Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce

Would your company benefit from English at Work?

• Do you have employees with skill and expertise who work below their potential because English is not their first language?
• Do employees indicate they understand you when you sense that they don't?
• Have you needed a translator to provide or receive information from staff?
• Do you have to assign workers to supervisors who share their language?
• Could misunderstandings or mistakes be avoided with better English proficiencies? 

Clear communication is essential to the success of any business.  If your business employs immigrant workers whose English skills need improvement the Pembina Valley English at Work Project can help.
The English at Work program, established in 1983 by the Province of Manitoba, is designed to assist businesses and organizations with the English language training supports they need with immigrant employees. Click here for the Workplace Contribution page
What the program offers

• Trained and experienced Adult English as an Additional Language (EAL) instructors
• Practical, job-specific English language training
• Professional language and communication assessments to identify your workplace needs and assist with development of guidelines for hiring
• Language training designed to complement other workplace training
• English communication addressed together with Canadian and workplace culture
• Advice for improved overall workplace communication practices
• Shared investment in training costs

Click here for the EAW Contribution page
On-site Workplace Specific Classes:
The primary focus of the Pembina Valley English at Work Project is on-site, workplace specific classes.   There are currently 7 workplaces that partner with the program to provide English language training for their immigrant employees.  Instructor costs are shared between the program and the employer. 

• Assistance for Smaller Businesses – Not enough immigrant employees for a class?  We can set up a class combining learners from different businesses.  Alternatively, funds are available to offer on-site, workplace specific tutorials for individuals or small groups.

Contact the EAW Coordinator (Click Here to email) to find out how this could assist your business.

Community Based Skills Classes:
Skills classes are higher-level (Canadian Language Benchmark level 5+) skill-specific classes which provide English training for immigrants who wish to obtain gainful employment, or to work towards receiving accreditation for their professional certification.
Skills classes take place outside of the workplace, and are at no cost to the employer or to the learner.
Click here for the Skills page