The House of Commons Administration and World Skills held a very detailed information session for ENW participants, giving an inside look at The Hill & its Parliamentary Partners. The House of Commons provides services to Parliament members for them to carry out their work on Parliament Hill and in their constituencies. Duties include daily publications,
On January 26th, the Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women program held an excellent information session with the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. CFMWS is responsible for administering for delivering selected public morale and welfare programs, services, and activities to eligible members. Our guest speaker Joanne Jarocki was thrilled. “As a mentor with ENW, meeting
Cheers to a year! The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program celebrated its first anniversary on December 3rd, 2020. A fantastic event with over 100 attendees to celebrate a year of success. An inspiring night with a theme of inspiration, connection, and growth! Take a look at our ENW Newsletter for a quick recap of
With the start of a new year, it is a time of reflection and celebration; a time to leave the previous year behind and speak positivity to the year ahead. You may have set a New Year resolution, but do you have a word to set your intentions? With our first Cohort of the Empowering
It’s never good to be in debt to a lawyer. But World Skills owes Malini Vijaykumar a large debt of gratitude. On Thursday, January 21, Malini Vijaykumar, an expert employment lawyer with Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP, one of the top employment law firms in the city, presented a brilliant “Employment 101” session to about 25 women in
On August 20th, The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women program wrapped up another fantastic session with our Model 2 participants. Cohort 8 consisted of newcomer women within a variety of professional backgrounds such as Medicine, Law, Computer Science, and Education. The one thing which they all had in common was the determination to find a
On July 22, alongside our community partners, The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program hosted an event that offered information about various employment and training programs for newcomers in Ottawa, including eligibility criteria, and referral processes. World Skills and its partner organizations offer a variety of employment-related support services to newcomers, such as valuable training,
“I am now empowered to always do better. Hearing other women’s stories has given me the ability to push forward.” A quote from Dareen, one of our brilliant newcomer women, who has completed the Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program. Dareen’s inspiring words are among the many positive testimonials of the confidence, motivation, and support
On Saturday, June 20th the ENW program hosted a special networking event with past and current program participants. We had the pleasure of having two special guest speakers Anna-Karina Tabuñar President/Founder & Head of Communications at Iona Street Media and Dipalli Bhatt Director of Marketing at Incognito Software Systems. Both of these women were newcomers several
The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program wrapped up its first cohort for visible minority newcomer immigrant women who are underemployed. The participants of this cohort identified themselves as underemployed, currently working in a transitional job or in a position that is below their capacity. The workshops focused on career management and advancement. Participants gained
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