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EMPLOYMENT AND COUNSELLING

This section rounds up available resources for employment seekers.

Do you feel lost when facing the numerous programs? Is your job hunting difficult? Do you need to improve your English or French skills? At the VFC, we are here to help you!

Clientele

  • People actively seeking a job or contemplating a return to employment or studies;
  • Spouses of service members;
  • Retired service members;
  • Reservists;
  • Children of service members who are 18 years of age or older;
  • Anglophones from the civilian community in the Quebec Region.

Pin-pointing your future career perspectives will help motivate you on your job search.

Mission

Help the person to establish a career project that takes into account their interests, their skills, and their experiences, and also that allows them to join the labour market in a satisfying and lasting manner.


Three main services
are offered in French or in English for free.

Services

Educational and professional counselling:

  • Needs assessment;
  • Interests, values and skills assessment, self-knowledge;
  • Customized psychometric tests;
  • Educational and occupational information;
  • Financial support Information;
  • Cumulative record evaluation.

Job-search assistance :

  • Job Search Strategies;
  • Résumé and presentation letter writing;
  • Techniques for successful interviews, contacting employers and monitoring the job market;
  • External resources reference in case of need.

Useful links to raise the consciousness on entrepreneurship

Resource Center

  • Individual support at any time;
  • Internet and word processing;
  • Educational and occupational information;
  • Labour market information;
  • Job board and daily newspaper access
  • Photocopy and fax service;
  • Business directories.

Knowing a second language is important for today’s labour market.

Language Courses (English And French)

Clientele

  • Service members
  • Spouses of service members
  • B and C class reservists
  • A class reservists
  • Civilians (The priority will go to the service members’ community.)

Registration fees

  • Military spouses, military personnel and reservists (Classes B and C), $50
  • Civilians and reservists (Class A). $100.

Employment And Counselling

Emploi-Québec
Public service of Canada
Public service of Québec
Voice of English-speaking Québec
Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation et des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec
Monemploi.com
Inforoute