E-learning Tools - Work-readiness Skills Action Plan

Work Readiness Skills: Making Learning Accessible to Achieve Employability

Oakville

Organization	vpi Oakville Employment Assessment Centre
Address	476 Morden Road, Unit #102, Oakville, ON L6K 3W6
Contact Person	Luis Vasquez, Programme Coordinator
Phone	905-338-2190
Fax	905-338-1322
Email	luisvasquez@vpi-inc.com
Website	www.vpi-inc.com
Services
Hours of Operation	8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday
Community Access (y/n)
# of Computer Stations
# With Internet Access
Fee for Use?	None
Accessibility Features or Equipment
Staff Trained on Adaptive Equipment
Contact Person for Accessible Equipment
Plans for Accessible Equipment
Entrance	Wheelchair accessible
Washrooms	Wheelchair accessible
Training Rooms
Plans for Accessibility
Issues Preventing Accessibility
Accessibility of Website
Website Advertise Availability of Adaptive Equipment and Support	Not at this time
Partnerships or Affiliations	yes
Government Support	yes
Charitable Support	yes
Programs to Develop Employability Skills	vpi is an Employment Assessment Centre, we refer clients to appropriate service providers once an action plan is outlined.
Programs targeted to Persons With Disabilities	Yes
Cost	No, all services are free of charge
Criteria for Participation	None, every one in need of employment services are welcome.
Monitoring Success	Yes, by number of participants being assessed, referred, employed or going back to school full time.
Participant Feedback	Clients join our information session.
Follow up Program	Yes, we use Service Canada’s monitoring system by where we need to be in touch with the client at all times or close the file.
Obstacles Facing Program
Is Program Well Utilized
Marketing & Recruitment	Yes, we are currently conducting a massive advertisement program through newspapers, posters, flyers and of course through Service Canada.
Organizational Level of Programming Decisions
Other	Vpi is the Organization responsible for Employment Assessment in Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Orangeville, Caledon, Georgetown, Brampton and Hamilton.