Archive for December, 2010

Our training and counseling programs are intended to help those who want to move into sustainable work.  Many of the people we see have experienced a serious interruption in their lives and need a new start. We get feedback from these people and that is one way we know we are having an impact.  We thought we’d share some of the comments we have recently received:

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“I appreciate the program, more than I have obtained a training certificate from Tradework Organization, I gained more than I expected.  People working here are friendly, we chatted for some daily issues, I learned their way to treat affairs, knew something I have never heard before and my friendship here helped me earn my practicum opportunity. It made me feel at home, not lonely any more.  I find resources through making friends here, I think this integration is part of my path to become a real Canadian.”

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” My shipwrecked life washed ashore at the Jobshop where I must have presented a formidable challenge to the staff there who quickly became an alternate family for me. There I received emotional support, counseling and training. I met other jobless individuals and shared their feelings, hopes and goals. Through the loving and professional acumen of the Jobshop staff I relearned my strengths, acquired new eyeglasses, some necessary clothing, needed dentistry and, most importantly, a desire to live out my life whatever that turns out to be. The Jobshop staff discovered that my greatest job asset was that I could speak persuasively.  In the Autumn of 2010 I was hired as a fundraiser by a reputable firm!