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Mural Contest |
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Hillcrest Village Business Improvement
Association, the City of Toronto Economic Development Office and Skills for
Change invite professional and amateur artists to make your mark on St.
Clair. Artists, young and old, are invited to submit original artwork that highlights the historical, cultural, and business assets of Hillcrest's diverse neighbourhood.  Skills
for Change has donated outside wall space for the mural.Full contest rules and regulations, entry forms and contest flyers can be downloaded here. The Make Your Mark On St. Clair mural design contest is open to all residents of the GTA. Contest closes June 15, 2004. |
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SfC Wins Prestigious Community Learning Award |
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Skills for Change is the 2004 winner of
the Conference
Board of Canada’s Community Learning Award. Roland Rhooms, SfC’s Manager of Programs and Services, accepted the award on the agency’s behalf April 29th in Montreal at the Board’s Partners 2004 Symposium: Finding the Power of Partnerships. The Community Learning Award focuses on learning efforts that use information and technology to develop necessary skills and competencies. SfC was recognized for its use of technology to deliver its innovative sector specific employment programs. The Office of Learning Technologies of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, along with the Conference Board, sponsor the award. “This award reflects the importance of recognizing initiatives in the broader community that develop peoples' skills and competencies, so that they can achieve personal goals and contribute in both the labour market and the community," said Dr. Hany Moustapha, Senior Fellow and Manager, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and Master of Ceremonies for the awards. |
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Facilitator/Counsellor, Bridge to Success for Trades Program |
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Portfolio Development for Career & Employment Professionals |
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 ONIP.online
(Ontario Network for International Professionals Online) is proud to announce its new initiative -
the Portfolio Development for Career & Employment Professionals Distance
Learning Course - a unique
opportunity for career management practitioners to learn about the
role of professional portfolios in career development and job search.The facilitator for this course will be Carole Cotton. Course overview Professional portfolios are becoming more and more popular as a successful job search tool for people from all professional backgrounds and walks of life. This course is for career management practitioners who want to learn the theory fundamentals of portfolio development, while experiencing the process of building a portfolio. During the course participants will be coached to create a portfolio for themselves and/or guide a client(s) through the process. Mode of Delivery This is an online course. Through independent study, lively discussion forums, and online conferences, you will learn how to use portfolios to expand your awareness of the skills sets your client(s) possesses, and ways of validating them. Who should attend? Career management practitioners, employment support practitioners, college/university career counselors, resume writers, interview coaches, career counseling students. Prerequisite requirements
Note: if you have never used these tools, let us know in advance and
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2005 New Pioneers Awards |
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Volunteer Appreciation Night Scheduled |
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Volunteer Appreciation Night is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 12th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Skills for
Change. More than 120 volunteers will be recognized for their
outstanding contributions to the work of our agency. Invitations have been sent. If you have volunteered in the past two years and did not receive an invitation, please contact David Hughes at hughes@skillsforchange.org or at 416-658-3101, ext. 488. |
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Calling All STIC Graduates |
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The Skills for Change Graduate Network
Committee and the Sector Terminology, Information and Counseling
Program invite all past graduates of the
STIC program for a reunion evening of socializing, networking,
and guest speakers on Wednesday, May 12th, at Skills for Change. Graduates will have an opportunity to renew old acquaintances with fellow students and SfC instructors and staff, and learn how they might develop networks for helping each other and the ongoing work of the agency. If you are a STIC graduate and are interested in attending, please contact David Hughes at hughes@skillsforchange.org or at 416-658-3101, ext. 454. |
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"The Action Plan... worked!" - an SfC success story |
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Here's a
letter recently received by Norma Bernal, a Facilitator/Counsellor
with the
STIC program: Hello, Mrs. Norma, I’m Delia, one of your former students from STIC Program for Health Professionals. I was there in the spring session of 2001. I don’t know if you remember me. I was a Romanian very pregnant woman, with glasses and curly hair. I just want to let you know (with plenty of pride) that the Action Plan I prepared while in the STIC program, worked! I’ve just become one of the foreign-trained doctors accepted to practice in Ontario. I’m starting my clerkship in two weeks (I’ve entered the program for foreign doctors at U of T), and I’ll start my residency next year. I still have some way to go, but I’m in the system, and that was the hardest part. I’ve written to you because I’m very happy and I feel like sharing this with everybody. But not only because of that. When you help doctors in your program, it is really helpful for them to know that there really are foreign-trained doctors who make it. It might give them courage to fight all the way - because it’s not easy. I wish you all the best and hope to meet you again, Sincerely, Delia |
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Struggling to find a job?
Not sure about your rights in the workplace? Considering going back to
school? Let us point you in the right direction. Our May Special Speakers Series focuses on Information, Programs, Resources and Services for Newcomers to Canada. Check our lineup of special speakers. |
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TechSkills |
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Employment Resource Centre |
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n TechSkills Twenty one participants of the Quality Assurance and Control Training program received their certificate of completion April 10, 2004 for completing 10 weeks of training in quality assurance and control. The class was composed of chemical, mechanical, civil and industrial engineers and some with background in the pharmaceutical field, food science and chemistry. Congratulations to Behzad Hadjian, a graduate of the October 2003 Quality Assurance and Control Training class, for passing the CQT-ASQ exam. |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6C 1B8 A United Way member agency Skills for Change is a registered non-profit organization Charitable registration #121471858RR0001 |
Portfolio Development for Career & Employment Professionals
