Workshops Offering Readiness, Knowledge, and Skills (WORKS)
WORKS gives you flexible, no-cost workshops designed to help you strengthen your skills, grow your confidence, and move toward meaningful employment with purpose and clarity.
About the WORKS program
You deserve a career path that fits your goals, not the other way around.
WORKS is a free, customizable employment workshop program for Albertans who want to upskill, overcome barriers, and open the door to new opportunities. Whether you're exploring your next step or preparing for employment, you can mix and match the workshops that meet you where you're at.
Participate in-person or online and learn at a pace that works for you. Every workshop is designed to be practical, engaging, and supportive so you gain real skills you can use right away.
WORKS is funded by the Province of Alberta in partnership with the Government of Canada.
How do I apply?
Eligible individuals can enroll in this program at no cost.
To apply, click the link below to see Lifemark WORKS upcoming workshops and register for a session.
Sign up for a workshopCall 866-454-9123 or email [email protected] for more information.
Lifemark Calgary/Sunridge Clinic
2121-29 Street NE, Bay 70
Calgary, AB
T1Y 7H8
What you'll get with WORKS
WORKS is built around choice, flexibility, and personalized learning. You can follow a full pathway or create your own workshop combination tailored to your needs.
Choose from 8 workshop series
Explore any (or all!) of these workshop series:
My Career Series
Build a strong foundation for your job search with workshops that help you present your best self to employers. You'll learn:
- Job search skills and networking strategies
- How to craft strong cover letters and professional emails
- How to prepare for interviews with confidence
- The difference between master vs. targeted resumes
- How to write both a high-impact master resume and a tailored resume
This 7-workshop series helps you stand out and navigate your job search with clarity.
My Work Series
Strengthen your ability to keep employment and grow in your career. The 7 workshops focus on:
- Understanding the importance of employment references
- Strategies for sustaining employment or navigating job separation
- Optimizing your LinkedIn profile to get noticed
- Essentials for remote work success
- Exploring self-employment
- Career laddering and mapping out your growth
You'll feel supported not just in finding a job, but in succeeding once you're there.
My Self Series
Develop the mindset and resilience needed for job search and employment. Workshops explore:
- Thriving in Canadian culture
- Managing stigma or barriers
- Interpersonal dynamics
- Reducing stress and interview anxiety
- Staying motivated
- Coping with job loss
This 6-workshop series helps you stay grounded and empowered.
My Plan Series
Strengthen your planning, career decision-making, and financial readiness. These workshops support you in:
- Career exploration and self-assessments
- Understanding labour market information
- Learning Skills for Success
- Identifying transferable skills
- Financial preparedness
- Goal setting and career planning
- Educational planning
You'll feel more prepared, informed, and confident about your future direction.
My Life Series
Build the life skills that support your success at work and beyond. Workshops help you:
- Navigate community resources and CEIS programs
- Strengthen personal development
- Find better work-life balance
These workshops help you handle everyday challenges confidently.
My Path Series
Designed to support individuals with varying levels of ability, this series helps you navigate workplace expectations and advocate for yourself. You'll learn about:
- Knowing your workplace rights and accommodations
- The power of self-advocacy and self-disclosure
- Navigating workplace culture and unwritten rules
- Time and energy management
- Emotional regulation and coping skills at work
These 5-workshop series help you step into work with clarity, confidence, and the right tools for success.
My Skills Series
Improve digital literacy and technical skills. Workshops cover:
- Computer and internet basics
- Digital document management
- Microsoft Word (Levels 1 & 2)
- Microsoft Excel (Levels 1 & 2)
- Coding (Levels 1 & 2)
- Introduction to cybersecurity
You'll gain practical digital skills for school, work, and everyday life.
Career Clinic & Job Club
Get customized one-on-one support, resume help, interview practice, and real-time job search guidance.
Connect with employment specialists for personalized advice, job leads, and accountability support.
Self-Paced Online Workshops
WORKS offers flexible online modules that you can complete anytime, anywhere. Topics include:
- Job searching
- Sustaining employment
- Job separation
- Career laddering
- Continuous learning
- Working in Canada
- Life management skills
- Digital literacy skills
- Personal development and well-being
- Preparing for difficult conversations
You choose when and how you learn anytime, anywhere.
My Career Series
Build a strong foundation for your job search with workshops that help you present your best self to employers. You'll learn:
- Job search skills and networking strategies
- How to craft strong cover letters and professional emails
- How to prepare for interviews with confidence
- The difference between master vs. targeted resumes
- How to write both a high-impact master resume and a tailored resume
This 7-workshop series helps you stand out and navigate your job search with clarity.
