The Skills for Life and Work Program

The Skills for Life and Work program helps you find, secure and maintain meaningful employment.

About the Program

Employment Services for People with Multiple Barriers

Back in Motion Skills for Life and Work Program is a 6 week cohort-based program designed to assist individuals with multiple barriers to employment by providing individuals with training in soft skills, essential skills and job readiness skills.

By participating in this program, you will gain the skills needed to find, secure, and maintain meaningful employment.

This 6-week cohort-based training is designed to support you to employment, and will provide you with:

✔ Employment Counselling

✔ Job Readiness Skills

✔ Essential Skills Training

✔ Occupational Skills Training

✔ Technology support (for participants who qualify)

✔ *NEW* $100 Training Completion Bonus, for participants who complete all 6 weeks of training with us

✔ Job Coaching & Job Placement support for up to three months after the training

This program is funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement; through the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.

Currently, due to Covid-19 pandemic, our cohorts have transitioned to virtual classes and one-on-one video-conferencing meetings. When pandemic is over, and it is safe for participants and staff, our cohorts will return to in-person classroom delivery.

Program Eligibility

Are you…

A Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or protected person legally entitled to work in Canada
A BC Resident
Unemployed or Precariously Employed
Not a full-time student
Not actively participating in or receiving financial supports from another provincially or federally-funded labour market program.

Get in Touch!

For general inquiries and to register to our program, complete the form below.

Note: The Skills for Life and Work program is only eligible for BC residents.

Who Is This Program For?

The Back in Motion Skills for Life and Work program supports persons with multiple barriers to employment.

“Multiple-barriers” is defined as individuals facing two or more barriers to employment, including:

Unstable Housing
Recovering from addiction
Prior criminal justice involvement
Mental health challenges, mental illness
Social networks and connections
Recent work experience
Canadian work experience

Low literacy skills
Limited English language skills
Low self-esteem
Low Income or no income
Young adult at risk (18-24)
Older Worker (55+)
Survivor of violence and/or abuse

Individuals can self-refer if they identify with multiple barriers to employment.

If you are a community organization or agency, visit our Refer a Client page.

Meet Your Team

Enroll Today!

Back in Motion Employment provides industry-leading, professional employment solutions, to assist people in overcoming barriers and reaching their full employment potential.

Our Back in Motion Skills for Life and Work team is ethnically diverse, and includes multi-lingual professionals from around the world. Services are delivered in English only, but we have staff members that speak Portuguese, Spanish, Farsi/Persian, Arabic and Japanese, in addition to English.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide industry-leading, professional employment solutions, to assist people in overcoming barriers and reaching their full employment potential.

Back in Motion Employment provides industry-leading, professional employment solutions, to assist people in overcoming barriers and reaching their full employment potential.

Guided by our motivation to transform lives and build vibrant communities, our services address both sides of employment-related challenges: the job seeker’s need for meaningful and sustainable employment, and the labour shortage experienced by BC employers.

Recognized as leaders in customer service and satisfaction, our personable and professional staff have extensive experience supporting individuals with diverse needs to achieve employment. We are proud to serve vulnerable populations (immigrants and refugees, persons with disabilities (physical, mental, developmental, intellectual), older workers (55+), youth at risk (15-30), individuals at risk for homelessness and/or recovering from addictions.

Program Gallery

Program Testimonials

We are so thankful to have such amazing program members who have taken the time to share their experiences with us.

"I think this program covered a number of my work experiences that makes me a strong candidate for job. I would also like to assure you that I am very excited about the opportunity here..."

"...I am very fortunate to that I have come to know a very helpful, skilled, and supportive person like you who shed the light on the pathway I must walk on so I can rediscover myself and the world around me..."

"...I was worried that I am not eligible for this program but when I was accepted into the program I felt that I am very lucky person to be accepted into this program..."