Construction and Maintenance Program (CMEP)

Skills for Change, in partnership with the City of Toronto - Toronto Social Services Division, is offering a new program that will enable Construction and Maintenance Electricians to hasten their entry as journey persons in their fields by leveraging their experience and education.

The CMEP program provides hands-on training and exam and employment preparation that will lead to obtain a Certification of Qualification (CQ) and full time employment in their fields.

TRAINING COMPONENTS
Module I:
▪ Sector Overview and Orientation
▪ Occupational Terminology and Communication
▪ Labour Market Information
▪ Career Planning and Job Search
▪ Individual Counselling and Job Development
▪ MS Office and Internet

TECHNICAL HANDS-ON TRAINING AND EXAM PREPARATION
Module II:
▪ Technical Training in the areas of Construction and Maintenance Electrician
▪ Trades Regulation and Certification
▪ Exam Preparation

PRACTICAL WORK PLACEMENT (Paid or Unpaid):
▪ 6 weeks of work placement in Construction and Maintenance Electrician fields

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
▪ Landed Immigrant, Convention Refugee & Canadian Citizen
▪ Canadian Language Benchmarks level 7
▪ Familiar with MS Office
▪ 5 years of work experience in construction & maintenance electrician fields
▪ Willingness to commit to entire duration of program
▪ Currently on Social Assistance

Course Duration:
September 4, 2007 to January 4, 2008
Days: Monday - Friday
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Contact Us
( Contact Holly Best 416 658-3101 x0
* cmep@skillsforchange.org

Last updated 12/24/2007