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SPELL
(Partenariat sectoriel pour le renforcement de l'apprentissage des langues)

 Discover an enriched online learning experience tailored to enhance workplace communication in English, available province-wide through collaborations with various organizations and companies. Our diverse clientele spans long-term care, food processing, manufacturing, construction, hospitality sectors, home care, and security services with a primary focus on elevating communication skills within the Canadian context.

 

 Specialty curriculum is provided for students in long-term care and home care. Launched in June 2024, a Leadership Communication curriculum is now offered for those in leadership roles or working towards a management position.

 

 This comprehensive program hones speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills that are specifically geared towards the workplace, aligning with the Canadian Language Benchmarks. Through dynamic elements such as role-play, class discussions, breakout room interactions, and individual assignments, participants sharpen their essential communication abilities. The program aims to instill confidence, fluency, and an acute awareness of both verbal and non-verbal Canadian communication practices.

 

 Funded by Labour, Skills and Immigration, eligibility is open to:

   

   1.    Canadian citizens born outside Canada

   2.    Individuals awaiting statutory checks: Individuals from all immigration categories except Nova Scotia Nominees, who have been selected, in Canada or overseas, to become permanent residents and intend to settle in Nova Scotia, pending completion of medical, security and criminal verifications, and who have been informed by a letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

   3.    Nova Scotia Nominees: foreign nationals and their dependents who have been nominated under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program but have not yet received Permanent Resident status.

   4.    Permanent Residents of Canada other than:

      a) Permanent Residents of Canada - Nova Scotia Nominees

      b) Permanent Residents of Canada – Refugees

   5.    Permanent Residents of Canada - Nova Scotia Nominees: foreign nationals and their dependents who have been nominated under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and have become Permanent Residents.

   6.    Permanent Residents of Canada – Refugees: Convention refugees and protected persons overseas who have been selected for resettlement in Canada by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and have obtained Permanent Resident status.

   7.    CUAET Visa Holders

 Our SPELL partnerships continue to expand to other sectors. Join us in transforming workplace communication skills and fostering professional growth.

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Barbara Thompson
Coordonatrice du programme SPELL
YMCA du Grand Halifax et Dartmouth
Centre de services aux immigrants du YMCA
104-7071, chemin Bayer, Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse, B3L 2C2 
Téléphone : 902-222-4222
Courriel : barbara.thompson@halifax.ymca.ca
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