Employment Skills Services
Individual Employment Counselling
Supports immigrant women by helping them identify and discuss employment opportunities, establish realistic employment goals and implement plans of action for labour market integration. Clients receive coaching on topics such as resume enhancement, cover letter writing, and interviews.
Pre-Employment and Employment Workshops
In group workshops participants can learn:
- Canadian workplace culture
- Support for foreign trained Engineers
- Job search tips
- Labour standards
- Networking
- First impressions
- Communicate with confidence
- Interview skills
- Computer training for beginners
- Accreditation (International Qualifications Assessment Services)
Immigrant women have the opportunity to network with corporate representatives and employment agencies from around Calgary. These meetings allow participants to learn resume tips, talking to potential employers, making good first impressions and networking in Canada, directly from employers.
This is a pre-employment, life skills orientation program done in partnership with the Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta.
This program offers basic accounting skills to immigrant women through six-week sessions. The course material includes a general introduction to accounting, payroll accounting and Quickbooks software.
Receptionist Training
The objective of this program is to facilitate labour force re-entry and to build the self-sufficiency of immigrant women with prior office administration experience. The training provides immigrant women with the necessary skills and academic knowledge to qualify for entry-level office assistant positions.
For further information, registration or for any inquiries regarding specific programs, please contact:
Silvia Vidal
(403)263-4414 ext. 18
employment@ciwa-online.com
