Introduction

The BEPC has been established to increase employment opportunities for Blacks and disadvantaged persons so that a pathway to long-term employment can begin.

The BERC opened in the fall of 1997. Because of the efforts of the Yarmouth Black Community Development Board and the Yarmouth Black Employment Partnership Committee, the BERC was created through the partnership with Human Resources Development Canada. The mandate of the BERC is to work with other community partners to address barriers to employment faced by members of the Black Communities of Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties and the District of Clare. The goal of the BERC is to enhance the employability of the community members and to facilitate long-term employment.

 

Mission

The mission of the Black Employment Partnership Committee members is to develop and enhance its clients’ employment history through:

Education
Retraining
Contracts
Resume Writing
Interview Preparation
Job Skills
Job Readiness
Job Search

 

Mandate

"The mandate of the Black Employment Partnership Committee (BEPC) is to work with other community partners to address barriers to employment faced by members of the Black Communities of Yarmouth, Shelburne, and the District of Clare. The goal of the BEPC is to enhance the employability of the community members and to facilitate long term employment."

Vision

"The vision of the Black Employment Partnership Committee (BEPC ) is to promote health, welfare, quality of life, social, educational, economic development of African Nova Scotian people located in Yarmouth, Shelburne, and the District of Clare by all appropriate means. The BEPC is established to satisfy the coordination and planning needs for the African Nova Scotian residents of Yarmouth, Shelburne, and the District of Clare."