As contracts are achieved and programs launched, the services available to people at the Revelstoke Community Skills Centre are offered by two societies, the Revelstoke Community Skills Centre Society (RCSCS) and the Revelstoke Community Career Centre Society (RCCCS). RCSCS is designated charitable and the RCCCS is non-profit and contracts and services are delivered according to the mandate of each society. The Revelstoke English Language School is operated by the RCSCS.

Current Contracts

Currently the Revelstoke Community Career Centre Society delivers two Provincial contracts:

• Facilitated Online Internet Orientation Sessions
  for people enquiring about Income Assistance.
   
• Provincial Job Placement program, Jobwave
  Tami Murray, our Jobwave Placement Coordinator, works with Income Assistance recipients to find employment. Part of Tami’s responsibilities includes delivering six different Employability Clinics to Jobwave clients. The Employability Clinics are excellent. They have been developed by the West Coast Group, which works closely with the BC Chamber of Commerce to identify skills which employers are keen to see in their employees. The staff at the Skills Centre hopes to soon be able to offer Employability Clinics to all people in Revelstoke who wish to complete them.

Computer Access

Through funding by Industry Canada, there are two computers available at the Skills Centre with a printer and internet connections for all people in Revelstoke. Our Industry Canada Youth Intern, Liz Ebbett is providing Introductory Computer Courses at the Community Skills Centre at 1401 First St. West.

For the low cost of $15.00 anyone in Revelstoke is welcome to take:

• Introduction to the Internet - October 22, 10:00 AM
• Introduction to Typing - October 27, 10:00 AM
• Introduction to E-mail - October 29, 10:00 AM
• Introduction to MS Word - November 8, 10:00 AM

To register call Liz Ebbett at 837-4239.
Financial assistance is available to assist anyone who needs it by contacting Carol Powadiuk 837-4239.

English Language School

The Revelstoke English Language School had a successful summer with 18 students from Japan, Mexico, Korea and France. There are five students this fall and the school is launching a Winter Camp for young people aged 8 to 15 years in January and February. People in Revelstoke are invited to become familiar with International people by providing a Homestay for one of the campers. Contact Liz Ebbett at 837-4239 if you are interested in hosting a young International camper this winter for four weeks or one of our regular students for up to six months.

Carol Powadiuk