Revelstoke Chamber, Okanagan College launch career skills course

Revelstoke Chamber, Okanagan College launch career skills course

A new career skills certificate launches this summer for Revelstoke employees and employers looking to boost their success in the workforce, thanks to a partnership between the chamber of Commerce and Okanagan College (OC).

Now opening its 2025 Summer Ambassador Program, which awards tourism perks to locals who enrol in courses to help promote the city to visitors, Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce will collaborate with OC’s Revelstoke Centre to deliver a free eight-module certificate that supports professional development.

This latest addition to the Revelstoke Ambassador Program brochure comes at the request of numerous local businesses and has been in the works with OC for more than 18 months, according to Chamber CEO Caroline Lachapelle.

“Many businesses have expressed the need for more opportunities for their staff to gain important career-building skills,” she said in a release. “Our new partnership with Okanagan College is a testament to our joint commitment to workforce attraction and retention in Revelstoke.”

The certificate, titled Career Skills for Success, will build participants’ competence in organizational skills, time and stress management, and conflict resolution, along with generally boosting confidence and expanding career paths for employees and employers alike.

Source: Google News