THEO BC http://www.theobc.org
Profile of Career College/Trade School
The British Columbia Society of Training for Health and Employment Opportunities, popularly known as THEO BC, was founded in 1976. It is a nonprofit private career college that offers a variety of job-related courses to people with permanent disabilities and mental health issues. These courses are accredited by the PCTIA of BC and are conducted with the help of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The courses at THEO BC are specially designed for folks of all ages who have psychiatric, physical, sensory, and other disabilities. The staff at THEO BC checks out a student’s interests, abilities, and skills to admit them to a suitable course. Some of the programs at THEO BC include courses in auto body repair, counseling, customer service, therapeutic recreation, cashiering, radiography, and office administration. THEO BC offers both community-based training and in-house training at its 12 campuses in British Columbia located at Kamloops, Kelowna, Langley, Merritt, New Westminster, Penticton, Port Coquitlam, Prince George, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and Vernon. The college has more than 70 trained instructors and counselors. THEO BC has partnerships with companies, government and the community to provide training and placements to its students. Graduates of THEO BC have got volunteer positions, part-time jobs or full-time paid employment as customer service clerks, janitors, machine operators, health care workers, data entry clerks, cooks, sales executives, or assembly line workers.
Key School Links
Admissons Information
Programs
ACE Job Search Program - Employment Related Services
ACHIEVE Planning & Placement Services (MEIA) - Employment Related Services
ACT Pre-employment Services (MEIA) - Pre-Employment Services
AIM Employment Services - Employment Related Services
Automotive Parts / Sales Clerk Diploma - Retail Focus
Bank Customer Service Representative Diploma - Office Focus
Call Centre Clerk Diploma - Office Focus
Career Exploration (Coastal Health) - Pre-Employment Services
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner Diploma - Building Service Focus
Cashier Diploma - Retail Focus
Computer Fundamentals Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Cooking Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Craft Leisure Program - Continuing Education and Leisure
Data Entry Clerk Diploma - Office Focus
Drop-In Computers Leisure Program - Continuing Education and Leisure
Gardengate: Healthy Living Through Gardening - Continuing Education and Leisure
Gardening Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Grocery Clerk / Deli Clerk Diploma - Retail Focus
Information Clerk Diploma - Office Focus
Internet Cafe Leisure Program - Continuing Education and Leisure
Internet Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Janitor / Custodian Diploma - Building Service Focus
Light Duty Cleaner Diploma - Building Service Focus
Office Assistant Diploma - Office Focus
Project Days Leisure Program - Continuing Education and Leisure
Room Attendant Diploma - Building Service Focus
Sales Associate Diploma - Retail Focus
Sewing Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Supported Education - Continuing Education and Leisure
Supported Employment - Employment Related Services
Vehicle Cleaner Diploma - Building Service Focus
Warehouse Worker Diploma - Retail Focus
Wellness Course - Continuing Education and Leisure
Window Cleaner Diploma - Building Service Focus
Program Keywords: Automotive and Auto Technician
Banking, Insurance and Financial Services
Computer Networking and Internet Security
Construction, Surveying and Building
Cooking and Baking
Customer Service and Call Centre
Education
Employment and Career Counselling
Fashion Design and Merchandising
General Art
General Computing
General Office
Health Care
Information Technology
Internet and Web Design
Merchandising and Retail
Office Management and Administration
Recreation, Leisure and Sports
Sales and Marketing
Sewing
Campus/School Location(s)
- THEO BC - Kamloops
- THEO BC - Kelowna
- THEO BC - Langley
- THEO BC - Merritt
- THEO BC - New Westminster
- THEO BC - Penticton
- THEO BC - Port Coquitlam
- THEO BC - Prince George
- THEO BC - Richmond
- THEO BC - Surrey
- THEO BC - Vancouver
- THEO BC - Vernon
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