About us
Our Mission
Dedicated to excellence in language training that equips newcomers with the linguistic and essential skills and cultural knowledge required to succeed in the workplace or further education by:
· Providing purposeful and responsive curriculum
· Addressing specific gaps in language skills
· Providing an inclusive, respectful and supportive environment that encourages learning and learner success.
Our Values
· Student-Centred Learning: We encourage the personal and professional growth of our students. Students interact through creative and carefully designed activities.
· Academic excellence and innovation: Striving for excellence and high standards in teaching and learning.
· Respect and diversity: Embracing diversity and providing an inclusive, safe and respectful environment for our students, staff and other stakeholders.
· Support for our employees: Valuing, respecting and investing in our staff.
· Fiscal sustainability, accountability, effective management and corporate social responsibility: Recognizing that we have a responsibility to all our stakeholders to ensure sustainability and financial and ethical accountability, providing effective management and ensuring we emulate the best in social responsibility to our school, city, country and world at large. This includes responsibility towards recycling, reusing, wastage awareness, and more.
· Partnerships: Building partnerships with industry, business, government, and other language and settlement service providers to provide the best service to our students.
· Indigenous knowledge: Acknowledging and respecting that we are located on Treaty One land, the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, we are guided by the need to incorporate reconciliation principles into our curriculum, teaching and attitudes.
Our Vision
To be a school of excellence and integrity that embodies its mission and values and provides linguistic, cultural and essential skills training that enables students to succeed in the workplace and community.
Our Courses
Enhanced English Skills for Employment provides courses that have been developed in response to client needs. Our courses are focused, allowing professional immigrants to concentrate on the areas of study that will help their careers the most.
Our qualified staff members assist about 1,800 immigrants a year to improve their language skills and their understanding of workplace culture.
Our History
In 2000-2001, the Adult Language Training Branch of the Manitoba government recognized the need for business-specific English language training.
In 2002, the initial program began as a part of Employment Projects of Winnipeg. Pronunciation, listening, and writing classes were delivered by three instructors. Approximately 100 clients were served.
The demand for work-related English training continued to increase and in 2006 the English Skills Centre was formed. In April of 2007 the Centre moved to its own, and current, location at 275 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.
In 2010, the Centre was renamed Enhanced English Skills for Employment (EESE). We offer part-time and full-time classes five days a week. We offer 20 to 25 classes per session and serve about 1,800 students per year.
The success of Enhanced English Skills for Employment is largely due to the hard work and dedication of the staff. Their qualifications, flexibility and creative approach help to ensure that the school will continue to evolve and assist immigrant professionals, business and trades people in meeting their goals.
