NextStep - A Youth Experiential Learning Program

Education, Employment, and Services for Youth

Provided by YWCA Metro Vancouver

A free 12-week program to help youth set career and life goals while gaining experience.
A program designed for 16–30 years olds who are feeling stuck and want assistance figuring out their "next step". The YWCA NextStep is a free, 12-week experiential program designed to help youth and young adults set career and life goals, and gain real-world experience through:
  • A community project
  • Volunteering
  • Employment
  • Further education
Program Highlights:
  • Six weeks of in-class workshops
  • Four weeks of one-to-one support
  • Hands-on experience through participation in a community project
  • Financial incentives for completion of milestones
  • Connections and referrals to wraparound supports based on individual participant needs
  • Certifications such as WHMIS, SuperHost, FoodSafe Level 1, Emergency First Aid and Serving It Right
  • Personalized action plans and individualized support to achieve them
  • Participants will also receive a completion bonus and additional supports

Eligibility:
  • Between the ages of 16 and 30 years old
  • Unemployed or underemployed
  • Legally eligible to work in Canada
  • Experiencing barriers to employment or further education
  • Willing and able to participate in six weeks of group-based workshops, three days per week

In-person cohorts in Port Coquitlam and Prince George; virtual option available province-wide. Register online to join an upcoming program cohort.

Website: https://ywcavan.org/nextstep

236-985-4551 (Port Coquitlam)

Public email: nextsteppoco@ywcavan.org

#305, 2540 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 3W4

778-554-0545 (Prince George)

Public email: nextsteppg@ywcavan.org

#204, 411 Quebec Street, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 1W5

Cost: No cost

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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh), Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Harrison Mills, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Education
Employment
  • Employment Support
Services for Youth
Ways to Access
  • Provided at multiple locations
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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