Ballad Group: Edmonton Training Centre

I applied for Alberta’s Drive Back to Work program. I was told it would take 10-15 business days for Ballad Group to process my application. 4 weeks later they didn’t even call me or send me a letter to let me know if I was approved. I called them and they told me I was approved, but stuck in a long cue of applicants. I did some research and found out that I was stuck in a long cue because evidently they weren’t processing applications and almost no one was being put into training through them. In fact, so few people were being put through driver training that their courses were on sale! In the end they held me in this cue indefinitely until the program expired.

This program will Kickstart your transition into a new career. I started this program with a positive attitude being open to any and all information and came out with a good practicum placement which transitioned into full time employment in my new chosen field adding to my experiences previous to this program. If I were asked if I would recommend this program, I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking at a new career.The information I learned in this course is relevant and current in today's changing job market in supply chain management, anything from procurement to management to working in the global markets this is the place to be exposed to these new experiences and to learn so much more allowing students to have infinitely more options .The staff and fellow students are a wealth of knowledge and experiences and helped me to increase my potential in this challenging and everchanging job market.The hardwork behind the scenes facilitated guest speakers in industry and related areas which opened our minds to new options we did not realize were available . Placements for our practicum were tailor fit to our desires for the future and were also organized by the hardworking dedicated facilitators at this programThis program is not just a training program, it is a gateway to your own potential future. Make the most of it and show the world what you can do.

Ballad Group Edmonton Training Centre is amazing, I can’t really express how I feel and how grateful I am to Ballad Group Edmonton Training Centre staff: Nazia, Ryan and Richard for the opportunity to soar high in my career in supply chain management training I participated in, with strong partnership and collaboration with multinational organizations Ballad Group Edmonton Training Centre has become a place where multinational organizations come in to present and scout for employee of which I am benefactor. I want to thank Ballad Group Edmonton Training Centre for equipping and setting me up for success in my career. I encourage you to enroll and participate in the rare unequal career programs that they offer for free with incentives and high class training centre. I assure you will be grateful you did. Edmonton is a great city to live and work with training background from Ballad Group Edmonton Training Centre. Thank you Nazia, Ryan and Richard.

Program was great, as were the people. Amazing atmosphere and gave me oppurtinities I never thought I’d get

I went to school there for training in hotels and restaurant work, and got all kinds of certificates including first aid and proserve! I got a cool work placement too, and now I'm working full time!

Thank you so much for giving the chance to attend a supply chain course, it is an excellent course which lead to variety of jobs. Ballad has a very friendly and supportive staff, and a very knowledgeable instructor.

The support offered by all staff prior to course beginning, during the course and after the course completion was exceptional….. thank you !

I enjoyed the course and learned a lot from it. The content is well organized, informative and focused on practical situations. I particularly enjoyed the contents. Thanks everyone at Ballad Group.

Overall, I'm disappointed with my experience with Ballads Supply Chain Management course. While I appreciate the certificates and training that I was able to receive for free from the course I feel like I was let down in many aspects. That being said, most of the class got what was expected out of it including a job however I was one of the unfortunate ones who was just left behind.I tried to be a good student, I showed up, did the course and was even ahead of most of the class for the majority of it, I participated and encouraged all my classmates to show up and contribute even if they were having trouble staying engaged. The contents of the course were mostly good but there seemed to be an overall lack of preparation and plenty of logistical issues. The online course itself was also riddled with technical and content issues but that is out of their control, just I would expect more out of courses that ASCM charges so much money for.They supply resume building support and were supposed to aid in job searching but most of the resumes that were built for me had numerous issues including simple spelling mistakes and the jobs I applied for during the course with the supplied resumes never even lead to a first interview.Almost all my other classmates were set up with a practicum before the course was over, I was not and only several weeks after was I presented with one in a volunteer position with no chance of a job afterwards. After the course ended and my EI ran out and I told them I needed to find work right away I was only ever sent one job opportunity that was not at all in the field I was interested in, wasn't qualified for and didn't get even the opportunity to interview for in the end anyway. I finally found work but that was despite the course, not because of it. None of my certifications will be used in this job and I didn’t need the references or resume support they supplied either.I would still recommend this course to someone looking for work as it never hurts to expand your knowledge and being free makes it accessible to anyone, however in my personal experience it was very disappointing.

Great place to learn new things and develop your professional capabilities! Highly recommended!