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Employment Training – Transportation and Warehouse

Employment Opportunities

This program is for people who wish to work in entry level positions in the Transportation and Warehouse Industries. Some examples of jobs include: assembler, production worker, order picker, forklift operator, delivery driver, courtesy driver, shuttle bus driver, school bus driver Transportation and Warehouse Industry Workers: Earn $15.00 – $18.00 per hour to start.

Entry Requirements

CLB 2-6 (CLB levels and mathematical requirements depend on career of interest). This is an excellent program for those who have completed ESL and/or have reached satisfactory levels of LINC study.

Program Description

  • 16 or 32 week program.
  • Get Academic Upgrading in Essential Skills English, Math, and Computers.
  • Study occupation specific modules to prepare for work experience
  • Get training in:
    • Occupation specific vocabulary
    • Workplace language, culture and communications
    • Customer Service
    • Work Strategies
  • Work experience placement – up to 6 weeks
  • Career and job placement support from an Employment Specialist/Job Coach.
  • Certificates in:
    • Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C
    • Forklift Operator
    • Transportation of Dangerous Good
    • H2S Awareness
    • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
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* All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding. There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.