• Combined Skills Programs provide opportunities for second language learners at intermediate and advanced levels of English to obtain career training/worksite experience with tailored ESL instruction. Students graduate with marketable job skills, effective communication skills and cultural competence for the workplace. Graduates earn a VCC certificate and are job ready.
• All programs are full-time and taught by two instructors; a skills specialist and a qualified ESL teacher. The skills instructor develops theory and practical skills and the ESL instructor develops communications skills for training and employment. Students are prepared to conduct a successful job search. The following combined skills programs are offered at Vancouver Community College:
  • Home Support/Resident Care Attendant/ESL
  • Culinary Arts/ESL
  • Hairstyling/ESL
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/ESL
  • Accounting/ESL

Alberta

Bow Valley College, Calgary
Accounting Assistant – ESL Certificate
The Accounting Assistant ESL Program is a 44-week program designed for unemployed immigrants who wish to work in entry-level positions in the field of accounting but lack the language and occupational skills to do so. The program provides occupational as well as English as a Second Language (ESL) training. The ESL training is customized to ensure students learn to effectively function in a Canadian workplace and can handle the training textbooks and materials. The program includes both theory and practice of accounting principles, as well as computerized accounting software. Students will learn how to set up, open and operate a complete set of books, including the preparation of financial statements. Core business skills such as general office procedures, Microsoft Word and Excel, and common accounting software programs will also be covered.

Norquest College, Edmonton
ESL Trades
The ESL Trades Program is for immigrants with training and experience in a trade. This program enables students to develop pre-trade skills, find work in their trade or occupation, and lead them towards becoming qualified in their field. In this program students also improve upon their English, and learn job search skills such as researching potential employers and resume writing.

Manitoba

Red River College, Winnipeg

English for Business Purposes is a program designed for students who have a background or interest in business. Students will develop language skills that will enable them to interact in a business environment or pursue further training. This advanced level program will assist students in reading and understanding business materials, writing reports, and developing business vocabulary. Oral skills will be developed through classroom presentations and discussions. Information about business will be gained through informational interviews, research assignments, business speakers, and a work experience component.