Hundreds Flood Hiring Fair at Ottawa Conference and Event Centre

June 1, 2018

  World Skills Employment Centre held a job fair with over 200 clients in attendance. There was a lineup at the registration desk where services were offered in English, French and Arabic.  The turnout was fantastic and exceeded our expectations. At one point, the floor was so full, people had to squeeze past one another

Partnership is the Thread to the Industrial Sewing Project

May 23, 2018

  The Industrial Sewing Project is a partnership between Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO), Taggart Family YMCA/YWCA, The City of Ottawa, World Skills, and Make Sew Create, an Ottawa-based industrial sewing training centre. The Industrial Sewing Project is the result of outreach efforts as well as connecting with newcomers, employers, and listening to the needs

The Accenture Mentorship Program is Underway!

April 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 24, World Skills and Accenture welcomed the first of two cohorts of IT professionals selected to take part in the Accenture Mentorship Program. The program is comprised of five modules to be delivered over a period of four weeks to candidates who have experience in the field of Information Technology. The aim

WIN-WIN – Hiring Great People for Great Jobs

April 10, 2018

This summer, when Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO Canada) needed to quickly hire experienced project managers with expertise in international trade and development in developing countries for newly-funded programs, it found them at World Skills Employment Centre. In fact, they found two! And both in record time. TFO Canada and World Skills are natural partners.

Networking is the Key to Making Connections

March 27, 2018

By Olga Kiseliova There are many hoops that newcomers have to jump through on their way to establishing a career in a new country. Lack of a network is one of them. It might be very difficult to build a network from scratch, but there is a light in the end of the tunnel. Small

World Skills is Proud to Support Advancing New Canadian Women in Technology (ANCWT)

February 2, 2018

  ANCWT is a bridging program for new immigrants and Syrian refugee women who have technical skills in engineering, technology, computer science and information technology from their home country. To find out more, visit www.ancwt.ca.

World Skills was featured on CBC Ottawa News!

February 2, 2018

  What a terrific piece CBC Ottawa News created about our Retail Targeted Recruitment Event! Thanks, CBC Ottawa, for supporting the work we do to connect immigrants to employment. Find out what you missed by forwarding to 12:20 on the video. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1145065027845

General Strategies to Successfuly Incorporate International Trained Talent into Workplace

February 2, 2018

  In our previous newsletter, we highlighted some successful strategies to effectively recruit, on-board an retain newcomer talent. In today’s blog post, we would like to introduce five successful strategies for incorporating international talent into your workplace that we hope will serve as a “stepping stones” for ongoing discussion in your workplace: Post jobs through World Skills Employment

Successful Strategies to Effectively…

February 2, 2018

  In August 2017, a group of employers and staff in the non-profit sector met to discuss strategies to effectively recruit, on-board, manage and retain newcomers in the workplace. Here are some tips to consider: RECRUIT SKILLED NEWCOMERS Job Posting Use clear and simple language in preparing a job posting – do not require that a

World Skills’ Executive Director, Mengistab Tsegaye, presented with #OC150 Award!

February 2, 2018

  Our Executive Director, Mengistab Tsegaye, has been recognized for his commitment and passion, and for the difference he makes in the lives of newcomers. The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre, presented Mengis with the #OC150 Award which recognizes “50 women, 50 men and 50 youth working to build our community.” Congratulations, Mengis! Your leadership is

The Importance of Networking

February 2, 2018

  The first thought which comes to mind when it comes to job search in Canada is networking – building connections. The synonym for networking comes out to be ‘Interacting’ which is much easier to understand. Interacting does not seem to be a difficult task when we know that we are good at speaking one

Congratulations to the Employer Champion Award Winners!

February 2, 2018

Congratulations to Business Development Canada, The Federal Internship for Newcomers Program and TD Canada Group for receiving Employer Champion Awards at World Skills Employment Centre’s 20th Anniversary Celebration .  The following is the script from Magdalene Cooman, Director of Employer Engagement, about the awards and how employers were selected for each award.  The awards were presented to the employers by Mengistab