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EMPLOYER RESOURCE GUIDE
Olds & Area Resources
Please use the comprehensive list below to connect with a wide range of resources to help your organization recruit top talent and develop high-performance staff in the Olds area.
Community Service Providers – Supplemental Supports Workwear, PPE
Alberta Supports
4500 50 Street Olds, Alberta
403-507-8060
Employment Training & Transition Supports – To access service, written documentation is required such as:
- Confirmation of employment for work clothes, tools, equipment
- Bills, receipts or written estimates for vehicle insurance/repairs
- Confirmation of requires supports from the provider of the training program
Career Assistance Network
7, 4699 61 Street Red Deer, Alberta
403-341-7811
Employment Readiness Supports – including workwear, PPE, etc for those individuals that qualify
Community Lending Shelf
4810 50 Street Olds, Alberta
403-307-4810
We offer FREE clothing for anyone that needs it. Up to adult sizes. We also operate the Olds Dress for Success program. To request items we ask that you send a message through our Facebook page and let us know what you need. Always free! No questions asked!
Employment Service Providers
Academic Express Adult Education and Training
https://www.academicexpress.ca/programs/new-futures/
202, 4836 50 Street Red Deer, Alberta
403-340-1930
New Futures is a career transition program that provides career development workshops to unemployed and underemployed Albertans living in small towns and rural Alberta. Academic Express partners with Community Adult Learning Centres to deliver training using a multi-site, distant delivery format. Training includes one week of workshops followed by a second week of one-on-one customized assistance, as per student need.
Career Assistance Network
209, 5020 50th Street Olds, Alberta
403-341-7811
One on One Employment services are offered in a one-to-one individualized, personal approach. Employment services focus on supporting individuals to build employment readiness skills, receive job search support, access funding for short-term courses e.g.: safety tickets, complete job placements and receive job maintenance support.
Careers in Transition Inc
https://citinc.ca/programs-services/
10621 100 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta
780-496-9228
Address, Adapt and Excel features adaptive skill training, and provides attendees with tools that help them to adapt to the current labour market given their personal circumstances. You will apply learned skills in real life scenarios and expect to gain understanding in why you do the things you do in work and personal situations, as well as changing your thought process. You will build adaptability and set realistic goals to overcome your fears through experimental mindset. Services provided virtually throughout Alberta
Employment Placement
2830 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, Alberta
403-343-6249
Provides Career and Employment Information Services (Career Employment Information Services (CEIS)) and Job Placement to Albertans with an identifiable disability.
Northwest Aurora Ltd
https://northwestaurora.com/for-job-seekers/
Box 47051 Creekside, Morely, Alberta
403-542-5989
Northwest Aurora provides online and on-site consultation, education, and training in essential workplace skills to Indigenous communities in Canada. Through a broad range of educational training, essential certificate courses, and technology centered workshops, we give individuals the tools and knowledge they need to succeed.
Job Placement Service Providers
Bredin Centre for Career Advancement
500, 5010 43 Street Red Deer, Alberta
587-273-0225
Free Recruitment Services - Our team of career specialists know each client and can help you select the best candidate, drawing from a diverse talent pool. Align with us and discover a new competitive advantage.
SkillTech Program - The program enables unemployed Albertans to acquire essential and occupation-related emerging tech skills required in the local labour market, better enabling them to find and maintain employment. Training may include an introduction to Data Analytics, Data Analytics for HR or Sales Professionals, Digital Marketing and Social Media and an Intro to Web Development. Program components include employability skills, occupational skills training specific to Technology and Business, employment placement supports and unpaid work exposure.
Phone
Career Assistance Network
209, 5020 50th Street Olds, Alberta
403-341-7811
Workplace Essential Skills Training (WEST) - providing services for individuals with barriers to employment in the Red Deer area to support them to successfully attach to the labour market. Services include: Essential Skills Training (reading, writing numeracy, communication, creativity and innovation, digital skills, problem solving, adaptability, collaboration); Employability Skills Training (career planning, resume development, interview skills, job search techniques); Exposure Courses (short term certificate courses such as First Aid/CPR, Confined Space etc.);Employment Supports (work boots, hard hats and other items required for job site); Paid Work Exposure; and Work/Maintenance Support
Workplace Training connects unemployed Albertans to employers through On-the-Job Training or Paid Work Experience. The program enables unemployed Albertans to acquire essential and occupation-related skills required in the local labour market, better enabling them to find and maintain employment. Workplace Training is an individual-centered program where decisions are made to best support the needs of the individual. The intent is also to provide incremental training and work experience that would not otherwise occur. Employers are selected based on their ability to provide On-the-Job training or to facilitate the Paid Work Experience component and to provide ongoing employment once the Workplace Training contract is completed.
Safety Training Providers
Workplace Training Providers
Career Assistance Network
209, 5020 50th Street Olds, Alberta
403-341-7811
Workplace Training connects unemployed Albertans to employers through On-the-Job Training or Paid Work Experience. The program enables unemployed Albertans to acquire essential and occupation-related skills required in the local labour market, better enabling them to find and maintain employment. Workplace Training is an individual-centered program where decisions are made to best support the needs of the individual. The intent is also to provide incremental training and work experience that would not otherwise occur. Employers are selected based on their ability to provide On-the-Job training or to facilitate the Paid Work Experience component and to provide ongoing employment once the Workplace Training contract is completed.
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