| 1972 |
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registered as the first immigrant serving agency in BC – pioneered the concept of “settlement services” in the province; |
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| 1973 |
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initiated the first English as a Second Language (ESL) language classes; |
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| 1975 |
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set up branch offices in South Vancouver, Surrey and Kamloops (which have since gone on to become their own agencies); |
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| 1979 |
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played a key role in response to the plight of the “Vietnamese Boat People”; |
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| 1983 |
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started the first training program for immigrants: Housekeeping services; |
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| 1985 |
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registered as a Training Institute; |
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| 1987 |
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opened Welcome House: temporary accommodation for government-assisted refugees; |
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| 1990 |
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underwent considerable expansion and opened two new locations; |
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| 1995 |
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introduced the Adult and Continuing Education Program (ISS’ fee-for-service language and training program) in 1995; |
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| 1997 |
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celebrated 25th year of service |
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| 2001 |
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opened up the Richmond Employment Centre; |
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| 2002 |
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accredited under the BC Private Post Secondary Education Act; |
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| 2003 |
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introduced the deployment of Settlement Workers into New Westminster, Burnaby and Coquitlam; |
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| 2004 |
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introduced Enhanced English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) 4-5 programming in Richmond and Coquitlam; |
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| 2005 |
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opened up the Surrey Multilingual Employment Resource Centre; and, |
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| 2005 |
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opened ELSA office in Richmond; |
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| 2005 |
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opened joint ELSA and Settlement office in Coquitlam. |
