EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
“We make the job connection”
The Employment Unit was instituted specifically for the ease of meeting employer/job seeker needs. We make the connection between jobseekers and employers.
Offices are strategically located in the North and South of the country for easy accessibility.
The services of the Employment Unit are at no cost to employers or jobseekers, offering over employment agencies.
The EU assists employers with finding the right fit to meet their staffing needs. Potential candidates are pre-screened and assessed for educational, skills and work-related competencies. Employers’ requests for staff are carefully matched with suitable candidates, and shortlisted candidates are referred for interview and assessment.
Farm Programme
Employment beyond our borders!
This is one of the Units’ most popular and successful initiatives. The Farm Programme involves the temporary recruitment and selection of workers for varying periods throughout the year: three months to six months; and two years. Workers are engaged in cultivating and harvesting fruits and vegetable crops, flowers, and Legumes, as well as greenhouse industry – nurseries and hydroponics, in various provinces in Canada. Practical and technical knowledge is enhanced from this foreign exposure.
The Employment Unit partners and participates in workshops and seminars locally, regionally and internationally, to gain ideas on best practices.
Applicants are required to submit copies of the following documents to either our office in the North or the south of the Island.
- Picture ID Certified copy of Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
- Two recent character references
- Two recent Job references
- An updated resume
- All academic/skills training certificates
Email your documents to: employment.unit@govt.lc
Interested Persons Must Be Able To Satisfy These Criteria
- Be aged 21 and older
- Be involved or have a background in agriculture.
- Possess the ability to perform strenuous work which involves considerable bending and stooping
- Possess the ability to work in extremely cold or hot conditions
- Must be able to pass the interview process
- Must be able to pass background checks and medical examination.
INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY IN RESPONSE TO PUBLISHED ADVERTISEMENTS (PRINT AND ONLINE)
- Facilitate the processing of work permit visa application
- Brief workers in preparation for travel to Canada (inclusive of providing information about culture and weather abroad; work ethics, remittances etc.)
- Assist workers at the airport with immigration and travel procedures
Application forms are NOT FOR SALE
Recruitment is conducted based on the demands of overseas employers.
How the Service Operates
Forms are issued and returned to the Department of Labour to be processed with all relevant documents.
The Employment Unit contacts applicants to advise them of the date, time and place of their interview.
Successful candidates are screened for criminal records. If security checks are cleared, then candidates are informed of the date scheduled for medical.
After medical is completed and workers are found to be in good health, international security checks are carried out by the High Commission of Canada. Subsequently, workers are placed with an employer and then called to an appointment at the Visa Application Centre (VAC) to have their biometrics done. This involves the applicants having their photograph and fingerprints taken electronically, and eyes scanned.
Applications are submitted for the issuance of the visa at the VAC when the biometrics are taken.
After visas are issued, workers are prepared for flight and dispatched to their various employers.
EMPLOYMENT UNIT
1st Floor, Greens Building
Barnard Hill, CASTRIES
Tel: 468-3183
Option 2 Ext. 3102 | 3103 or 5033
Email: employment.unit@govt.lc
