Volume II.  Issue 7.  August 11, 2001
Skills for Change (SfC) is a non-profit agency based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Our mandate is to "provide learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees so that they can participate in the workplace and wider community".
In this edition...
Call for Nominations, ICAO Q&A, 100,000 and counting, Farewell to Susan - for now
Call for Nominations
 
Have you sent your nominations yet for the 2002 New Pioneers Awards?
 
If you are nominating someone, fill out this on-line form. 
 
Hurry and send in the nominations for any six categories:
 
arts,
community service,
entrepreneurship,
science and technology,
youth or
Skills for Change Graduate.
 
All nominees have to
 
Be residents of, or work in, the Greater Toronto Area.
 
Be over 18 years of age (with the exception of the youth award)
 
Be born outside of Canada
 
Have overcome barriers in starting a new life in Canada
 
Have demonstrated commitment to fellow immigrants, refugees and the community
 
Have made outstanding achievements in Canada
 
2001 New Pioneers AwardsThe selected award recipients will be honoured at a gala awards evening Thursday, March 21st. 2002 at the Westin Harbour Castle. All winners must agree to be publicly recognized and be available to attend the awards evening.
 
Printed nomination forms are also available at Skills for Change or on our website.  Web site   Email
 
 
 
Farewell to Susan - for now
by Jane Cullingworth, Manager Programs & Services
 
Jemima, Susan and BetsySusan Galea, our STIC Program Coordinator, has been with SfC since August 1997. On August 17 we will be wishing her a fond farewell as she goes on an educational leave of absence to do a Masters of Social Work at the University of Toronto. The focus on her program is Immigration, Ethnic and Pluralism Studies. She will be returning to her position in July 2002. We congratulate Susan on getting into the program and wish her all the best. We will certainly miss her leadership and vision.
 
RolandWe are thrilled to announce that Roland Rhooms, currently a Facilitator/Counsellor with the STIC Program will be taking on the position of Interim Coordinator during Susan’s absence. Roland has been with the STIC Program since its pilot in January 1998. Roland brings to his work enthusiasm and energy… like you’ve never seen before! Congratulations to Roland.
 
 
Staff Changes
Welcome to...
Marily Molina
Natalyia Tsirulnikov
 
Goodbye and good luck to...
Maarten Perea
Fiona Lui
 
 
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Questions & Answers
 
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) sponsors our Information Sessions for Foreign Trained Accountants. These monthly sessions are presented by ICAO's Associate Registrar, Edwina McGroddy.
 
Ms. McGroddy gives a detailed overview of the accounting profession as practiced in Ontario and suggests the steps newcomers need to take to acquire a professional designation in Canada in accounting. She also answers questions through our web site.
 
If you want more information about the ICAO sponsored Information Sessions, or have a question, visit our web site. Web site
 
 
100,00 and counting
by Bill Waicus, Operations Manager
 
On Tuesday, May 20, 1997 the www.skillsforchange.org site was officially launched.  To date we have had over 100,000 visitors (or "hits"), with an average of 100 every day.  Collectively, these  visitors, review over 400 web pages daily.
 
Love stats?  So do I.  Here are more...
 
Average data transferred to visitors per day?  8,118 Kbytes
 
How big is the site?  Currently over 850 web pages, featuring 1,500 pictures and over 8,300 links.
 
Busiest day so far?  March 20, 2001 with 689 web pages viewed
 
Busiest month so far?  March 2001 with over 3,600 visits
 
Busiest day of the week?   Mondays (18%)
 
Busiest hour of the day?  11 am to 12 noon (8%)
 
Most popular browser used by visitors?  Internet Explorer (71%)
 
Most popular search engine used?   Yahoo (76%)
 
Most popular operating system?   Windows 98 at 62%
 
Visitors from around the world drop by often.  Here's a partial list of countries so far this year:
 
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia (Hrvatska), Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea (South), Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Government, US Military, USSR, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe.
 
 
Acronym Soup
Confused? Don't be. Here's a list of our agency acronyms, what they mean and (where applicable) a link to the program web page.
 
CES - Clerical Employment Services
EAS - Employment Assistance Program
EPRS - Employment Preparation for Retail Services
ERC - Employment Resource Centre
FOAP - Finance and Office Assistant Program
IAT - Intake, Assessment and Training
JSC - Job Search Centre
JSW - Job Search Workshop
LINC - Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
NPA - New Pioneers Awards
STIC - Sector Terminology Information & Counselling
 
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