ACHIEVES Employment Skills Services
A – Accomplishing
C – Community
H – Hope
I – Independence
E – Education
V – Volunteering
E – Employment
S - Self-Sufficiency
The ACHIEVES Employment Skills program was developed in 2004 as an extension to the Community Academic Service Program (CASP) and has become an essential “bridge” to employment, independence and self-sufficiency.
 
Our mission is to provide support and training in the participant’s journey to finding meaningful employment and achieving self-sufficiency.
 
*Contact office to see when classes will be conducted in your area or to set up one-to-one sessions.
The Employment Skills Program can help:
 
  • Expand employment skills
  • Build essential skills
  • Explore career choices
  • Discover the volunteer sector
  • Investigate future opportunities
  • Develop computer skills 

    Contact us at ACHIEVES

         ACHIEVES Employment Services                   2011 Winner       
“ Program of Excellence Award”  granted by          
Schizophrenia Society of Canada

 ACHIEVES is a FREE program that assists participants who are recovering from addiction, a life event or mental illness and are ready to enter or re-enter the workforce to obtain the skills necessary to succeed.
 
 
Employment Skills Facilitator
(506) 502-2832
The Program Includes Topics:
 
  • Transferable Skills                   ​​Cover letters
  • Resumes
  • Job Search Techniques
  • Career exploration
  • Preparing for the interview
  • Networking
  • Goal Setting
  • First Impressions
  • Stress Management
  • Self-Esteem
 

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  • Assertiveness
  • RED Theory
  • Benefits of Volunteering
  • Links to community resources
  • Mock Interviews
  • Guest speakers
  • Referral services
  • Career exploration
  • Skills enhancement
  • Job maintenance
  • And more..
A certificate is awarded upon completion of the transition-to-work training program. ​
Some of the achievements of participants:
 
  • Part-time employment
  • Full-time employment
  • Graduates from NBCC-Miramichi
  • Graduate from Paramedic Academy
  • Attended MALI to gain G.E.D.
  • Volunteers in the community
  • Return to university 
Schizophrenia Society of New Brunswick Inc.