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Powered by Indigenous.Link ®, this highly specialized education portal is fully-dedicated to assisting Indigenous Students in researching and acquiring educational opportunities. Training resources, skill development, scholarship opportunities, and internships make this site ideal for Indigenous Students in all stages of their education. Students.Indigenous.Link provides some of the best Indigenous Student opportunities in Canada.
Opportunities and Postings
Driver & Operator (Class 3 Driver)
Application Deadline: May 17, 2021
Class Starts: July 19, 2021
Tuition for this program is sponsored by our Industry partners.
This program is ideal for someone looking for a career operating various equipment in construction and city maintenance. Drive and operate equipment such as snow plows, wireline trucks and hydrovacs.
This six-week program provides you with the essential safety awareness and certification. workplace culture preparation, theory and hands-on training needed to support and prepare you to enter the operating industry and successfully obtain your Class 3 Driver’s Licence.
Training takes place in Edmonton.
The Program Includes:
• Class 3 Driver Training-includes 24 hours of in-truck training per student
• Air Brakes
• First Aid & CPR
• H2 S Alive
• Basic Tools and Engines
• Professional Driver Improvement (PDIC)
• Flagger
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods
• WHMIS 2015 for Drivers
• Practical Cargo Securement
• Hours of Service & Log Book
• Ground Disturbance
• Defensive Driving Straight Truck
• Road to Wellness
To support employment opportunities, students will have job search support & introductions to employers.
Application Requirements:
• Successful completion of drug & alcohol and Fitness testing
• Class 5 Driver’s Licence (no GDL) and a 5 year driver’s abstract
GoToInfo.ca/DriverOperator
Phone: 1-866-979-4434
Fax: 1-866-979-3514
National Indigenous Virtual Tech Conference – June 2-3,2021
National Indigenous Virtual Tech conference – June 2-3,2021
“Digital Sovereignty: Lighting The Pathway to Connectivity”
Registration and Agenda now Available! https://clearskyconnections.ca/virtual-tech-conference
For details, contact Jennifer Wood, Event Coordinator: 431-997-2325
Email: events@clearskyconnections.ca
LEARN how technology can be used to facilitate skill development.
DISCOVER how technology can create opportunities for entrepreneurs.
UNDERSTAND how technology can improve community health.
ENHANCE community capacity using technology to create jobs.
Banff Centre Spring 2021 Indigenous Leadership Programs Online !
Inherent Right to Indigenous Governance Online – May 4 – 7, 2021 Register by April 27
Indigenous Strategic Planning Online – May 18 – 21, 2021 Register by May 10
Negotiation Skills Training Online – June 1 – 4, 2021 Register by May 25
Indigenous Evaluations Frameworks Online – June 15 – 18, 2021 Register by June 7
Truth and Reconciliation Through Right Relations Online – June 22 – 25, 2021 Register by June 15
*Please note: these programs prioritize Indigenous learners, and those working within Indigenous communities and organizations. Financial aid is available for these learners.
Programs are subject to change; please refer to our website for up to date information.
To be the first to know about upcoming programs, subscribe to our Indigenous Leadership e-newsletter: www.GoToInfo.ca/BanffCentreEmails
For details or to register: www.GoToInfo.ca/BanffCentre
Toll Free: 1-866-935-6904
Fax: 1-866-402-9692
Email: leadership@banffcentre.ca
2021 Heavy Equipment Operator Program – Women Building Futures
Application deadline: May 24, 2021
Class dates: August 30-Sept 10, 2021
Our 2021 heavy equipment operator program trains you for the only career you’ll ever want.
Heavy equipment operators drive and operate equipment including: heavy hauler trucks, crawler dozers, graders, hydraulic and electric shovels, as well as other heavy equipment up to 400 tons.
This is a competitive program, with 16 seats available, tuition is covered by Syncrude for successful applicants.
Training consists of two weeks with Women Building Futures (WBF), followed by fully paid, hands-on field training by Syncrude.
The program includes:
• Standard First Aid – CPR A & AED
• CSTS & WHMIS
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• (CSO) Common Safety Orientation
• Women Building Futures (WBF) Best Practices, Healthy Choices and Financial Tool Kit
• Ongoing support from WBF during training to ensure career success
Applications requirements include:
• Proof of residency for Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB)
• High School Diploma or GED
• Current Resume
• Career Investigation Report (2 interviews)
• Class 5 Alberta Driver’s Licence with RMWB Address
• Literacy and Essential Skills Testing
• Successful completion of fitness screening and drug & alcohol testing
GROW WITH SYNCRUDE
GoToInfo.ca/Syncrude-HEO
Phone: 1-866-979-4434
Fax: 1-866-979-3514
Journeywoman Start Lethbridge – Build Your Future in the Trades – WBF
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in construction but you’re not sure which trade or where to start, this is the program for you!
Journeywoman Start (JWS) Lethbridge is a 12 week, tuition-free, hands-on training program that introduces students to a variety of different trades and provides introductory skills training in carpentry, welding, electrical, wind turbine technician, and heavy equipment technician.
