College isn’t for everyone and the Canadian Vocational Training Centre knows that. But they believe that education is. The organization has spent more than 5 years helping students reach their goals and get back to the workforce quickly.
It’s just like any other classroom, But the students aren’t the ones you might picture. At the Canadian Vocational Training Centre, they’re getting the skills they need. The organization’s mission statement can be broken down into three words.
“Educate, empower, and employ. We assist individuals that have been impacted and are out of work or are not working for some sort of reason and we assist them to get back into the workforce,” said Cal Purcell, President of the Canadian Vocational Training Centre.
The organization offers several programs to more than 100 students across four different training centres in the province. And soon they’ll be a 5th.
“Build the person, help them to be able to move forward, and then get them placed into jobs,” said Purcell.
A variety of government programs are also available for those who have suffered through traumatic experiences.
“The AEGIS program, which is for survivors of domestic violence. We have the gateway program which is for survivors of violence, abuse, or trauma. And we have the DeNovo program,” said Purcell.
Skills training programs like warehouse training and office assitant programs are readily available. They’re all designed to give the skills employers are looking for. But the CVTC doesn’t just help others get back into the community. They also support the community directly.
“We sponsor different events like the Senior’s Tee, we generally sponsor it every year. The Northern Health Spirit of the North. We sponsor–The Salvation Army is one of our main partners.” said Purcell.
Whether in the classroom or not, CVTC works endlessly to enabling students, which improves our community.
“We’ve been really blessed with how the organization has grown and I believe we’ve added that to the community in so many different ways. We look forward to continuing to do that for many more years.” said Purcell.
