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    EMPLOYER RESOURCE GUIDE

    Drayton Valley & 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 Drayton Valley area.

  • Community Service Providers – Supplemental Supports Workwear, PPE

     

    Career Assistance Network

    https://www.rdcan.ca/

    Bay 7, 4699 – 61 Street Red Deer, Alberta

    403-341-7811

     

    Employment Readiness Supports – including workwear, PPE, etc for those individuals that qualify

     

    Alberta Supports

    5136 51 Avenue Drayton Valley, Alberta

    780-542-3134

     

    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

    Employment Service Providers

     

    Address, Adapt and Excel

    Careers in Transition Inc

    https://citinc.ca/programs-services/

    10621 100 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta

    780-496-9228

     

    This program 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

     

    Career & Employment Information Services for Albertan with Disabilities

    Employment Placement and Support Services

    https://epssreddeer.com/

    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.

     

    New Futures Career Transition Services

    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.

     

    One on One Employment Services

    Career Assistance Network                                                                                                                           

    https://www.rdcan.ca/

    Bay 7, 4699 – 61 Street Red Deer, Alberta

    403-341-7811

     

    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.

     

    Technology Focused Workshops

    Northwest Aurora Ltd

    https://northwestaurora.com/for-job-seekers/

    Box 47051 Creekside, Morley, 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.

    Workplace Essential Skills Training

    Career Assistance Network

    https://www.rdcan.ca/

    Bay 7, 4699 – 61 Street Red Deer, Alberta

    403-341-7811

     

    Provide Workplace Essential Skills Training (WEST) to 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.

    Job Placement Service Providers

     

    Bredin Centre for Career Advancement

    https://www.bredin.ca/

    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.

     

    Career Assistance Network

    https://www.rdcan.ca/

    Bay 7, 4699 – 61 Street Red Deer, Alberta

    403-341-7811

     

    Transition to Employment Services available in rural Central Alberta communities of Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Rimbey and Ponoka. Transition to Employment Services offer a comprehensive and individualized service that will enable job seekers to acquire the skills needed to re-enter the workforce as quickly as possible. Services include employment preparation support, workshops, individualized coaching, job placement, job matching and unpaid work exposure options.

    Safety Training Providers

     

    Vital Safety Training

    https://vitalsafetytraining.com

    5203 50 Street Drayton Valley, Alberta

    780-542-2016

     

    AB Safety Training

    https://absafetytraining.ca

    5048 50 Avenue Drayton Valley, Alberta

    780-542-5305