About Us

Albert Career Development Centre (ACDC) is a non-profit organization that provides vocational training and support services to adults who face exceptional barriers to securing and maintaining paid employment; as well the prevention, promotion and self-help for persons living with mental/illness. We also offer essential daily and life skills training and supportive services to help maintain or enhance social and community ties.

We focus on community integration, social activities, vocation, recreation, advocacy, peer support, education and mutual aid.

For those looking for employment, we offer:

  • support to identify and achieve goals
  • training in life skills and abilities that promote independence
  • volunteer, social and recreation opportunities
  • work opportunities that match skills and interests
  • work for real wages in inclusive workplaces

We are really excited about our ongoing Aquaponics project, growing bok choy and different types of lettuce for sale to the public, we hear it’s the best around!!

Programs and Services

Our Services & Programs

Life Skills

Vocational Skills

Workplace Support / Job Coaching

Educational Opportunities

Recreational Opportunities

Work Place Essential Skills Training

Work Safe NB Training

Community Volunteer / Inclusion Program

Arts and Crafts

For those looking for employment, we offer:

  • support to identify and achieve goals
  • training in life skills and abilities that promote independence
  • volunteer, social and recreation opportunities
  • work opportunities that match skills and interests
  • work for real wages in inclusive workplaces

Community Work Placement

Community Work Placement aims to give practical on-the-job experience that can be applied to various work settings.
Training includes:
• Employment skills: assessment and skill building;
• Career counselling/assessment;
• Transition to work readiness;
• Job preparation: Resumes, interviews, dress attire, workplace policies, etc.;
• Job matching: as much as possible, self-directed job search with ‘job matching’ primary goal.
• Focus Forward: Work Essential Skills Program

Community work placements have the following goals:
(1) Raising awareness and enhancing the level of understanding of community members and peers so ACDC participants are considered active citizens and valuable employees within community organizations, and

(2) Ensuring ACDC participants are performing at their full potential whenever safe and possible to do so. In addition to helping locate and secure paid work placements, ACDC provides employment services and support to both employers and ACDC work program participants.

These services are facilitated through a variety of means and based on individual needs of both program participants and employers. ACDC provides on-site support (full-time support, part-time or occasional). Regardless of the level of support an ACDC work participant may require, our Community Placement Coordinator doesn’t wait for a phone call from employers. Regular check-ins form a part of our employment monitoring service.

Community Service Work
Personal Development and Community Service is an area of training wherein ACDC emphasizes the importance of building community partnerships by helping fellow non-profit agencies in their work to help in bettering our community around us.