It was a great day yesterday, November 14 for diversity and inclusion as we celebrated immigrants who are helping to shape the Canadian public service through the Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN) Program. The FIN Program team held the graduation ceremony for the FIN Program interns who received placements in the year 2017-2018. Everybody looked so happy! […]
Read MoreDuring WOW week, a series of events organized by the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (olip), World Skills Employment Centre celebrated Multiculturalism Day in style! On June 27, 2018 we hosted an open house as part of the celebrations throughout the city. We invited our partners and neighbours in the community to visit our office to […]
Read MoreWorld 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreOn 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 […]
Read MoreThis 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. […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreANCWT 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.
Read MoreWhat 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
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreCongratulations to the Graduates!
November 15, 2018Celebrating a Multicultural Workplace
July 03, 2018Hundreds Flood Hiring Fair at Ottawa Conference and Event Centre
June 01, 2018