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New Pioneers Awards |
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SfC is Hiring |
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Community Services Information and Job Fair |
by Michelle Raposo On
Friday, March 17, 2006 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, job seekers roamed
The Assembly Hall Community Cultural Centre at 1 Colonel Samuel
Smith Park Drive searching for that perfect job opportunity. Over 600 job seekers attended this successful Community Services Information and Job Fair sponsored by the constituency offices of Laurel Broten, M.P.P Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Skills for Change. Jane Cullingworth, Executive Director of Skills for Change, and Laurel Broten, M.P.P., successfully launched the event with words of encouragement. The event, organized by Peter Tedoldi, provided a forum for job seekers to meet face-to-face with community organizations and employers. Skills for Change, ATEC, JobStart, JVS Toronto, LAMP CHC, MicroSkills, Toronto Social Services, YES Toronto, YMCA, Humber College, and the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities were all available to provide participants with information on their programs and services. Participants were also given an opportunity to attend 30-minute workshops facilitated by staff from Skills for Change on topics such as networking, portfolio development, resume writing and successful interviewing. Job seekers with resumes and business cards came prepared to introduce themselves to employers such as Accountemps, Canadian Forces, Adecco Employment, Canpar, Campbell’s Soup, City of Toronto, IKEA – Etobicoke, Intelligarde, Etobicoke Costco, Manpower, Gambles Ontario Produce, Metro Toronto Police, Nexus Staffing, Toronto Fire Services, SEIEA Universal Staffing, and Sobey’s. Job seekers successfully connected and networked with many employers. Frank, a student of the SfC Extended Language Training (ELT) for Internationally-trained Trades People pilot project, was encouraged by his instructor to attend this event. Within a few days, he accepted a job opportunity as a Millwright with Hunter Plastics Company in Etobicoke through Adecco. He credited his success to the ELT course and emphasized that the training helped him improve his communication skills. |
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Newcomer Settlement Volunteer Awards |
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Skills for Change Volunteers
Recognized by the Government of Ontario Skills for Change congratulates our volunteers Ian Daly and Wayne Haymer for receiving the Newcomer Settlement Volunteer Awards presented by the Honourable Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, at a gala ceremony held on March 10 in Mississauga. These awards are presented by the Government of Ontario in recognition of the contribution of volunteers who have shown their dedication and commitment in helping newcomers to the province in the settlement process. |
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Diversity Awareness and Cross-cultural Communication Training |
On March 21 Skills for Change welcomed
over twenty participants from the Colleges Integrating Immigrants to
Employment (CIITE) Project as part of a full day training program.
 CIITE
is an initiative funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and
Immigration (Ontario) and aims to looks at barriers that
internationally trained immigrants face in the Ontario college
system. The participants of the workshop are involved in the Advisement Project, one of CIITE's five current projects. Among the group were Student Advisors and College Administrators from Algonquin College, Centennial College, George Brown College, Mohawk College and St. Clair College. The session began with a presentation by Shabnum Budhwani, Intake Counsellor, on barriers to employment faced by immigrants and refugees, and the services provided by the agency to assist newcomers. Farida Zuberi, Mentoring Program Coordinator, facilitated a two-part workshop on Diversity Awareness and Cross-Cultural Communication for the group. In this workshop participants examined key diversity concepts and explored ways to communicate effectively in a diverse workplace. |
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Employment Resource Centre |
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The Skills for Change Employment
Resource Centre (previously known as the DUFFERIN MALL EMPLOYMENT
RESOURCE CENTRE) is operating temporarily out of Skills for Change. Please sign up for our newsletter at www.derc.ca, so that we can let you know when we have found a new permanent location. We hope to see you at 791 St. Clair West, 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 April Workshop Calendar here. |
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SfC Programs Start Dates |
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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. |
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Programs and Services Directory |
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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 |
