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Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS)

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1 Adelaide St N, Unit 15
London, ON
N6B 3P8
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519-433-7950
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Fax: 519-433-0282
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Various start dates throughout the year * call, email, or check website for next program start date

Application

Call for next class date and to apply

Eligibility / Target Population

Unemployed people 15-30 years of age with learning and employment barriers * must not have participated in similar program recently

Fees

Free

Contacts

Intake
519-433-7950 ext 0 * info@atn.ca

Languages

English

Area Served

London, Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford

Accessibility

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Accessibility Note

Wheelchair washroom
Entrance across from Covent Market Lane * no access from Dundas St * take elevator to 5th Fl reception

Description of Services

Combines 5 weeks of in-class training with 10-week paid employment work placements to assist the lives of youth who have a disability or employment barrier  * participants earn minimum wage for 30 hours/week for a total of 15 weeks * offered to 10 clients per class 4 times per year

Youth learn new skills to help find employment:
  • numeracy skills
  • personal development
  • time management
  • basic computer literacy
  • employment maintenance
  • first aid/CPR
  • WHMIS
  • Smart Serve and safe food handling
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2022: Suggest an edit