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February 28,
2006
Volume 7 Issue 02
Circulation 6,704 Subscribers
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.
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Programs and
Services Calendar
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In this
edition...
New Pioneers Awards
SfC is
Hiring
Investing in People
Employment Resource Centre
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New
Pioneers Awards - Tickets Now On Sale |
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Reception, Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North
Meet the NPA 2006 Awards Recipients
Press Release
Individual
Ticket
$100
Personal Table
(Seating ten of your friends or clients)
$1,200
Corporate Table
(Premier Seating, 10 per table, with signage)
$2,000
Corporate Table
(Seating 10 per table, with signage)
$1,500
Download our Ticket Order Form
here
Order online
here at
our secure server
General Information
Call 416 658-3101 ext. 231
More information
here
Selection
Teams
Selecting the New Pioneer Award recipients
is time consuming and depends on volunteer
commitment. The New Pioneers Awards would
not be possible without the expertise and
generosity of our volunteer selection teams.
Each member of the six selection teams is
thanked.
Arts
Brenda L.
House - Toronto Arts Council
David Hughes – Skills for Change
Farida Zuberi – Skills for Change
Ken Gass - Factory Theatre
Thom Clulow (Leader)- Corporate Development,
Sun Life Financial
Tim Jones - Toronto Artscape
Yvonne Ng - (2003 NPA Recipient) Princess Productions
Community
Service
Aster Fessahaie (2002 NPA Recipient) - City
of Toronto Community and
Neighbourhood Services
Catherine Kenwell - The Canadian College of
Naturopathic Medicine
Dale-Ann Woznyj - Medisys Health Group Inc.
Jagdeep Bachher - Manulife Financial
Rosaline Graham – Skills for Change
Shabnum Budhwani – Skills for Change
Susan McIsaac (Leader) - United Way of
Greater Toronto
Entrepreneurship
Arshia Raafat – Skills for Change
Denise Araiche (Leader) - HAYS Accounting &
Finance
Graham McLeod - Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Jeff Brown - CIBC
Jocelyne Achat - TD Bank Financial Group
Karobi Ray – Skills for Change
Michele Kwok - Scotiabank
Pat Ghany - Business Development Bank of
Canada
Vince Aguanno - TD Bank Financial Group
Science and Technology
Anna Bassovets – Skills for Change
Elvino Sousa (2003 NPA Recipient) -
University of Toronto
Jeff Martin - TD Bank Financial Group
Kim Allen - Professional Engineers
Ontario
Rama Bhat (Leader) - York Central Hospital
Ronald H. Friesen - Sun Life Financial
Valli DiLallo – Skills for Change
Victoria Prince - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Skills for Change Graduate
Bill Waicus (Leader) – Skills for Change
Danica Bogicevic - Kolte Accessories Ltd.
Ed Carter - RBC Global Services
Eric Acuna (2005 NPA Recipient) - Newark
Paperboard Products
Pat Jeyanathan - Ministry of Finance
Shashi Bhat – Skills for Change
Youth
Avanti Chakraverti – Skills for Change
Barbara Titherington (Leader) - Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health
Carla Rosario - (2000 NPA Recipient)
Corina Carvallo – Skills for Change
Jason YS Kahng - BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Susanne Pacher - Textronics Communications
Ltd.
Tony Martino - Xerox Canada Limited
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SfC is
Hiring |
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Teach
in Ontario - Facilitator/Counsellor
Closing date: Start immediately
Teach
in Ontario - Coordinator
Closing date: Start immediately
Teach in Ontario - Intake Counsellor
Closing date: Start immediately
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Investing
in People |
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Jane
Cullingworth, Executive Director, Skills for Change; Honourable
Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, M.P.P.
Eglinton-Lawrence; and Mario Calla, Executive Director
COSTI |
On Saturday February 4th, Jane
Cullingworth, Executive Director of Skills for Change, spoke at the
20th Annual Renaissance Conference - “Investing in People”.
Jane spoke on a panel with the Honourable Minister Colle (Minister
of Citizenship and Immigration), and Mario Calla (Executive
Director, COSTI). The panel was moderated by Bas Balkisoonn, M.P.P.
for Scarborough Rouge-River.
The panel titled “Investing in our Human Capital” focused on issues
related to the labour market integration of internationally educated
professionals.
