WHAT WE DO: EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Our services are designed to respond to the growing demand of qualified skilled and un-skilled workers in the areas of construction and hospitality. Our solutions are both international and domestic based.

Putting it simply we provide employers with an A-Z service that includes recruiting potential employees domestically and to the recruiting, training and hiring of international workers.

We will provide a win-win solution that will allow business to focus on maximizing opportunity in their area of specialization.

NEED

The need for labour in Canada and specifically British Columbia has been well documented:

The present shortage is just 'the tip of the iceberg,' Conference Board of Canada warns”- Vancouver Sun Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Most (62%) of the private Canadian companies surveyed felt labour shortages were slowing their growth, but in B.C. that number was closer to 66%. Documented -Michael Kane, Vancouver Sun

Published: Wednesday, December 20, 2006

One of the challenges everybody in B.C. is wrestling with right now is that it's not just one or two sectors of the economy. We are seeing across-the-board demand”- Vancouver Sun Wednesday, June 21, 2006

WHO WE ARE

LifelongEd.net (LLE) is a division of edcomtech consulting, a full service education and employment consulting facility formed in 1996. Our primary objectives as an organization are to assist, inform and support education and employment information seekers and help them to achieve their goals. Our corporate philosophy is based on the notion that consumers of education and employment services require individualized attention and assistance when working to obtain their educational and employment objectives.

OUR REFERENCES

We have spent the last 10 years gaining a reputation based on reliable and professional service. In those years we have nurtured and maintained many relationships in the business and government communities of whom could attest to the positives of our business practices.

CLIENT LIST

Kwantlen University College, Surrey BC
Development and Coordination of Semester on the Rail

St. Soldier Education Public School System, India
Coordination of secondary high school program for 26 schools in conjunction with Alberta Distance Learning Centre

Penergy Education Centre, China
Co-development of the China –Canada teacher student exchange program

Service Plus Training Institute, Calgary AB
Proposal development for youth education training programs

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Training Centre, Vancouver
Coordination and facilitation of Service Canada Sponsored Skills Link Youth Employment Programs

Vancouver Career College, Surrey BC
Development of Strategic plan for tutoring Centre

Cedar Foundation, Vancouver
Development of a distance-learning center for at risk youth

Canadian Technical Trades Institute, Surrey BC
Co-coordination of remote training programs in construction and trades

Vancouver School Board, Vancouver
Development of the publication “Career Guide to the 21^st Century” Employers

MTZ Entertainment, Richmond
Creation of Professional development curriculum for professional musicians

Care Canada Employment Services, Vancouver
Creation of professional development training programs for client lists

Silver Creek Lumber Mill, Abbotsford
HR development training and employee recruitment services

Rainbow Multicultural Magazine, Surrey BC
Development of magazine’s strategic Plan

Altima Contracting, Vancouver
HR development training and employee recruitment services

Cheema and Sons, Abbotsford
HR development training and employee recruitment services

Deaf Blind Rubella Association, Richmond
Development of organization’s strategic plan

Additional Employers, Vancouver BC
Provided employee recruitment for over 55 employers Since October 2003

SERVICE TO EMPLOYERS - STEP BY STEP

Recruiting takes time and cumbersome especially when dealing with potential international employees. We provide a very methodical process which includes:

STEP 1: Introduction (15 minutes)

Present our services
Meet with employers and to present potential employees
Survey employers for future need

Step 2: Screening of potential employees

We only present qualified workers for positions in which there is a need this includes.

Resume analysis
Credential verification
Reference check
Interview ( in person or telephone)
Job Offer

Step 3: Foreign worker documentation

All documentation ( eg foreign worker visa)and government inquiries will be managed by LLE in consultation with the employer.

Step 4: Employee settlement and transition

Staff members are already in place to ensure that the employee has a complete transition plan for life in Canada which includes settlement, health access and other living requirements. The goal is to ensure that the employee is ready to begin work.

WHERE DO WE RECRUIT FROM

Currently we are recruiting workers from the UK, India and Vietnam

OTHER SERVICE AREAS

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LLE provides accredited education and training in construction and hospitality. This training is domestically and internationally based. More information about these services is forthcoming. Please ask an LLE representative for more information.

FOREIGN WORKER CREDENTIALING

LLE works with companies and individuals to facilitate the credentialing of workers in their particular area of expertise. This includes:

Obtaining information required to write challenge exams for credentialing. In British Columbia it would be under the authority of the Industry Training Authority for Alberta the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT).

prepare materials for employees writing challenge exams in their designated areas

Please ask an LLE representative for more information.