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Employment Programs and Community Services
Overview
Effective: December 15, 2007
The Employment Programs and Community Services category provides information about employment supports available through various ministry and non-ministry sources. These include:
- Community Assistance Program (CAP) - provides multi-barriered clients with a range of lifeskill services and supports to enhance their quality of life and to help them participate more fully in their communities.
- Bridging Employment Programs (BEP) - provides services to assist survivors of violence and abuse to overcome employment barriers that prevent them from making successful transitions to sustainable employment.
- British Columbia Employment Program (BCEP) - provides employment services and supports designed to meet the needs of individual BC Employment & Assistance Clients who are deemed Expected to Work or Expected to Work-Medical Condition. The BCEP replaces two of the ministry’s employment programs, Training for Jobs and Job Placement, and includes the employment-focused aspects of the Community Assistance Program.
- Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities (EPPD) – provides a range of specialized services to help individuals with disabilities participate in their communities, pursue their employment goals as they are able, increase their self-reliance, and build skills and experience that may lead to further employment or volunteer opportunities (see Category Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities)
- Direct Purchase (DP) - provides individualized support to clients where contracted services are not available or where clients need employment-related supports to participate in ministry contracted programs
- Non-Ministry Funded Employment Programs and Services - includes major employment programs funded through federal government, provincial government, and other ministry partners
- Training for Jobs (TFJ) - Referrals to this program ended on August 8, 2006; however, the job placement component of the program will continue to November 30, 2008. The new BCEP launched in July 2006, replaces TFJ, Job Placement and the employment components of the original CAP.
Detailed information is available by clicking on the appropriate topic within the Employment Programs and Community Services Category (left hand menu).
