Workplace Integration for Multi Barriered Individuals (WIMBI)
About WIMBI Program
The Workplace Integration For Multi-Barriered Individual (WIMBI) program is a government-funded initiative in Canada, aimed at enhancing employability for unemployed, multi-barriered job seekers in BC. WIMBI aims to improve participants’ understanding of the work environment, increase employability skills, and support re-entry into the workforce for a sustainable job.
Benefits
- $25 daily Allowance for 4 weeks
- Job search skills
- Directed work-search
- One-on-one employment counselling and coaching services
- Financial supports for occupational skills training
- Support with re-entry in the workforce
- Skills crucial to maintaining long-term employment
- Specific Skills training related to targeted job
- Better understanding of current labour market trends and work environment to land a sustainable job.
Expected outcome
- EIncreased employability skills
- EImproved knowledge of soft skills in workplace to maintain a sustainable job
- EDevelop hands-on experience through work experience
- EBetter understanding of current labour market trends and work environment to land a sustainable job.
Eligibility Criteria
Immigration Status + Current resident of BC
- Canadian Citizen
- Permanent Resident
- Refugee with Court Notice of Decision
Employment Status
- Unemployed, multi-barriered Job seeker individual
Student Status
- Not a full-time student
Other
- Not actively participating in another provincially or federally funded labour Market program
*1 item from each category must be met to be eligible
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