Community Employment Choices
Service: Ontario Employment Services
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: LON5426 | Last Modified: 13 Aug 2020 | Last Full Update: 06 Aug 2020 |
| Memos and Bulletins | |
|---|---|
| Public Comments | COVID-19 service changes: Offering full services remotely |
| Contact Information | |
| Office Phone | 519-245-4500 ext 200 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-888-478-2111 ext 200 |
| Fax | 519-245-4507 |
| reception@communityemploymentchoices.ca | |
| Website | www.communityemploymentchoices.ca |
| Description and Service Details | |
| Description (Service) | Comprehensive employment and job search services * assessment of skills, interests and experience * job search strategies, including resume preparation * information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities * on-the-job training, work experience * help in maintaining employment * information and referral to other employment and community services
Second Career Program - Skills training and financial support for laid-off workers Services for employers - Help in identifying human resource skills requirements * matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience * support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention Canada-Ontario Job Grant - Financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees * available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees Youth Job Connection - Paid pre-employment training * job matching * paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers * mentorship * education and work transitions supports Youth Job Connection Summer - Summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year Visiting offices located in Dorchester, Glencoe, Lucan, and Parkhill |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm |
| Areas Served | Middlesex County |
| Boundaries | Middlesex County |
| Eligibility | Ages: 15 year(s) and up
Self-service information and resources - Anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers
Assisted services (such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services) - People who are unemployed and out of school Youth Job Connection - Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment Youth Job Connection Summer - Ontario residents 15-18 years who intend to continue high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement * focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work |
| Application | Call or drop in * for general information on Employment Ontario services call the toll-free Employment Ontario contact centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339) or visit www.ontario.ca/employmentontario |
| Languages | English |
| Agency Information | |
| Established | 1999 |
| Primary Executive | Bill Pigram, Manager; Phone: 519-245-4500 ext 201; Email: bpigram@communityemploymentchoices.ca |
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development |
| Site Information | |
| Site Location | Strathroy (Adelaide Metcalfe) |
| Located In Community | Adelaide Metcalfe |
| Address & Map | 16 B Second St Strathroy, ON N7G 3H8 |
| Intersection | Centre Rd and Second St |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |