Alberta Job Corps

Old building, nice and easy going staff!

Good courses, very artistic allowed me to create mosaics tables, wallpanels, Birdhouses ...Big Jim your the best man ! little Jim your the best man 2 ! very good trainers the staff was very helpful in community resourses thanks Colin, Karren, Sandy, Bouk, Roxy, Sarah, and the administration I do not remember your name. The friendly greeting from security and Jo-Ann for inspiration and Don Tymchuck for the help with job search that encouragement support structure and positive in my life helped me gain employment. Big thanks to Roba, Mike B, Sasha, Amber, Kevin, Cody, Matthew, Paul, Dominga, Mike K, Johar, Samuel, Terry lynn, Hannah, Kay, Gary, Shayla, Roxy and Jay. I wish you all success in your future. I never forget you people. If I missed anyone that's cool ty too but for those that stood out to me you really stood out thanks !

Picked up a desk and delivered to other office.

Dead place almost no one there to help with anything

All good great staff Katen Hamilton rocks!

Very good place to start off your career

Nice ppl

I was part of this program in the spring/ summer of 2017. I have a mixed review of my experiences.The Good:My case worker was very supportive of me, even when I told her about my mental health diagnosis. She was very approachable, and I never had any major issues with her that were not resolved within a couple of days.You were trained on various basic certificates that would be very attractive to most employers, including WHMIS, basic First Aid/ CPR, and how to use various fire extinguishers.Various guest speakers came to talk to us, including a man from the city's HR dept., a woman who owned Wendy's franchises across the city, and a credit counselor. It was a very fruitful learning experience.The Bad:As a person with a documented mental illness, I am baffled to why it was hard for me to get a comparable position through this agency. In the past, I have used a private agency which specializes in getting people with disabilities, including the mentally ill, rewarding and challenging positions. While I did not get a job in Telecom that I wanted, I ended up getting a challenging position in a suitable work environment during the same amount of time for the private program than I got with AJC. The placement that AJC gave me initially was less than 10 hours every week, at minimum wage. My private placement was at a kitchen for 40+ hours a week, at just over minimum wage. Both agencies had the same amount of time, and the same individual government allowance, so why was this an issue?Another thing that I have a problem with is how some people who work here don't stay in their lane". I had one of the wood shop guys(I won't say which one) pulled me aside on a Monday