Youth Services Youth Employment The “Relier les jeunes d’expression anglaise à l’offre provinciale des services d’employabilité et de ressources en matière d’emploi” project aimed to integrate English-speaking youth into Quebec’s workforce. 2017-2021 A 4-year Youth Employment project divided into 2 phases The Youth Employment project involved expanding the capacity of the Centre jeunesse emploi (CJE), increasing in-house employability services as needed, and building awareness of the CJEs and other employability services. Participating organizations identified key barriers to employment for English-speaking youth, including but not limited to: Inadequate spoken or written French skills, or a gap in services available in English Barriers surrounding cultural, technical or required skills Confidence issues about entering the workforce Unawareness or mistrust of the services offered by the CJEs Lack of integration with the French community Failure from employers to recognize the benefits of having English-speaking or bilingual employees Discrimination from colleagues and employers Phase 1 of this initiative is financed by Secrétariat à la jeunesse du Québec Phase 2 is financed by Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise Secrétariat à la jeunesse du Québec From the Document Center Related Youth Employment Resources Aug 25, 2022 Information & Resources Community Showcase MWCN Booklet for Young Workers