Faculty of Workforce Skills Development

Services for Newcomers and Internationally Trained

Re-employment Services for International Professionals Program (RESIP)

The RESIP Program features employability workshops, individual coaching, job development and mentoring services. It assists internationally-trained and experienced professionals to secure employment in their field. Workshop topics include; self-assessment, career planning, labour market information, employment standards, creating effective resumes, cover letters and interview skills. Highlights include placement support, financial support for credential assessment, languag and skills assessments, all at no cost to the participant.   

Location

Seneca Re-Employment Centre for Internationally-Trained Professionals
3660 Midland Avenue, 2nd floor
Scarborough, ON, M1V 0B8
For further information or to register for an information session contact: Veta Smith at 416-299-6625 ext. 264.

Session Dates 2008 / 2009

Information Sessions	Workshop Dates
January 5	January 11 to February 5
January 20 & February 3	February 8 to March 3
February 17 & March 3	March 8 to April 2

Job Development Support

Upon completion of the RESIP Program participants will be supported by a job developer. Participants are also eligible for a potential 8 week unpaid job placement in their field.  This is a win-win situation as the participant gains valuable Canadian experience while the placement host gains a qualified individual to assist in their business.  Seneca College provides WSIB coverage. Participants will also be  eligible for financial support to  complete  WES (World Education Servics) credential evaluation.

For further information contact: Abdi Farrah at 416-299-6625.

Mentoring Partnership

A free of charge program that matches a job-ready skilled immigrant (the mentee) to his/her established professional counterpart (mentor) to enable a mentee to gain insight and guidance regarding his/her employment goal.  A mentor is a qualified employed or self-employed individual with at least three years experience in a specific profession.  The mentor will describe links to professional associations and business networks.  He/she will give career coaching, share knowledge of current labour market demands, context, trends and the required skills/competencies necessary for a specific profession and/or position.

To participate you must be:
- legally entitled to work in Canada;
- an internationally-trained professional living in Canada 3 years or less;
- have worked in your profession outside of Canada 3 years or more;
- currently unemployed or underemployed (working 20 hours or less per week);
- job-ready and have Canadian Language Benchmark level 8 or higher in oral English.

For more information contact Judith Gamus at: 416-299-6625

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