 The presentations and discussion focused on the barriers – both
individual and systemic - that are experienced by immigrants, and
explored the many solutions and strategies that exist and/or that
need to be developed and strengthened in order to increase
meaningful employment access for immigrants.
The recent signing of federal-provincial agreements in the areas of
immigration and labour market development provided the context for
the discussion.
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Employment
Resource Centre |
As of March 1, 2006 the Skills for
Change Employment Resource Centre (previously known as the DUFFERIN
MALL EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE) will be operating temporarily out
of Skills for Change.
Please sign up for our newsletter at
www.derc.ca, so we can inform you about our new permanent
location in a timely manner.
We hope to see you at our new location on March 1, 2006 where we
will continue to offer our amazing services including:
* Resume Critiques
* Job Search Related Workshops
* Guest Speaker Events
* Hi-speed Internet Access
* Friendly and knowledgeable staff support
* Access to your computer accounts
* Photocopying Services (applicable fees)
* Fax Services
* Telephone Services
Let us help you FAST TRACK your Job Search....
Download our March Workshop Calendar
here.
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SfC
Programs Start Dates |
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Click link for course description and registration information.
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Certification Preparation Mach 11
AccPac for
Windows March 18 and April 24
AutoCAD
Level I TBA
AutoCAD
Level II February 14
AutoCAD
Level I & II April 4
CCNA
Cisco Certified Network March 20
Clerical Employment Services (CES) January 30, February 13 and
February 27
Employment Preparation for Retail Services (EPRS) February 27
English Language Training (ELT)
for Internationally-trained Agrologists May 8
NEW!
English Language Training (ELT)
for Internationally-trained Tradespeople February 20
NEW!
ESL/Accounting and Computer Skills for Immigrant Women February 20,
May 15
ESL/Advanced
Communication in the Workplace for Working People February 6 and April
24
ESL/Bookkeeping (Intermediate)
April 1
ESL/Business
Writing February 6 and April 24
ESL/Communicating
Clearly February 7 and April 25
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ESL/Customer
Service Program TBA
ESL/English for
Academic Purposes February 20, May 15
ESL/Intensive
English February 6 and April 24
ESL/Introductory
Bookkeeping February 21 and April 1
ESL/Keyboarding
April 1
ESL/Medical
Terminology April 1
Information Session—Internationally-trained Accountants January 31
Information Session—Internationally-trained
Engineers TBA
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Job
Search Workshop for New Immigrants Daytime - February 20; Evening -
March 6
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Feb 27
MCSA
Preparation April 3
MCSE
Preparation April 3
Microsoft Access (Level 1) March 6
Microsoft
Access (Level 2) March 20
Microsoft
Excel (Level 1) March 21
Microsoft
Excel (Level 2) April 4
Microsoft
FrontPage – Build a Web Site February 18
Microsoft
Office (Word, Excel, Access) May 29
Microsoft
PowerPoint & Publisher Essentials March 25
Microsoft
Word and Excel Essentials February 25
NEW!
PMP
Certification February 18
Quality
Assurance & Control April 1
QuickBooks April 4
NEW!
QuickTax March 6
NEW!
Simply
Accounting April 17
Software
Testing & Quality Assurance March 4
Teach in Ontario: Bridge to Employment for Internationally-trained
Teachers TBA
Teach in Ontario: Language Upgrading Course March
20, April 19 and May 23
TOEFL Level 7+ February 20 and May 15
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TechSkills
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TechSkills specializes in hands-on, instructor-led training in the latest
software applications. We offer instructors with years of real-world
expertise in a fun informal setting, teaching everything from basic web
site development to more advanced accounting and database design.
Our courses are structured to encourage beginners and professionals to
start at the level that matches their skills and to lead them
progressively to more advanced topics. Because our classes are limited in
size, students have more hands-on interaction with the instructor.
· Experienced professional instructors
· Small class sizes
· Quality training materials
· Competitive pricing
Registration
By phone - 416 658-3101 ext. 700
On-line -
www.skillsforchange.org/register
Complete course listing -
www.skillsforchange.org/techskills
Tuition tax credit forms will be issued.
Some classes are held at another location. Additional materials or
textbook fees may be charged for some courses. EI recipients welcomed. |
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