VAFCS Employment, Life Skills and Training (ELST) program

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This is an 8 (eight) hour course provided on Thursday.

FOODSAFE Level 1 course is mandatory for food service establishment operators and at least one employee on every shift in British Columbia, as per BC’s Food Premises Regulation.  This food safety certificate course is ideal for chefs, cooks, servers, dishwashers, bussers, deli workers, and anyone involved in food handling, preparation, or storage in restaurants, cafes, daycares, hotels, and care facilities.  

FOODSAFE Level 1 course covers essential food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses – to keep your food safe – such as understanding the food temperature Danger Zone and cross-contamination prevention.  Topics include how microbes can cause food poisoning, safe receiving, storing, cooking, cooling, thawing, cold-holding, reheating, hot-holding, serving foods, personal hygiene, and the cleaning and sanitizing of dishes, surfaces, and equipment.

This is a 4 (four) hour course provided on Tuesday morning (with Selling It Right in the afternoon).

This course is designed for people working in tourism and hospitality that require a Serving It Right certificate.  Participants find ways to keep customers and the public safe while allowing them to enjoy the benefits and pleasures that good food and drink can bring. It is designed to encourage a responsible, caring, and professional approach to the serving of alcohol.

Key Content:

• Understand the effects of alcohol on the body
• Know how to recognize signs of intoxication
• Know their responsibilities under the law and the consequences for not meeting them
• Know how to ID minors to prevent underage drinking
• Know how to develop and/or support appropriate alcohol service policies
• Know how to handle typical situations requiring intervention

This is a 4 (four) hour course provided on Tuesday afternoon (with Serving It Right in the morning).

Cannabis is regulated by the federal and provincial governments to protect public safety and serve the public interest. Selling It Right certification is required for anyone involved in the sale of non-medical cannabis in British Columbia. It is designed to help make sure that the sale of non-medical cannabis is done lawfully and keeps patrons, staff and others safe from cannabis-related harms.  The course explains why and how cannabis is regulated and provides effective techniques related to the sale of cannabis. 

This is an 8 (eight) hour course provided on Friday.   Includes a workbook and exam and the following will be covered:

• Roles of the First Aid Attendant
• Minor Wound Care
• Airway Obstruction Management
• CPR “A” for Adults
• Use of an AED (Defibrator)
• Identification and Management of medical conditions
• Burn Management

This is a 6 (six) hour course provided on Tuesday. 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being, a mental health or substance use crisis until professional help is available.   The practical skills of MHFA help you develop the confidence and peace of mind knowing you can support those around you, and your ability to self-care and prioritize your well-being while supporting others.

This is a 2 (two) hour course provide on Thursday.

The financial wellness workshop is about basic money management.  In this shop we talk about the importance of knowing what our own values are in this time of social media and talk about some of the challenges faced in this generation.  The workshop aims as creating a plan for personal incomes and expenses = budget, to consider a dream or long term goal planning that would involve money, the difference between credit and debt, possible ways of creating an emergency fund and the importance of filing taxes.