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North West Regional College
www.nwrc.sk.ca.
Serving a large geographic area, North West Regional College
provides a wide variety of training and services. Its two main
campuses are located in North Battleford and Meadow Lake,
with other offi ces in Spiritwood, St. Walburg, and Unity. Programs
are offered at other communities throughout the region where
needed.
University classes range from first year classes to a Masters
degree program in Education. Students can complete all four years of
their Bachelor degree in Education at the Meadow Lake Campus.
Health and community service programs are available, in addition to the
many training opportunities in the trades and in business. An increasing
amount of industry training has developed recently, including many
of the safety training courses required by the oil and gas sector.
Academic upgrading enables students to improve their educational and
employment prospects.General interest classes and computer training
provide professional development opportunities in a wide range of
courses.
In addition to programming, the College also provides career
counseling services to the public and to business and industry. A
comprehensive resource centre is available.
Contact:
For more information about the College, visit www.nwrc.sk.ca.
Northwest Community Futures
Development Corporation
Growing communities one idea at a time.
Community Futures provides a range of support services to help
entrepreneurs build successful businesses that will have positive impact
on rural communities.
Financial Assistance
Advisory services and Mentorship
Community development assistance
Contact:
761c - 106th Street
North Battleford, SK
Phone - 446-3200
Toll free - 1-877-446-2332
E-mail - info@northwestcf.com
Website: www.northwestcf.com
Playtime Co-operative Childcare
This non-profi t parent co-operative is licensed to provide childcare
services for 73 children aged six weeks to 12 years. The centre is open
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Playtime Childcare
provides full-time, part-time and drop-in childcare services.
Arrangements can be made for school age children up to 12 years of
age to come for noon lunch as well as before and after school.
Daily, pre-kindergarten skills are learned. All activities are designed
with each individual child’s needs in mind. We do this by combining a
learn through play and informal instruction philosophy. Programming
is developed and implemented by staff trained in Early Childhood
Education.
Children with special needs are integrated within the center and
individual programs designed specifi cally for each child allow them to
participate in all areas.
A hot lunch and two snacks are provided each day.
Families with low incomes, single parents or students can apply for
childcare subsidies.
Contact:
Judy Schaffer - Director
251- 21st Street West
Battleford, SK
Phone - 937-3184
Prairie Employment Program Inc.
Prairie Employment Program Inc. (1977) (PEP) is a non-profi t
community-based organization which is governed by a local board of
directors. PEP is funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced
Education, Employment and Immigration (AEEI) and the
Government of Canada through Service Canada (SC).
PEP’s mandate is to assist clients by establishing realistic employment
goals, designing programs focused on solid outcomes and providing
follow-up services and supports to ensure long-term success in the
workforce.
PEP works with unemployed individuals sixteen and over who offer
a variety of skills and are seeking employment. Through the dynamics
of one-to-one counselling and the Skills Training Employability
Plan (STEP) employment continuum, the agency provides services
to facilitate career decision making, skills enhancement, employment
preparation, work experience and work assessments. Along the
STEP stairway, the agency offers an array of employment supports
through the CAPACITIES Project which assist persons with disabilities
and barriers to participate as fully as possible in the labour market. The
Investing I ti iin bbusinesses i
Supporting local entrepreneurs
Building communities one idea at a time
Community
Futures Northwest
761C 106
www.northwestcf.com 1-877-446-2332
th Street, North Battleford, SK
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