WEST Centre - Winkler

WEST Centre Winkler

 

WEST Centre Winkler  provides one-to-one, individualized Essential Skills training solutions and evaluation services leading to learning plans, training and human resource solutions or direct referrals to appropriate external agencies.   

Drop-In Hours and Location 

Regular Hours:  Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30 - 6:30.

The WEST Centre Winkler is located in the Regional Connections annex at 725 Main Street in Winkler (the former Courtesy Motors dealership). We offer drop-in hours at our centre on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 6:30 PM. If you have an education, training or career goal in mind, drop in and talk to an instructor about your Essential Skills needs.

All services are free.

Current Essential Skills programming includes:

WEST - Workplace Essential Skills Training is available in all 9 Essential Skills for:

  • Existing workers
  • Pre-employed or underemployed
  • Apprenticeship, pre-college, and Trades qualifiers
  • Immigrants (note that all instruction is only in English and we suggest a CLB of 5 or higher)
  • Aboriginals

    Apprenticeship WEST (aWEST) - By referral from our Winnipeg main location, we provide trades-focused Essential Skills refresher training. 

    Mathematics for Manufacturing – A self-paced course for workers in manufacturing settings, focuses on such Numeracy Skills as fractions, decimals, converting to and from metric, measurement, tolerances, and more. Participants receive a card upon successful completion.

    Digital Technology– Individualized instruction is available in basic computing skills. We use Windows based systems and programs common to most businesses. Limited space is available.

    More to come!

    Coming soon:

    Foundations of Blueprint Reading

    For further information, contact the Centre at west.winkler@wem.mb.ca or through our toll-free number 1-866-704-6118.