Richmond Women’s Centre helps immigrant women to be work ready

Since its inception in 2008 a popular program in Richmond has helped women from all corners of the earth get ready for work in Canada. Work Ready, offered by the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre, is a free, three-month, intensive program that offers 24 hours of basic computer skills training in Microsoft Word and Excel and 26 hours of English writing and communication lessons and homework. Work Ready students also receive 18 class hours focused on job search skills.

Since 2008 Vancity has the supported Work Ready program with community project grants totalling $40,000. Also, Vancity’s Richmond Branch delivers financial literacy sessions for participants of this program and other programs at the centre.