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Job Futures 55+

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YWCA Job Futures 55+ is a free 10-week employment program that prepares job seekers who are 55+ to achieve sustainable employment through skills training and employment supports. 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • Group-based workshops on career exploration, employment options and health and wellness 

  • One-to-one support and individualized training plans 

  • Skills training or upgrading 

  • Job search support and on-the-job training 

  • Transportation support 

PARTICIPANTS MUST BE

  • 55+ years of age, not actively participating in, and receiving financial supports from another provincially or federally funded labour market program (participants on EI are allowed in the program)

  • Resident of Metro Vancouver legally entitled to work in Canada

  • Unemployed or precariously employed and not a full-time student 

 

Next start date: August 18, 2025

Register for the Info session 

 

For more information on the program schedule, please attend an information session (mandatory to apply for the program) or contact us.

If you have any accessibility needs, please contact us to discuss accommodation. 

YWCA Job Futures 55+ 
604 900 3466 | jobfutures@ywcavan.org 
Office hours: Monday to Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Canada / BC