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Information Session for Internationally Educated Pharmacists
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Skills for Change, in partnership with ROBERTSON and
through the PharmCONNECT Program, is offering an
information session for Internationally Educated
Pharmacists who want to obtain their Canadian license
and work as a pharmacist in Canada. Participants will be given information on the following: · Free training and preparation for licensing requirements · Free assistance with the licensing process · How to obtain a license and secure a career as a Canadian Pharmacist Where & When: Skills for Change 791 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto March 7th, 2007 @ 1:30 p.m. Presenter: ROBERTSON For reservations, please call: (416) 658-3101 ext. 103 or “0” |
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SfC is Hiring |
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Project
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Career Transitions Closing date is March 6. |
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SfC Employment Resource Centre - March Guest Speakers |
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Pre-registration is
required Wednesday, March 7 @ 1:00 pm Renee Munro, Image Matters CREATING POWERFUL FIRST IMPRESSIONS First impressions play a very important role at the job interview stage. Are you leaving THE RIGHT IMPRESSION with Employers? Learn: · how to create a memorable, lasting FIRST IMPRESSION · what clothes best suit your body type · how to present yourself at an interview with confidence Monday, March 19 @ 1:00 pm Come and learn about the TDSB NOW Program for Internationally Trained Professionals and Trades People, the Job Finding Club and Ontario Works Programs (20 minute info session) Tuesday, March 20 @ 1:00 pm Job Hunt on the Internet Use Career Bookmarks to Find Job Postings on the Internet Wednesday, March 21 @ 1:00 pm Ian Levine, Pardons Canada Learn about the process and benefits of receiving a pardon and removing a past criminal offence from public record to pass a police clearance for employment. Wednesday, March 28 @ 1:00 pm Karolin Givergis, WES New to Canada? Learn how to get your credentials assessed for education, licensing, and employment purposes. Also, join us for a week-long enhanced communications workshop series “Newcomers, Talk Your Way to a Job!” for job seekers to practice you spoken English skills. You will walk away with: · Savvy responses to tricky interview questions · An impressive 30 second commercial about yourself · Confidence in making cold calls that could crystallize into warm responses · Experience in using the STAR technique to relate your transferable skills For more details visit us here. |
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English as a Second Language Classes - Enroll Now! |
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by Faduma Muse IAT Registrar ESL classes that are started in February are still accepting enrollment. To register call (416) 658-7090 or (416) 658-3101 ext. 0 ESL/Intensive English - February 5 Review of the four English language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) for intermediate ESL learners. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 5 – 6 ESL/Business Writing - February 5 This course will improve your writing skills for the Canadian business environment. You will use Microsoft Word and Excel to create and modify letters, memos, emails, reports and learn format standards for business correspondence with appropriate grammar and vocabulary. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 5 ESL/Communicating Clearly - February 6 Learn to express yourself clearly and confidently. Become familiar with the English phonetic system and learn to correct your specific English pronunciation difficulties. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 5 – 6 ESL/English for Academic Purposes - February 12 The goal of this class is to develop the language skills and confidence needed to successfully pursue academic studies. Students will expand their vocabulary and develop accurate grammar in speaking and writing. They will also develop advanced listening and reading skills. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 6. TOEFL Level 7+ - February 12 Practice the testing procedures and focus on listening comprehension, written expression, reading comprehension and the test of written English (TWE). Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 7+ ESL/Introductory Bookkeeping - February 13 Develop English communication skills while learning basic bookkeeping concepts, vocabulary and skills required for completing bookkeeping tasks. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 5 – 6 ESL/Accounting and Computer Skills for Immigrant Women - February 26 This program is intended for immigrant women who speak English as a Second Language and have little accounting or office experience. If you have an education in accounting from other countries but have never worked in the field, and are changing your career to accounting from other fields, this program is for you. Develop English language and communication skills through the study of accounting principles, computer skills and work search strategies, including how to prepare a resume and cover letter, and understand job ads. Graduates of this program may be eligible to join the Clerical/Employment Services Program. Eligibility or prerequisite(s): CLB 5 – 6, keyboarding @ 25 wpm. Employment Preparation for Retail Services - February 26 Employment Preparation for Retail Services (EPRS) is designed to improve your communication skills for the retail sector and provides job search training and conflict resolution skills. The length of this program is 15 weeks including 6 weeks of guaranteed work experience placement. This program runs from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
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"The Beach - My Second Home" |
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A PHOTO EXHIBITION,
CELEBRATION & TORONTO COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER PART OF THE "CELEBRATE TORONTO" SERIES by Dave Lovelock Manager, Resource and Business Development  We are pleased to let you know about an
exciting new initiative called “Celebrate Toronto”
that a valued corporate client of SfC,
www.travelandtransitions.com,has launched. In addition, a portion of the revenues from photo and book sales will go to Skills for Change to help support our programs and services to newcomers in Toronto. I invite you to read on and, if you can, attend the kick-off of this FREE event being held in ‘The Beach” at Gelato Milano, 2156 Queen Street East on March 14, 2007, 7:00 pm (including a free gelato and panini tasting!) As a travel journalist and creator of www.travelandtransitions.com, Susanne Pacher gets to travel to many interesting places across the world where she writes about the people behind the destinations. Whenever she is not out of town she writes about Toronto, this multicultural microcosm that is truly a world within a city. After she returned from an international trip last year, Susanne experienced a veritable “light bulb moment”: she realized that Toronto is a really special place and that she wanted to give something back to this city that has provided her, an immigrant herself, with so much opportunity. So she decided to launch the “Celebrate Toronto” project which will encompass an extensive article collection, as well as a series of neighbourhood portraits and photo exhibitions. Susanne plans to discover Toronto neighbourhood by neighbourhood, and her inaugural “Celebrate Toronto” project is a photo exhibition and story-telling series entitled “The Beach – My Second Home.” After the Beach, neighbourhoods such as Chinatown – Kensington, Little Italy, Little India and others will follow. Susanne is planning to do one or two neighbourhood portraits a year, featuring local community organizations, volunteers, philanthropists, artists, merchants, restaurateurs and enlightened entrepreneurs – people and organizations that make our city special. The articles will be published in a book and a portion of revenues from photo and book sales will be shared with several Toronto community organizations including Skills for Change, Scadding Court Community Centre and Centre 55. So join Susanne Pacher in her first Toronto neighbourhood portrait, enjoy a free gelato and panini tasting and socialize with your friends and colleagues! Event information:
Due to space
restrictions please
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About Skills for Change |
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It is located at 791 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario M6C 1B7. We can be reached by phone (416.658.3101), fax (416.658.6292) or email.
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