Drop-In Resource Centre
Stop into one of Island Employment’s six locations to use our self-serve resource centre — no appointment necessary. To help support you, we have great resources all in one place, completely free of charge.
Our Resource Centres Offer:
- Free Wi-Fi Hotspot access
- Free photocopying, scanning and faxing
- Labour market information
- Career and training information
- Phone access for job search
- Newspaper subscriptions for job search
- Basic computer skills booklets
- Job board postings
Access the following software on all of our computers:
- Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Anti-virus Software to Protect Documents
- WinWay Resume Creation Software
- Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor Software
We also offer some additional productivity and accessible computer resources:
- Height adjustable desks
- Large 27 inch flat-screen monitor
- Scanner / Document Camera / Reading Machine
- Ergonomic and a large print high contrast keyboard
- Ergonomic mouse, trackball and track pad
- Webcam and Headset Microphone
- Magnification software (Zoomtext)
- Text to speech software (Word Q and Kurzweil)
- Screen reading software (NVDA and JAWS)
- Speech Recogntion Software (Dragon Professional)
- Other language keyboards (French, Arabic, Chinese)
- Braille Display