Youth projects
The Youth projects are development and coaching programs intended for youth. To participate, you must meet the admission criteria. These differ from one youth project to the next, so make sure to check and see if you are admissible. Like the basic services, the Youth projects are offered free of charge to all Laval residents.
The following projects are identified as a means to meet the new challenges facing Quebec youth and thus to ensure that our society grows. The list of all programs that are part of the Stratégie d’action jeunesse 2009-2014 is accessible to everyone at the following Web site : http://jeunes.gouv.qc.ca/
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[+] IDEO 16/17
Financed by the Secrétariat à la Jeunesse
IDEO 16/17 is a youth project mainly offered in the educational sector that aims to provide you with personalized coaching. If you are 16 or 17 years old, and have abandoned your studies or are thinking about doing so, IDEO 16/17 can help you. The workshops and activities linked to this project will help you to become motivated to pursue your education by giving you control over your study path. IDEO 16/17 is a youth project known for its way of coaching youth that increases their success rate within the framework of the “Défi de l’éducation et de l’emploi” program of the Stratégie d’action jeunesse 2009-2014.
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[+] Jeunes en action
Financed by Emploi-Québec Laval
For those aged 18 to 24 who have stopped going to school and are unemployed, Jeunes en action offers intensive coaching aimed at helping them integrate into the workforce, retain a job, return to school or achieve a personalized occupational project. With internships and a variety of activities that are as meaningful as they are interesting, you will discover your capacity to develop your autonomy in finding a job or planning a return to school. Jeunes en action is a recognized way to coach youth in their integration into the workforce and their job retention within the framework of the educational and occupational challenges of the Stratégie d’action jeunesse 2009-2014.
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[+] Défi de l'entrepreneuriat jeunesse
Financed by the Secrétariat à la Jeunesse
Défi de l'entrepreneuriat jeunesse and its network of awareness promotion officers are part of a strategy to promote a real entrepreneurship culture among today’s youth. CJEL’s youth entrepreneurship promotion officers are responsible for the promotion, development and support of youth entrepreneurship initiatives within organizations, educational institutions and the community. The activities and workshops held at schools and organizations spark in participants their desire to embrace self-fulfillment and action. The Défi and the network of awareness promotion officers are designed to boost the development of Quebec’s entrepreneurial culture within the framework of the Défi de l’entrepreneuriat of the Stratégie d’action jeunesse 2009-2014.
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[+] Québec pluriel
Financed by Emploi-Québec Laval
Québec pluriel is a mentoring program designed to support the participation of immigrant youth. If you are a member of a visible minority or a cultural community, have recently arrived in Quebec, or have lived here for less than five years, you are eligible to participate in this youth project. By participating, you will be able to benefit from coaching that will ease your way into the workforce or a course of studies, while helping you to familiarize yourself with Quebec culture and society. Québec pluriel has been identified as a means of action to help you integrate into the workforce within the framework of the Défi de la diversité of the Stratégie d'action jeunesse 2009-2014.
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[+] Agreements with Emploi-Québec Laval
The following projects have access to financing from Emploi-Québec
[+] Jeunes volontaires
Financed by Emploi-Québec Laval
Jeunes volontaires is designed to enable you to gain knowledge, develop your abilities, and live an enriching experience by achieving a project that is close to your heart in a field of interest to you. Jeunes volontaires projects can be undertaken by individuals as well as by groups of up to seven youths. To participate, you must be between the ages of 16 and 29. A Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Laval counsellor can help you implement your project.
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[+] Guidance counselling for Emploi-Québec clientele
Financed by Emploi-Québec Laval
If through Emploi-Québec you have the possibility to obtain financial support to return to school, this guidance process is for you. If you haven’t gotten such a reference, you simply need to apply at your Centre local d’emploi (CLE). This approach enables you to choose one or more training programs that respect the criteria of Emploi-Québec. To do this, you will be asked to participate in group activities during which you will take part in different self-knowledge exercises as well as two psychometric tests that measure your interests and aptitudes. You will also explore trades, professions and training programs. Finally, you will have an individual meeting with a counsellor to draw up an action plan that will help you reach your career goals.
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