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For Immediate Release

June 15, 2004

New Program Helps Youth Find Career Focus

Burlington, ON - The Centre for Skills Development & Training (The Centre) is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new career-planning program for youth: Career Focus for Youth.

This new, one-week program, designed for individuals between the ages of 16 and 25, guides youth through a step-by-step process and helps them to identify and plan for meaningful careers.

Modeled after The Centre’s very successful Career Explorations program, which has helped over 1,800 adults find career direction, Career Focus for Youth includes personality, interest and aptitude assessments, guidance and support from a certified employment counsellor and the development of a detailed, step-by-step “Career Action Plan”. Participants also gain access to The Centre’s Bay Area Employment Resource Centre, which is staffed by three dedicated career specialists and contains a comprehensive array of career decision-making and job search tools.

“One of the things we’ve often heard from participants in our Career Explorations program is how much they wish the program had been available to them when they were younger,” says Nancy Moore, Manager of Career, Business and Education Services at The Centre. “The fact is that few people actually plan their careers. Most of us either stumble into them or else spend 10 years or more moving from job to job trying to find something that fits. In many cases, this results in a great deal of frustration and brings with it significant income and lifestyle implications. By making this program available to youth, we believe that we can help them avoid this trap and get them on their way to leading happier and more prosperous and productive lives!”

The program is limited to just 20 participants per session, with the first session scheduled to start on Monday July 12, 2004.

In addition to the Career Focus for Youth program, The Centre is also offering a Multi-Media for Teens program and its very popular Driver Education program.

The Centre for Skills Development & Training is a leading provider of quality career and workforce development programs, products and services specializing in Pre-Apprenticeship Trades and Technology, Career Planning and Development and Language Skills and Academic Upgrading.