ACCESS Funded Programs - The 2010-2011 proposal submission deadline will be Friday, January 15, 2010.
For more information please visit Funded ProgramsACCESS, MNBC and BC Housing win WOW Award
Please visit Essential Skills for Aboriginal futuresFormer ACCESS client, Jennifer Azak, wins Top In Trades award! Read more...
Aboriginal Gateway to Health Careers
Intake dates:
Intake One: January 4, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Intake Two: May 31, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Intake Three: November 1, 2010 - March 4, 2011
View Aboriginal Gateway to Health Careers Poster
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Brian Pelletier, Program Manager with HRDC, Aboriginal Affairs Directorate, met with ACCESS Trades apprentices at BCIT on September 16 2009
Read more...ACCESS Trades - 14 Week carpenter apprenticeship upgrade to start October 26 2009 and ending February 12 2010. Program will include two weeks of math upgrade, Level II and Level III carpentry. The program will be delivered at the BCIT Burnaby campus on Willingdon. To apply you must be a registered carpenter apprentice who has successfully completed Level I technical training and 1000 hours of workbased training. For more information please call ACCESS Trades 604-922-4077
Read more...Calling Aboriginal Artists across Canada to apply to participate in an Aboriginal Artisan Village during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12 to 28, 2010. Click here for more information...
Essential Skills for Aboriginal Futures - New intake program - Call Centre Technician Level 1 2010 Winter Games. Read more...
ACCESS Funded Programs - Native Education College (NEC) Northwest Coast Jewellery Arts Program (August 3, 2009 – March 31, 2010) Read more...
ACCESS Trades - Automotive Collision Repair Native Education College and BCIT Grade 10 Education
Drivers License preferred
(March 2, 2009 - December 18, 2009) Read more...
ACCESS is the place to start building your future today. We deliver a unique and diverse assortment of education, training, counselling, support and financial services designed to help members of the urban Aboriginal community overcome barriers that may stand in the way of success and self-sufficiency. We develop partnerships with organizations and companies that match their needs to the needs of our Aboriginal clients creating a win, win situation for both partners.
ACCESS is an Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement (AHRDA) holder. We are the only urban AHRDA in British Columbia serving urban Aboriginal clients throughout Metro Vancouver. Our mandate is to enhance human resource development and the sustainable capacity of the urban Aboriginal population in Metro Vancouver through the provision of employment and training services. ACCESS is responsible and accountable for the programming, delivery, and reporting of results to government and community stakeholders.
Our core values are Respect, Honour, Kindness and Sharing and we treat our clients according to those values.
We envision an urban Aboriginal Community empowered through culture, wellness, achievement, and self–sufficiency. ACCESS offers customized employment and training services designed specifically to provide urban Aboriginal people with the education and skills they require to compete equally and effectively in today’s job market.
Our programs are on-going through out the year. Clients need to register at our Employment Assistance office and meet with a counsellor to help determine eligibility and how we can best meet their needs.
Our programs are open to all aboriginal people all ages from youth to older workers. We look at your skills and interests and help create an action plan for building your future.
For convenience and ease of access for our clients, we have various locations throughout Metro Vancouver including Surrey, New Westminster, Downtown East Side, the Vancouver Friendship Centre and our Adminstration office and Trades office in West Vancouver.
ACCESS is funded by Service Canada and the Province of BC.