My Work Series
Strengthen your ability to keep employment and grow in your career. The 7 workshops focus on:
- Understanding the importance of employment references
- Strategies for sustaining employment or navigating job separation
- Optimizing your LinkedIn profile to get noticed
- Essentials for remote work success
- Exploring self-employment
- Career laddering and mapping out your growth
You'll feel supported not just in finding a job, but in succeeding once you're there.
My Self Series
Develop the mindset and resilience needed for job search and employment. Workshops explore:
- Thriving in Canadian culture
- Managing stigma or barriers
- Interpersonal dynamics
- Reducing stress and interview anxiety
- Staying motivated
- Coping with job loss
This 6-workshop series helps you stay grounded and empowered.
My Plan Series
Strengthen your planning, career decision-making, and financial readiness. These workshops support you in:
- Career exploration and self-assessments
- Understanding labour market information
- Learning Skills for Success
- Identifying transferable skills
- Financial preparedness
- Goal setting and career planning
- Educational planning
You'll feel more prepared, informed, and confident about your future direction.
My Life Series
Build the life skills that support your success at work and beyond. Workshops help you:
- Navigate community resources and CEIS programs
- Strengthen personal development
- Find better work-life balance
These workshops help you handle everyday challenges confidently.
My Path Series
Designed to support individuals with varying levels of ability, this series helps you navigate workplace expectations and advocate for yourself. You'll learn about:
- Knowing your workplace rights and accommodations
- The power of self-advocacy and self-disclosure
- Navigating workplace culture and unwritten rules
- Time and energy management
- Emotional regulation and coping skills at work
These 5-workshop series help you step into work with clarity, confidence, and the right tools for success.
My Skills Series
Improve digital literacy and technical skills. Workshops cover:
- Computer and internet basics
- Digital document management
- Microsoft Word (Levels 1 & 2)
- Microsoft Excel (Levels 1 & 2)
- Coding (Levels 1 & 2)
- Introduction to cybersecurity
You'll gain practical digital skills for school, work, and everyday life.
Career Clinic & Job Club
Get customized one-on-one support, resume help, interview practice, and real-time job search guidance.
Self-Paced Online Workshops
WORKS offers flexible online modules that you can complete anytime, anywhere. Topics include:
- Job searching
- Sustaining employment
- Job separation
- Career laddering
- Continuous learning
- Working in Canada
- Life management skills
- Digital literacy skills
- Personal development and well-being
- Preparing for difficult conversations
You choose when and how you learn anytime, anywhere.
What Every WORKS Participant Has Access To
Regardless of your workshop choices, you benefit from:
- Peer-to-Peer Success Sessions to stay encouraged and connected
- Career Clinic for individualized career guidance
- Job Club for resume development, applications, and interview support
- Delivery Events & Employer Connections to meet real employer partners
- Flexible & Hybrid Learning Options: join in-person or online anytime
What Each Workshop Includes
Every WORKS workshop integrates:
- Cyber-Security & Internet Safety Tips
- Interactive, game-based learning to keep sessions engaging
- Introduction to AI tools to help you stay competitive
- Certificate of completion so you can showcase your new skills
- Supportive learning led by experienced facilitators
- You get everything you need to learn, grow, and move forward with confidence.
Who is eligible for the WORKS program?
You may be a great fit for WORKS if you:
- An Alberta resident
- 18 years old or older
- Not currently enrolled in a school program under the School Act (K12)
- At a CLB Level 5 or higher
If you're unsure, reach out and we'll help you understand your options.
Why join WORKS?
WORKS is for you if you want to:
- Strengthen your confidence and workplace skills
- Explore new career paths or navigate a transition
- Learn digital tools, including AI basics and cyber safety
- Connect with employers and community partners
- Learn in a flexible environment, either online or in person
- Build momentum toward meaningful employment
Every component is designed to help you feel supported, capable, and ready for the next step in your career.
Who is eligible for the WORKS program?
You may be a great fit for WORKS if you:
- An Alberta resident
- 18 years old or older
- Not currently enrolled in a school program under the School Act (K12)
- At a CLB Level 5 or higher
If you're unsure, reach out and we'll help you understand your options.
Why join WORKS?
WORKS is for you if you want to:
- Strengthen your confidence and workplace skills
- Explore new career paths or navigate a transition
- Learn digital tools, including AI basics and cyber safety
- Connect with employers and community partners
- Learn in a flexible environment, either online or in person
- Build momentum toward meaningful employment
Every component is designed to help you feel supported, capable, and ready for the next step in your career.
Looking for other types of employment support?
If you're ready to return to work quickly and want focused support with job search, resumes, interviews, and employer connections, you may also benefit from our Centre4Work program.
Centre4Work offers:
- Short-term, employment-focused coaching
- Resume and interview support
- Direct employer connections to help you find work fast