{"id":3067,"date":"2025-06-27T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T21:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=3067"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:14:16","slug":"youth-job-training-program-builds-skills-and-community-in-north-cowichan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/youth-job-training-program-builds-skills-and-community-in-north-cowichan\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth job training program builds skills \u2013 and community \u2013 in North Cowichan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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North Cowichan Parks and Recreation held a series of Youth Job Training courses thanks to a Community Connectedness grant from PlanH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Crofton and Chemainus, school breaks are becoming a launchpad for skill-building and connection. Thanks to a PlanH Community Connectedness<\/em> grant, North Cowichan Parks and Recreation has been running a Youth Job Training Series that\u2019s equipping rural youth with real-world skills \u2013 while strengthening their sense of community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative offers in-person training on days when school is not in session, focusing on certifications that prepare youth aged 11 to 18 for entry-level jobs. Sessions are offered at low or no cost, removing financial and transportation barriers that often limit access for rural youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYouth, given the opportunity and access, are eager to learn new skills, gain experience and work toward their future goals,\u201d said Laura McIntyre, Youth Outreach Programmer with North Cowichan Parks and Recreation. \u201cThe success of our Youth Job Training Series project has been so exciting to watch unfold.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That success shows up in the numbers. Since the program began, 44 youth have participated in training sessions, with another 20 expected to take part in upcoming workshops. Every session has either filled or come close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost every training session was full with a waitlist of youth keen to join in on the opportunity,\u201d said McIntyre. \u201cWe loved watching youth engage with their peers as they learned everything from cashier skills to first aid to barista coffee recipes!\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each session not only provided a valuable certification for the youth to add to their resumes, but also encouraged peer connection, community engagement, and a sense of pride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone had fun and walked away with a new sense of confidence, a greater connection to their community, and a certificate to add to their resume,\u201d McIntyre said. \u201cWe are so grateful for the support of BC Healthy Communities for making it possible to bring this opportunity into our local community.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By combining skill development with a focus on local connection, the Youth Job Training Series is helping shape a stronger, more engaged generation in North Cowichan \u2013 one course at a time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Crofton and Chemainus, school breaks are becoming a launchpad for skill-building and connection. Thanks to a PlanH Community Connectedness grant, North Cowichan Parks and Recreation has been running a Youth Job Training Series that\u2019s equipping rural youth with real-world skills \u2013 while strengthening their sense of community.  The initiative offers in-person training on days…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[54,84,23,45,57],"class_list":["post-3067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-planh","tag-bchc","tag-community-story","tag-news","tag-planh","tag-planh-grants"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":9,"label":"PlanH"}],"post_tag":[{"value":54,"label":"BCHC"},{"value":84,"label":"community story"},{"value":23,"label":"News"},{"value":45,"label":"planh"},{"value":57,"label":"PlanH Grants"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cashiercourse-1024x657.jpg",1024,657,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Patrick Dunne","author_link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/author\/bchc_admin\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":9,"name":"PlanH","slug":"planh","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":9,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":9,"category_count":82,"category_description":"","cat_name":"PlanH","category_nicename":"planh","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":54,"name":"BCHC","slug":"bchc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":54,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":84,"name":"community story","slug":"community-story","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":84,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":23,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":23,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":37,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":45,"name":"planh","slug":"planh","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":45,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":34,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":57,"name":"PlanH Grants","slug":"planh-grants","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":57,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3067"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3076,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3067\/revisions\/3076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}