YOUTH INCUBATOR PROGRAM
Accepting Applications Now!
Start Date: Sept 7, 2021
Program Description
The Incubator program offers youth a combination of technical skills training, career planning, opportunities, and practical on-site job training experience in two sectors:
Participants will choose only one stream:
Trade/Construction
Hospitality
Program dates
8 Weeks from Tuesday, Sept 7 to Oct 29, 2021
COVID-19 social distancing measures will be followed in all in-class sessions.
Stream 1: Trade and Construction
8 weeks - (6 hours per day, 5 days per week)
To be delivered by Labour Education Centre
Technical training and practicum in-class sessions will be at 25 Klondike Drive (Steeles Avenue West and Weston Rd.)
Online class instruction via Zoom
Job search support facilitated by Dixon Hall (2 weeks, 3 hours per working day)
Certification: WHIMS and Program Completion
Stream 2: Hospitality
8 Weeks – total 110 hours (4 days per week)
To be delivered by Dixon Hall
Practical sessions will be at Dixon Hall Youth Centre, 51 Wyatt Street, (Dundas and River Street) Regent Park
Online training with George Brown College Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts
In-kitchen and online training with Dixon Hall Chef Instructor
Online job search support with Dixon Hall
Certifications: George Brown College and Dixon Hall Course Completion Certificate; Basic Food Safety
Optional: Smart Serve Certificate
Program Delivery
8 weeks – Classes are daily: Monday to Thursday
Full program schedule will be provided to participants during the registration process
Program delivery and location
Weeks 1 and 8:
The program is delivered virtually on Zoom. This includes job search support, resume writing, interview techniques, social media, and others
Weeks 2 to 7:
Students are directed to their pre-selected stream: Hospitality or Trades/Construction
Program Eligibility
18-29 years of age
Ontario Works (OW) client or OW dependent
Other eligibility requirements:
Referral by caseworkers
Completion of all the registration steps
Commitment to complete the course
Interest in obtaining a job or continuing with additional training in hospitality/trades
Clients with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Benefits:
Dixon Hall
Dixon Hall will provide $750 to each Incubator Participant upon the completion of the program and post program support in both streams trade and hospitality.
Ontario Works
$275 – Clothing allowance: One time if the client has not received this funding within the last 52 weeks
$250 – Program support: Monthly for the duration of the program
$142 – Transportation: Monthly for the duration of the program and for 6 months after graduation
Employment and Training Support
At the beginning of the program, the students work with Dixon Hall staff members in order to transition towards employment and/or further education upon completion
Upon completion of the program clients will work one-on-one with a team member to assist with their employment or training goals
Contact:
Denzil Joyette
email: denzil.joyette@dixonhall.org
phone: 416-889-5768
Dixon Hall Employment Services
email: esc.info@dixonhall.org
Program Follow Up
Students can fill out the Follow-Up Form here.