Work Experience

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Work Experience for Immigrants Program
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Overview

• The purpose of the Work Experience for
  Immigrants Program is simple.  We aim to help
  skilled immigrants gain Canadian work experience
  in their fields of expertise so as to facilitate
  their entry into the Canadian work world in a
  meaningful and productive way.Many immigrants
  face several barriers when trying to enter the
  professional workforce. Therefore, we provide our
  participants with the tools they need to find
  jobs that utilize the qualifications and
  experience gained from their native countries.

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Success

• The Work Experience for Immigrants Program is
  so successful that many of our participants are
  hired by their host companies.
• 90 of our clients are working in their field
  within six months of completing the program.

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Objective

• Assisting highly skilled and fluent newcomers in
  entering the Canadian workforce
• Providing new Canadians the opportunity to obtain
  a work reference in their fields of expertise

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Program Components

• 16 week program
• 10 weeks - intensive Canadian employment
  preparation and job- search support
• 6 weeks - unpaid work experience placement in the
  participants fields of expertise

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Benefits to Host Company

• Participant works on an unpaid basis
• International expertise of participant
• Opportunity to mentor a new Canadian
• No obligation to hire
• WCB coverage

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Benefits to Participants

• Improvement of their English skills in areas that
  directly relate to their chosen fields of
  expertise
• An opportunity to function successfully in the
  Canadian workplace in an entry-level position
• The possibility of obtaining a Canadian reference
  to be used for further job search endeavours

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Role of Host Company

• To provide the work space and tools required for
  the job
• To introduce participant to workplace culture and
  help them adapt to a new environment

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Role of Supervisor

• Mentoring
• Providing company orientation
• Providing the participant with feedback

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Role of Participants

• Learning work-related terminology
• Networking with co-workers
• Demonstrating their skills and abilities
• Contributing to the success of the company
• Abiding by company policies and confidentiality
  agreements

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Role of Employment Facilitators

• Providing support to both participants and
  supervisors
• Arranging a work site visit with supervisor
• Providing feedback to participants

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Occupations of Participants
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Success Stories

• Jerome Process Engineer
• Host Company Western Cooperative Fertilizers
• What is he doing now? Technical Representative
  for Shell Canada
• Orlhay Accountant
• Host Company Husky Energy
• What is she doing now? Still working as an
  Accountant for Husky Energy
• Chong Computer Programmer
• Host Company World Wide Quote
• What is he doing now? Programmer and partner
  with the same company
• Valentina Electrical Draftsperson
• Host Company Bantrel Co.
• What is she doing now? Working as a
  draftsperson at Bantrel
• Mal Mechanical Engineer
• Host Company Enbridge Pipelines
• What is he doing now? - Sr. Mechanical Engineer
  with Fluor Canada

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Participant Quotes

• There are no self-made men. You will reach
  your goals only with the help of others. The Work
  Experience for Immigrants Program at Bow Valley
  College gave me the opportunity to explore my
  potential and discover new possibilities of what
  I could do. When you are in a new country, one of
  the most important things that you have is the
  belief that you have the ability to reach your
  potential and achieve your goals. After that, all
  you need to do is to put that belief into
  practice. You never know what you can do until
  you try. 
• Mal Mechanical Engineer

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Participating Companies

• Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
• Agruim
• AMEC
• Baker Hughes
• Bantrel Co.
• BP Canada Energy Company
• Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
• Colt Engineering
• Cub Engineering Ltd.
• DPH Engineering
• Duke Energy Gas Transmission
• EBA Engineering Consultants Inc.
• Eaton Cutler Hammer
• Fluor Canada Ltd.
• Greyhound Canada
• Husky Energy
• IMV Projects
• Jacobs Canada Inc.

• Kelmen Technologies Inc.
• MD of Rocky View
• Nexen Inc
• Petro Canada
• Schlumberger
• Shell Canada Ltd.
• SNC Lavalin Inc.
• Stantec Consulting Ltd.
• Suncor Energy Inc.
• Tartan Engineering Ltd.
• Teknika Petroleum Services Ltd.
• TransAlta
• Trema Technologies
• TransCanada
• Veco Canada Ltd.
• Veritas DGC Inc.
• WWQuote
• Wiebe Forest
• Worley Parson MEG

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Supervisor Quote

• Every one of the individuals accepted has
  exhibited a high degree of motivation, excellent
  work ethic and competency. Their ability to learn
  quickly and to become important contributing
  members of project work teams in short order is
  clearly an indicator of the care taken in
  selecting clients and the subsequent training
  provided by Bow Valley College ESL
  Department."Bryan Gilbert, P.Eng.Electrical
  Discipline ChiefBantrel Inc. 

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How to Participate

• Contact us and we will
• provide you with candidates' resumes
• ? arrange for interviews with the candidates of
  your choice
• ? coordinate offers for work placements

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Placement Dates2006 - 2007
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lege.ca/weip