QWORKS is a FREE 20-week Skills Training for Employment Program, assisting members of British Columbiaβs* 2SLGBTQIA+ community facing multiple barriers to find sustainable employment.
The program offers a hybrid model of live online classes and self-paced learning, creating a safe and inclusive space tailored specifically to the unique experiences and needs of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Alongside group sessions, participants receive one-on-one coaching, referrals to personal supports, job placements, and on-the-job training opportunities.
*Not available within the Lower Mainland
QWORKS funding provided through the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement. Program delivery is by ETHOS Career Management Group Ltd.
The Victoria Pride Society acknowledges that it organizes and works on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen Peoples and that the landβs relationships with the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WΜ±SΓNEΔ Peoples have existed since time immemorial. Further to this acknowledgement, the Victoria Pride Society affirms that colonialism and the attitudes and practices that have accompanied it contribute to systemic discrimination and violence against Indigenous Peoples and all marginalized and equity-deserving people. Read more.
