One of Scotiabank’s best came to World Skills on October 27. Stephane Altidor, Customer Service Lead, spoke with about a dozen clients in World Skills’ Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women (ENW) project to encourage them to join the bank. Stephane received the bank’s “Best of the Best” award in 2020 for being the top performer…

Algonquin College – Financial Services Coaching Event — Weds. Oct 27, 2021 Angela Lyrette, M.Ed.  is a natural teacher. She is also an expert on Canada’s financial services industry. She is presently the Coordinator and a Professor in Algonquin’s Business Administration Finance Program and Financial Services Graduate Certificate Program. She is also a long-time supporter…

Never in North American living memory has Health Research dominated public affairs and people’s thoughts as it has these past two years. And never have there been more jobs in this sector. Health Research in Canada is carried out by 13 Institutes across the country located in hospitals and universities for example. Their work is coordinated…

World Skills will be closed on September 30th, 2021 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Staff will be using this day to participate in local events and reflect on their role in reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous communities. We invite you to do the same. Our staff met on September 29 to to have a…

If you have you ever been robbed or cheated, then you know the feeling of being violated and ashamed of your gullibility. Every day, cunning criminals use false job opportunities (called “scams”) to rob job seekers, especially newcomers, of their money, their identity, their personal information, their dignity and much more. Because victims are ashamed,…

In the fall of 2020, World Skills Employment Centre collaborated with Employment and Social Development Canada [ESDC] in creating an innovative approach to connecting amazing immigrant talent to opportunities at ESDC in the Ottawa region; specifically, for their Transformation Management Branch (TMB). About TMB TMB is responsible for transforming how ESDC delivers its services to…

It is a well-known fact that project managers holding the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification are well sought after by employers from both the private and public sectors. As part of its commitment to create opportunities for its clients, World Skills Employment Center (WS) recently kicked off a pilot initiative called “PMP® Toolkit for Success.” A group of…

United Way East Ontario is working to break down barriers and address social issues within our local communities. Supporting Prescott-Russell, Ottawa, Lanark and Renfrew, United Way strives for solutions that improve lives and create opportunities for those who need it most. On May 25th, Human Resources Coordinator Joanne Brakis met with the Empowering Visible Minority…