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What a wonderful event it was at the University of Ottawa! Both coaches and candidates had an amazing experience. Thank you Hire Immigrants Ottawa (HIO), CIC and Ottawa U for working together with us to support newcomer talent! Job seekers received valuable tips on navigating the Canadian labour market and enhanced their professional network and coaches met

  On November 25, 2015, World Skills Employment Centre, Hire Immigrants Ottawa and Citizenship and Immigration Canada, held the first ever LinkedIn-a-Thon Event in Ottawa.  It was graciously hosted by Kivuto. This event formed part of the Alternative Careers Program which is aimed at supporting newcomers to find suitable jobs which match their skills and

  Rula Alkhzouz is a Jordanian-born immigrant to Ottawa. She is university educated, has many years of work experience, but was having difficulties adjusting to the Canadian labour market. She started volunteering at World Skills Employment Centre and after a few months a position became available, she was interviewed for it and she was offered

Each year World Skills participates in the United Way fundraising campaign. Our goal this year is to raise $2500. Our last event for the campaign is the United Way Raffle Extravaganza, which will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 12:00 – 1:00 pm at 219 Argyle Ave, Room 113 We have over 60 separate great prizes:

Champions for World Skills Coaching for Success! is an initiative which seeks to engage local employers and other stakeholders to be advocates for newcomers and to use coaching as a strategy to advance their integration into the Ottawa labour market. At the launch, you will hear inspiring stories of employers and individuals who have effectively championed

On June 16, 2015, World Skills Employment Centre was proud to receive the ‘Strategic Community Partnership Appreciation Award, 2015’ from the TD Ontario North and East, Asian Leadership Network. “We were delighted to be chosen for this award and we are proud of the mentorship program which we have developed with the Asian Leadership Network