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The center for education and training is a place run by people who care greatly about their work and their clients.  They are however heavily over worked and under compensated for the amount of client work, paperwork and front line work that they have to do on a daily basis.  
Working here you will be surround by talented people who care but who are pushed very hard by the people above them to bring in the numbers even if it may come at the cost of the clients.
The CEO's are completely removed from the reality of the job and the challenges faced by the front line staff who work with people who are in serious need of help.
Long hours and low wages along with an incompetent leadership driven only by numbers make this place a very difficult place to work.
The leadership often oversells the program to investors and push the staff to accomplish what they had promised. 
The leadership is also not opened to ideas from the front line staff who understand the job inside and out and therefore the job will never improve.
This in turn drives staff against each other and many stop sharing ideas that could improve their quality of work life balance and bring in better results for the clients.

Most employees are newcomers and it feels as if the organization takes advantage of the instability that newcomers experience when they are still settling. The salaries are low and the culture is very hierarchical, siloed and competitive. Newcomers don’t feel that comfortable about speaking up or about demanding a higher salary. The organization has a hard time attracting top talent (due to low salaries). In my experience, the Manager demanded technical knowledge that I didn’t have (even though I was transparent in my interview and resume about not having the technical background). Then, I was assessed based on my technical experience and the feedback on my performance review made me seem as a “useless” employee. My efforts and work were not recognized, and even when I asked for support I wasn’t given any support. I felt so bad that I decided to resign.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You schedule your daily tasks.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working in the office 4 days a week.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very diverse environment. 
Flexibility, where you can work in different areas.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Pretty smooth, depending on if we have an event. 
Most days it can get busy but, because my office space is away from the main entrance I have the option to block out distractions while working.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They respect your break time. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing is stressful . We work as a loving and caring team 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very positive and well structured 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We start 30 minutes before we start our customer service and prepare the needed materials. We work for 3 hours and then have a 1 hour break . Then we work for another 3 hours

As a Career and Training Counsellor at Achev,  you will work with highly educated internationally trained professionals (doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, dentists, etc.) Who are going through the licensing process in Canada.   In this role,  you will wear MANY hats,  you are a career Counsellor, Financial Counsellor, Facilitators, Digital Marketer, Promoter, co-op student Coordinator, Event planner and the list goes on.   It's a great job,  you'll learn a lot, but you'll also have loan targets that you'll have to meet, which can sometimes be stressful.  

Teach 8-20 students one at a time with VOIP.
A massive amount of unpaid paperwork is expected.
Most students are a delight. Teaching is the fun part if you enjoy using tech. 
The office staff are treated better and are touchy to deal with.
Instructors make their own schedules with the students, meeting once a week.
Holidays are very easily granted.

Great place to work, great company, but often people are stuck in their job position or just working from contract to contract. Difficult to advance. Because they are funded through the government, many programs depend on it

Achev values work-life balance and employee well-being. The company understands the importance of maintaining a healthy equilibrium between work responsibilities and personal life. Flexible work arrangements, employee benefits, and wellness programs are some of the initiatives I witnessed during my time there, which helped create a supportive and fulfilling work environment.

Work day consisted of talking to transit users and business owners about the impact of the ongoing construction of a transit project over the summer. 

This place came up with policies to consistently terrorize staff. It was a stressful and depressing experience. It is easy to blame HR for treating employees like subhuman but the policies are pushed by the executive teams who are lacking creativity, innovation and are power hungry in policy creation. 

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