How CORCAN works with offenders
The CORCAN Employment and Employability Program (EEP) provides offenders with what they need to get and keep employment when they return to the community. It helps them:
- acquire employment and employability skills
- develop the pro-social attitudes and behaviours that are valued by employers
- gain technical skills
Offenders can learn and then practice the skills and behaviours in real-life work environments like:
- CORCAN supervised on-the-job training
- employment assignments in other areas of Correctional Service Canada (CSC), or
- with private industry partners
To help offenders achieve their reintegration objectives, CORCAN works with:
- CSC operational sites
- other government departments
- community organizations, and
- private industry
The EEP helps improve offenders' chances of finding and maintaining sustainable employment as part of a safe and successful reintegration into the community.
The various parts of the program include:
Services and information
Community employment services
Discover resources and information for both offenders and potential employers. Identify the role of employment coordinators.
On-the-job training
Learn about on-the-job training for offenders both in the institutions and at CORCAN community industries.
Essential skills training
Learn about the National Employability Skills Program. Discover how the program prepares offenders to find and maintain employment when they return to the community.
Apprenticeship programs
Get information about apprenticeships opportunities for offenders and the Red Seal Program.
CORCAN vocational training
Learn about vocational training for offenders.