Skills Enterprise
The Skills and Experience Development Initiative for Francophones and Newcomers
Launched by Campus Saint-Jean in January 2025, this program is designed to help Francophones and newcomers better integrate into the Alberta economy. Skills Enterprise: Skills and Experience Development Program for Francophones and Newcomers – Campus Saint-Jean is supported by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, and the ¶®É«µÛ.
The program will offer a variety of training paths for interested individuals. Participants will be admitted as a cohort with each cohort focussed on a particular theme. The program will consist of approximately four weeks of training followed by a three-month internship where participants will be mentored by experts in their fields.
This initiative will help people who want to integrate into the Alberta economy, either by working for an organisation or by setting up a business that fits into the local economy. Tuition fees will be $1,500 per person.
Available Training Paths
This program is aimed at people who would like to study in the university sector here at Campus Saint-Jean. People interested in completing research, setting up a virtual bookshop, developing a database, setting up their own business, etc. are asked to consider enrolling in this program.
The program first ran February 10, 2025, to May 30, 2025.
This program is aimed at people who would like to work in a school environment. Under this program, participants will follow a program that prepares them for a position in a school system, such as student assistant, teacher assistant, reception, payroll, bus driver, caretaker, etc. This program could also be of interest to people who have trained elsewhere in education and would like to take a program that introduces them to Alberta's school culture.
The first cohort of this program ran from March 3, 2025, to June 20, 2025.
The ‘Skills Enterprise - Hospitality Industry’ programme was developed in collaboration with a dozen hotel chains located in Edmonton. These partner hotels seek to offer employment to individuals who complete this training.
The programme consists of one week of initial training at Campus Saint-Jean, followed by a 12-week internship at a hotel. The goal is to facilitate your transition to employment and integration into the job market.
The tasks performed during the internship vary, depending in particular on your level of English proficiency. The programme will conclude with a review meeting, the presentation of a certificate and an end-of-internship ceremony to celebrate the graduates.
The initial training will take place in person at Campus Saint-Jean from 27 to 31 October 2025. It will be followed by a 12-week internship, which will end on 15 January 2026.
This project has been developed in collaboration with Catholic schools in Calgary and Edmonton. The tasks performed will vary, depending on the level of English proficiency.