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Employment Preparation for Retail Services (EPRS)

EEPRS is designed to improve your communication skills for the retail sector and provides job search training and conflict resolution skills.

The length of this program is 16 weeks including 6 weeks of
guaranteed work experience placement.

This program runs from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Eligibility or prerequisites:

  • You are an immigrant or refugee who speaks English as a Second Language at a high intermediate level

  • You are eligible to work in Canada

  • You are interested in starting or continuing a career in the retail sector

  • You have knowledge of mathematics.

  • You have keyboarding skills a minimum of 25 wpm

Retail Training

  • Develop English communication skills for retail

  • Learn retail skills

  • Acquire retail and corporate terminology

  • Understand the Canadian retail workplace

  • Learn business writing using MS Word

  • Learn how to use the Internet and E-mail

Job Search Skills

  • Develop the skills needed to find work

  • Improve workplace communication skills

  • Learn conflict resolution skills

  • Receive job developers support

EPRS is offered in partnership with:
 

Registration
Call 416 658-3101 ext. 0 to make an appointment for an Orientation and Assessment session.


Start Dates
March 17

Contact Us

( 416 658-3101 x0
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eprs@skillsforchange.org

Last updated 01/31/2008