Program Overview
Project Restart is a FREE 3 ½ week dynamic career planning program that combines group sessions on half-days (morning or afternoon) with weekly individual counselling sessions.
In 3 ½ weeks you can
- Learn more about yourself and explore new options for career change through extensive career and personal assessments in a fun classroom setting
- Prepare a clear Action Plan including possible retraining
- Receive assistance to access resources for labour market research and retraining
- Develop or improve resume and cover letter writing, and interview skills
- Expand your career and job market networks of contacts
- Receive technical and emotional support
- Increase your self-esteem and confidence
The program consists of Three Parts
- Focuses on the SELF, through assessments which measure interests, abilities, values and personality types.
- Focuses on the labour market, networking and informational interviewing. These help you apply what you have learned about yourself to your next career or job best suited for you in today's labour market.
- Focuses on job search skills, job interviewing techniques and resume writing.
Project Restart offers clients access to computers (equipped for disks, cds and USB's), fax machine, phones and a resource library with school and job information.Graduates of our program are invited back indefinitely for further assistance from our staff, to use our computer lab and resource library, or simply to share their successes.
How to Register
To register for Career Planning, either call Project Restart at: 604-599-0005, or call your local Employment Resource Centres at:
Klahoweya:
Phone: 604-584-2008
13629 - 108th Avenue, Surrey, BC
South Delta:
Phone: 604-946-0324
4899 Delta Street, Ladner, BC
Newton:
Phone: 604-501-2224
102-13771-72a Avenue, Surrey, BC
Cloverdale:
Phone: 604-576-3118
101-5783-176a Avenue, Surrey, BC
CERC:
Phone: 604-534-8874
#106 - 20641 Logan Avenue, Langley, BC
Whalley:
Phone: 604-584-0003
Cenral City Mall - Lower Level 10153 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC
History of Project Restart
Project Restart began as a pilot project in 1992 to serve, at that time, clients who were over 40 and who needed a career exploration program. By early 1993, it was apparent that Project Restart would benefit anyone in need of career focus and direction.
Since 1995, Project Restart has served clients aged 19 and older in a fun structured format involving group activities, workshops and one to one counselling appointments. To date, we have helped more than 6,000 clients!
Quality Services
Project Restart is dedicated to the provision of high quality services. We achieve this through:
- Recruitment of skilled and dedicated staff
- Staff training and development
- Continuous quality improvement including regular program reviews, staff input and participation as well as seeking Client feedback
Staff Qualifications
All Career Facilitators have a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology. All Employment Assistants have an Employment Counsellor Diploma or BA.