Programs

Youth Employment & Skills Strategy

New Service Canada youth programming available in Drumheller and surrounding areas.

Eligible clients will be provided with an assessment of their current skills, strengths, and abilities, as well as being assisted to create a guided action plan that will create the future you want. You can receive a wide range of Employment Services tailored to meet your individual goals from developing a new resume, to interview preparation. The YESS program also offers funded Employment Skills Training Workshops that are designed with the individual's needs in mind. Some of the beneficial topics will include how to conduct an innovative job search in our current labour market using innovative technologies, creating effective goal setting plans, effective stress management strategies, and confidence enhancing activities.

The YESS participant can also receive direct job placement assistance to obtain full-time employment through a Quality Employment Placement and Employment Skills Training Placement and be funded equivalent to minimum wage (with the potential of earning additional income based upon skill levels). There is also ongoing workplace coaching and mentorship opportunities available to enhance your placement success.

To top everything off, the YESS program offers a multitude of financial supports to the eligible participant that may include employment related expenses for clothing and equipment required by your employer, childcare expenses, emergency health supports, and assistance with travel expenses. Program elements also include long-term follow-up support which involves assistance with employer/employee mediation and one on one support for on-going life management.

Basic eligibility criteria to qualify for the program include:

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• Available for paid full time work for 12 weeks
• Between the ages of 15-30

Funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

Opportunities Now

**Funded by the Government of Canada's Opportunities Fund**

The Opportunities Now program provides people with disabilities the opportunity to gain skills while employed and offsets the costs of training for employers! Funds available for students, unemployed or under-employed individuals and there is a new provision available for career advancement of existing employees! Employers are also assisted with understanding the benefits of hiring and upskilling persons with disabilities including coaching, mediations services and tools to retain staff.

Participant wages can be funded for up to 15-20 hours per week for up to 12 weeks. Funds are available to support participants in training and educational pursuits, mileage reimbursement to and from work/training, childcare costs, and costs of work supplies and required clothing items.

Employment Services:

• Access to career testing, resource materials, and labour market information
• Career and education research assistance
• Resume creation and updating regardless of your previous job experience or educational background
• Job search and interview skills
• Knowledge and resources to assist with disability accommodations in subsidized work placements
• Access to Computer, Internet, Resources Materials, Printing, Faxing, and Telephone

Program Eligibility:

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Not receiving Employment Insurance (EI)
• Identify as having any for of disability, including mental health issues

‍Funded by the Government of Canada's Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities program.

Central Alberta Rural Employment Services

Having difficulty finding work? Want to take your job search to the next level?

Whether you need a second set of eyes on your resume or an enthusiastic coach to keep you motivated, MH Enterprises is here to help!

All Albertans can access a free self-directed Resource Centre, where you can:

• Connect with vital government and community resources, as well as career and educational planning tools.
• Stay ahead with access to current labour market information, employer networks, job search platforms, and local job boards.
• Succeed with free use of essential technology like computers, printers, and high-speed internet.

‍Unemployedor underemployed Albertans can also access our full range of individualized services, including:

• Personalized guidance for job seekers.
• Support with resumes, cover letters, and job applications.
• Motivation and practical coaching to help you conduct an effective job search.
• Help identifying transferable skills and accessing the hidden job market.
• Career counselling, life coaching, and customized workshops to build confidence and essential skills.
• Funded Exposure Course training to improve your employment readiness.
• Direct Job placement services.
• Workforce Development opportunities to directly connect you with employers and receive funded on-the-job training.
• Funding available for work relating clothing and tools.
• Continued follow-up and job maintenance support after you start working.

Central Alberta Rural Employment Services is a government-funded program committed to helping rural Albertans succeed in the labour market through meaningful, local employment connections.

 Program services are available from June 1, 2025, to December 2027.

If you would like more information, or want to see if this program will fit your needs, stop by our office or call us at (403) 823-6934. We want to see you!

The Province of Alberta is working in partnership with the Government of Canada to provide employment support programs and services

Transition to Employment Services and Workplace Training Hybrid

Transition to Employment Service and Workplace Training is for unemployed Albertans in Central Alberta rural communities including Drumheller, Stettler and Three Hills.

Transition to Employment Services provides comprehensive and individualized services that enable individuals to acquire workplace and occupation related skills that will facilitate their rapid attachment or re-attachment to the labour market. Within this program there may be assistance with Short Courses, as well as Employment Readiness Support to acquire necessary items for work.

Workplace Training connects unemployed Albertans to employers through On-the-Job Training or Paid Work Experience. The program enables unemployed Albertans to acquire essential and occupation-related skills required in the local labour market, better enabling them to find and maintain employment. Workplace Training is an individual-centered program where decisions are made to best support the needs of the individual. The intent is also to provide incremental training and work experience that would not otherwise occur. Employers are selected based on their ability to provide On-the-Job training or to facilitate the Paid Work Experience component and to provide ongoing employment once the Workplace Training contract is completed.

The Province of Alberta is working in partnership with the Government of Canada to provide employment support programs and services.

Job Seekers & Employers

Job Seekers

We offer career advice and researching employment opportunities to job seekers in the following ways:

• Facilitating job search skills (resume writing and interview techniques)
• Offering a variety of career assessments/testing to assist with career exploration which includes one on one work with a career counsellor
• Determining and matching an individuals employability skills with available employment opportunities
• Your Employment Specialist will work together with you to review the employment opportunities, ensure you have the skills, experience and interest to meet the needs of the job
• An Employment Specialist is available to you to introduce our Programs and Services
• Job Boards - Our Job Boards post full-time, part-time, casual, and on-going employment
• Registered clients have access to hidden job market opportunities
• Access to computers with FREE Internet and printer usage. Assistance is available to everyone needing help with the available computers and printer
• The Employment Assistant, if needed, assist registered clients to access Microsoft Office programs or Internet resources. This can include, but is not limited to: filling out application forms, resume and cover letter preparation, internet research etc.

Employers

We offer Employers the following:

• Access to our job board both in our office and on our website
• Job maintenance and mediation
• Assisting with and developing recruitment and retention plans
• Office space to conduct interviews
• Access to qualified candidates
• Connecting you with valuable community resources