The program will be a blend of in-person, virtual and online learning.
You will receive industry exposure, job search support and earned employment referrals.
Plus, essential safety awareness & certification, academics, best practices for working in construction, exposure to technical skills and hands-on training. Students will wrie the AIT exam while in the program.
Certificates include:
• CSTS 202o/WHMIS
• H2S Alive and Confined Space
• Rigging Fundamentals
• Fork Lift/ZoomBoom
• Fall Protection
• Traffic Control Flagger
• Standard First Aid CPR A & AED
Application deadline: April 26,2021
Program dates: July 5- Sept 29, 2021
Register NOW! National Indigenous Virtual Tech Conference June 2-3, 2021
National Indigenous Virtual Tech conference – June 2-3,2021
“Digital Sovereignty: Lighting The Pathway to Connectivity”
LEARN how technology can be used to facilitate skill development.
DISCOVER how technology can create opportunities for entrepeneurs.
UNDERSTAND how technology can improve community health.
ENHANCE community capacity using technology to create jobs.
Registration now available !
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Spring Grief Training Programs with Edu-Therapy
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH INTEGRATED TREATMENT AND TRAINING
A Cognitive Behavioral Model of Grief Resolution
Edu-Therapy in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities
Grief and possible traumas negatively effect our lives. Coming in waves, they have a cumulative effect that, if not acknowledged and treated, inhibits our ability to integrate in healthy ways and will continue to repeat themselves.
Physical reactions include:
- Numbness
- Separation
- Disengagement
- Hyperactivity
- Removal
Communities prepared with the Edu-Therapy Process are stronger and more resilient. We are all stakeholders of the collective grief and trauma experience. The Edu-Therapy Process creates a safe place to acknowledge, accept and integrate pain resolution processes-creating resiliency and long term healing.
Grief Edu-Therapy Training Programs
April 16-19 – Saskatoon, SK
April 29-May 2 – Winnipeg, MB
May 14-17 – Edmonton, AB
ALSO AVAILABLE!
Virtual Training and Private Community Based Certification and Treatment Programs
With the isolation and loss occurring throughout the pandemic and the increasing mental health crisis, Edu-Therapy is in need more than ever. Train your team in the safety of your Community or Virtually online.
Contact us today for details.
Toll Free: 1-866-476-0209
Fax: 1-866-430-8296
Email: Grief@GoToRegister.ca
Power Engineer Career Accelerator Program from Women Building Futures
Application deadline: June 7, 2021
Program start date: August 5, 2021
This program begins with basic safety certifications and workplace readiness training with Women Building Futures (WBF) at Lakeland College’s Lloydminster campus.
Students then transition into Lakeland’s Power Engineering program.
This program offers paid co-op terms in the petrochemical industry. Upon completion of Lakeland College’s Power Engineering program, students will be eligible for
employment with the sponsors below.
The Program Includes:
• First Aid CPR & AED
• H2S Alive
• Confined Space Entry Level 1 and PST/CSTS
• Best practices for Working in Construction
• Career Development
• Drawing & Blueprint Basics and Basic Tools
• Ongoing support from WBF during training to ensure career success
Application Requirements:
• High School Transcript/Diploma:
English 30-1 or 30-2
Math 30-1 or 65% in Math 30-2
Physics 20
•Successful Completion of fitness screening
(35 lb lift/carry) and drug & alcohol testing
• Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence recommended
Phone: 1-866-979-4434
Fax: 1-866-979-3514
Email: WomenBuildingFutures@GoToInfo.ca
New Spring Training Programs with Edu-Therapy!
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH INTEGRATED TREATMENT AND TRAINING
A Cognitive Behavioral Model of Grief Resolution
Edu-Therapy in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities
Grief and possible traumas negatively effect our lives. Coming in waves, they have a cumulative effect that, if not acknowledged and treated, inhibits our ability to integrate in healthy ways and will continue to repeat themselves.
Physical reactions include:
- Numbness
- Separation
- Disengagement
- Hyperactivity
- Removal
Communities prepared with the Edu-Therapy Process are stronger and more resilient. We are all stakeholders of the collective grief and trauma experience. The Edu-Therapy Process creates a safe place to acknowledge, accept and integrate pain resolution processes-creating resiliency and long term healing.
Grief Edu-Therapy Training Programs
April 16-19 – Saskatoon, SK
April 29-May 2 – Winnipeg, MB
May 14-17 – Edmonton, AB
ALSO AVAILABLE!
Virtual Training and Private Community Based Certification and Treatment Programs
With the isolation and loss occurring throughout the pandemic and the increasing mental health crisis, Edu-Therapy is in need more than ever. Train your team in the safety of your Community or Virtually online.
Contact us today for details.
Toll Free: 1-866-476-0209
Fax: 1-866-430-8296
Email: Grief@GoToRegister.ca
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