Revelstoke Development News - June 28, 2000

Community Career Centre Helping People Find Work
Since opening its doors in September, 1996, the Revelstoke Community Career Centre has proved very successful in helping local residents find employment.
For the last five years the Community Career Centre has helped an average of 350 people per year to find jobs. In addition, there are another 200 students who get assistance to find employment each summer.

While the Centre provides internet access to help job seekers, and lists employment opportunities in larger centres such as Calgary, Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, the major focus is on helping local people find jobs with local employers.

In addition to listing employment opportunities on a local “job board”, staff at the Career Centre make good use of existing government programs.

These government programs include the Targeted Wage Subsidy program, sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada, and the BC Works! program, sponsored by the provincial government, to assist clients to land a job.

Clients do not only receive information about available employment opportunities. Individual assistance is also provided to clients to help them prepare effective resumes, to practice interview skills, and to develop a number of other skills to facilitate their job search.

Career and employment counseling services are also available, and the Centre also houses an employment resource library. 

Did You Know?

• The total # of people in Revelstoke 15 years of age and over is 6,195?

• 865 of them
have High
School Certificates?

• 620 have
some post secondary education (not completed)?

• 1,825 have
their trades or
non-university
certificate or diploma?

• 490 have completed
university?
 
Quick Facts:

• Revelstoke citizens have similar education levels to other British Columbians and residents of the North Okanagan area, except that fewer Revelstoke individuals
have university degrees (almost 10% less).
Client feedback on the services provided have been very positive, and the Centre is clearly providing a service that works for the people of Revelstoke.

Please call the Community Career Centre at 837-4473 for more information, or visit their website www.revelstokecc.bc.ca/csc.

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