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New Pioneers Awards |
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Coaching
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by Stephen Beaupre
That’s a
description from one of the participants who was
wowed by four days of professional development
workshops facilitated by Ron Bartlette of the
Winnipeg Transition Centre (WTC) and held at the
Skills for Change Employment Resource Centre (SfC
ERC) at 1139 College Street near Dufferin. |
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Welcome to SfC! |
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Cristina Codreanu
recently joined Skills for Change as the
Newcomer
Professionals at Work (NPW) Program Coordinator. Cristina is an internationally- trained professional with over 15 years experience as a program manager working with various not-for–profit and government agencies in Europe and North America. Her sensitive insight into the needs of newcomers to Canada coupled with her passion for problem-solving and developing client-centered solutions makes her a wonderful addition to the team. We wish Cristina success in her new role. Nicola Joseph was appointed in March 2007 as Intake Consultant/Counsellor to the NPW team. Nicola is a fully trained Career Counsellor and she has a Life Skills Training Certificate. Her experience includes working extensively with diverse communities and professionals. She has experience delivering workshops in resume, cover letters, cold calling, and interview skills. She works with integrity and in partnership with clients preparing them in their job readiness and career decisions, encouraging ownership and motivation. She enjoys goal setting with clients and gets great satisfaction from giving useful information and helping clients to thrive in their chosen careers. She has been part of the Skills for Change team since 2004. We think Nicola is the best match for the Intake Consultant/Counsellor position with the NPW Program. Glenn Gowriluk is the new Employer Outreach Specialist with the NPW Program. For many years, Glenn performed various roles as a marketing coordinator, job developer and corporate HR generalist and staffing specialist in private business, social services and government organizations. His work experience includes collaboration with Connect4Training, the Learning Enrichment Foundation and the Peel Regional Government - Department of Social Services. With this position, Glenn will serve as a “link” between our clients, who are highly trained newcomers, and with Canadian employers in our attempt to help these foreign-trained professionals become integrated into Canadian society. We wish Glenn good luck! |
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Internationally Educated Teachers |
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by
Shabnum Budhwani
During the six weeks STIC
program they go through different topics like
classroom management techniques, health and safety
regulations, hiring practices of the boards,
interview practice, observorships and so much more. All the crucial
links required to familiarize them with the Ontario
public school system. One on one counseling, mentoring and
advanced language upgrading courses specially
designed for Internationally Educated Teachers (IETs)
provide the final links which prepare these IETs to
confidently venture into the labour market, poised
for success. At the end of the course, when our
graduates proudly say "We have everything it takes
to be good teachers here in Ontario, our new home"
we have every reason to believe in them. |
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Quality
Assurance Control Training |
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by
Gener Pagkanlungan Coordinator, TechSkills Catalino Ladaran is a Quality professional who believes in continuous improvement, not only for the product or project he is involved with, but also for himself. Arriving in Canada with his family in 2002, Catalino was lucky enough to find a technical job within a few months after arrival. This job, however, was a far cry from the Quality Engineer job he had back in the Philippines, where he originally came from. Not a person to give up when faced with difficult situations, he decided to pursue continuous improvement by pursuing membership with the Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT). Not only that. Catalino also enrolled in the Quality Assurance and Control Training offered by Skills for Change, and successfully achieved certification as a Quality Technician with American Society for Quality (ASQ). Trained as a Mechanical Engineer, he also had previous years of experience as an Industrial Millwright. So when Skills for Change offered Bridge to Success for Trades, a bridging program which was funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities in 2004 – 2005, Catalino applied, was accepted, and successfully passed the Certificate of Qualification as an Industrial Millwright. Today, Mr. Ladaran is gainfully employed as a Project Engineer in a Calgary-based company. He manages multiple projects in the manufacturing sector. Indeed, Catalino lives the life of a quality professional, believing, as Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of a man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” |
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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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