processes
Professional Skills:
Skills2Advance curriculum emphasizes professionalism in the workplace. Participants learn and practice customer service, workplace communication, networking, personal branding & social media, effective presentation skills, teamwork, conflict resolution and more!
Skills2Advance is a feedback based workforce development program. The goal is to take your industry experience and expertise and turn it into actionable curriculum changes to create an effective training program.
EMPLOYER ELIGIBILITY
Have at least one job vacancy
Within the warehousing & manufacturing industry
Located in the Brantford, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Six Nations and New Credit, County of Oxford , City of Brantford, City of Cambridge, City of Hamilton, City of Kitchener area
Open to provide a work-trial opportunity
Willing to participate & provide feedback into program development
Open to provide workplace tours
Serving Residents & Employers of:
Six Nations
New Credit
Brant
Haldimand
Norfolk
Brantford
And Newly Added:
Oxford Counties
Cambridge
Kitchener
Hamilton
How It Works
Step 1:
GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR WORKFORCE NEEDS
Contact us to get more information about the program. We would love to connect and assess your needs. We can meet you at your business to understand what you're looking for!
Step 2:
KEEP US UPDATED ON YOUR WORKFORCE NEEDS
Keeping us updated will facilitate a quicker transition from the program into your workforce. Employers have the opportunity to present their organization to the class, conduct interviews and hire individuals for a trial period.
Step 3:
PARTICIPANT HIRING AND COLLECTION OF BUSINESS TRAINING INCENTIVE
Once the participant has successfully onboarded and both parties are happy with the situation. Employers can collect a hiring incentive to offset their hiring costs.
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Step 4:
PROVIDE US WITH FEEDBACK SO WE CAN HELP YOU BETTER
Increase retention, employee morale and productivity. Speed up your hiring process and get early picks to new Skills2Advance Grads.
This pilot project is intended to support workforce development in identified key growth sectors.
of graduates have successfully transitioned into full time employment
80%
Skill2Advance Employer Partners
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