World Skills Employment Centre
Categories
Human Resources
Hours:
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
About Us
Connecting Immigrants to Employment
World Skills has been a leader in enhancing newcomers’ economic integration into the Canadian economy for over 20 years. Founded by Local Agencies Serving Immigrants, a coalition of settlement agencies in Ottawa, World Skills is a non-profit employment centre dedicated exclusively to the employment needs of newcomers and to the needs of the local labour market. We help immigrants incorporate into the workforce through employment competency building, job search training and support, cultural competency building and language training.
We connect talented newcomers to employers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. We partner with employers to help them meet their labour market needs by understanding their business requirements, finding and pre-screening internationally trained newcomers and offering cross-cultural training.
We are funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, with additional support from the United Way, the Community Foundation of Ottawa, TD Bank, BDC and Accenture, as well as donations and fee-for-service.
Our Mission
World Skills aims to enhance the economic integration of immigrants, refugees and newcomers
Developing and offering programs and services that assist them in increasing their employability in the Canadian job market.
Creating employment opportunities for them through increasing public awareness of their employability and by forming partnerships with employers in the Ottawa region.
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Events
Networking Counts Hosted By Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA Ontario) & World Skills Employment Centre
- Learn about the benefits of becoming a CPA and the opportunity to expand your Canadian network.
- Wednesday May 15, 2024
Entrepreneurship Essentials Training -Free Hybrid 3-week Course for Newcomers | Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub
- The ONE Hub aims to remove barriers to self-employment and to support the social and economic integration of current and aspiring entrepreneurial newcomers
- Tuesday May 21, 2024 - Thursday Jun 13, 2024
ONE Hub (Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub) Information Session- START A BUSINESS IN OTTAWA!
- ONE Hub (Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub) Information Session
- Wednesday Jun 5, 2024
ONE Hub (Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub) Information Session- START A BUSINESS IN OTTAWA!
- ONE Hub (Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub) Information Session
- Wednesday Jul 3, 2024