centre for skills & professional development
England
Comprised of multiple centres, our organization operates as an independent
charity. Our Centres deliver free government-funded programs to help people at
various stages of life (youth, job seekers, second career seekers and newcomers
to Canada) get on a path to career success. Services include one-on-one job
search coaching, workshops, settlement services, LINC and ELT classes, academic
upgrading and funded pre-apprenticeship skilled trades programs. Our Centres
also collaborate closely with employers, providing free professional recruitment
with access to pre-screened candidates, financial wage and training incentives
and customized skilled trades training. Collectively, our Centres serve over
20,000 people annually in the Halton Region and Mississauga. Our services have
been recognized as important assets to communities. In recent years, we have
been honoured to receive several Readers Choice Awards from the Burlington Post,
including a diamond award for Career Training and Development in 2021, our most
recent platinum awards for Best Learning Centre in 2018, Best Adult Education
Centre in 2020, Business and Career Training in 2021, and gold award for Adult
Education in 2021.