{"id":790,"date":"2011-04-30T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triec.ca\/pins\/?p=790"},"modified":"2018-04-24T10:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:38:13","slug":"providing-career-information-and-referrals-for-your-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triec.ca\/pins\/providing-career-information-and-referrals-for-your-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing Career Information and Referrals for your Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27, 2011<\/strong><strong> &#8211; COSTI<\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"\" style=\"width: 242px; height: 236px;\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Career-Info-session_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3188\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Career Info session\" src=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Career-Info-session_sm-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"\" dir=\"\" lang=\"\" colspan=\"1\" scope=\"\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u201cAll PIN members participated and were engaged in the conversation and topics presented. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing the benefits for the members of all organizations.\u201d \u2013 Participant <\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Guest speakers presented PIN leaders with an overview of employment services, programs and ideas for ways to partner with agencies. The goal was to help the leaders provide information to their members so that they can better connect to meaningful employment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Guest Speakers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smriti Gyawali<\/strong>, Information &amp; Referral Officer \u2013 Global Experience Ontario (GEO), Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miranda Harpell<\/strong>, Settlement.org Social Media &amp; Outreach Coordinator, OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Claudia Valcarcel<\/strong>, Business Liaison, COSTI Employment Services (Vaughan)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maria Nunes<\/strong>, Business Liaison for COSTI Weston\/Mt. Dennis location for the Employment Ontario Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Programs offered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontarioimmigration.ca\/en\/geo\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Experience Ontario (GEO)<\/a> include free information, assistance and referrals by email, telephone and in person to skilled immigrants in non-health regulated professions and stakeholders such as community agencies &amp; international offices.<\/li>\n<li>There are specific links on Settlement.org that are particularly useful to skilled immigrants seeking employment<\/li>\n<li>There are employment services provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.costi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COSTI<\/a> and other employment service agencies (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casip.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.casip.ca<\/a>) that specifically help skilled immigrants<\/li>\n<li>PINs and employment service agencies can work together to provide information to network members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"GEO presentation\" href=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/uploads\/374\/geo_presentation___pins_learning_event__meeting_27_april_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEO presentation<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Settlement.Org information\" href=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/uploads\/375\/settlement.org_presentation_links.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Settlement.Org information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"COSTI Employment Services presentation\" href=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/uploads\/376\/costi_pins___presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COSTI Employment Services presentation<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Link to information portals from your website<\/li>\n<li>Build a relationship between your network and an employment service agency<\/li>\n<li>Invite a representative from an employment service agency to meet with your members<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your members to make use of the services available for skilled immigrants at employment service agencie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"document_embedd\"><a title=\"Resource Map for Professionals Immigrant Networks in Toronto\" href=\"http:\/\/triec.ca\/uploads\/377\/resource_directory_pins.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resource Map for Professionals Immigrant Networks in Toronto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotiabank.com\/cda\/content\/0,1608,CID12967_LIDen,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotiabank Resources for Newcomers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> April 27, 2011 &#8211; COSTI \u00a0 \u201cAll PIN members participated and were engaged in the conversation and topics presented. 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