Announcing!

EmployAbilities Career and Employment Centre is now open

Edmonton’s Premiere Centre for Career Information and Employment Placement Services for persons with disabilities,

Our new and innovative Career and Employment Centre is a one stop information centre for:

• Today’s job market
• Apprenticeships
• Education/Career planning
• Computer Access
• Job Opportunities/ Resume development
• Connections to community resources

Register for skill development workshops that can assist you in gaining and retaining employment.

Call 780-423-4106 for more information
Visit our new centre in person at: 4th floor, 10909-Jasper Avenue.

EmployAbilities is..

A community-based charitable non-profit organization, governed by a volunteer board of directors, all of whom have disabilities themselves, that has been providing employment training and services to employers and individuals with disabilities sine 1974.  We offer a variety of employment programs and services to individuals with disabilities, employers and the community at large. We are recognized as a leader in developing programs, services and resources designed to reduce barriers for individuals with disabilities and increase their participation in the labour force. 

Programs

EmployAbilities currently offers six programs designated to assisting individuals with different abilities in not only gaining but retaining employment.  Each program is unique in their own way - insuring to cover the wide range of disabilities in society today. EmployAbilities provides the training, tools and support needed to connect with employers and succeed in today’s job market.

EmployAbilities success is due in no small part to it's dedicated volunteer Board of Directors. Their insight and first hand knowledge of the challenges that persons with disabilities face on an daily basis helps guide them in their duties. Our board sees the big picture and is committed to making certain that EmployAbilitis is able to carry out it's Mission. Our 2010 - 2011 volunteer Board of Directors ....

EmployAbilities success is measured by the successes of individual clients as they navigate their way through multiple barriers and we are proud to tell you that in the past year over 1200 people have inquired and accessed our services.

Over 36 years ago, people with disabilities advocated for reform and believed in the integrity and ability of people with disabilities.  Our commitment to believing and seeing the abilities of people even in their most difficult of circumstances ensures that we will support them as they work to meet their full potential in the workplace.

We celebrate the agency’s personalities where we all have a strong work ethic.  We celebrate and applaud the courage, tenacity, determination and heart that we have seen.   These qualities describe our Board Members, Staff Members and many Volunteers over the past 36 years.  They also describe the qualities of people with disabilities who we are privileged to serve.  We thank them, along with our community partners, our funders and sponsors for continuing to invest in our agency.