Information Session
for Job Seekers
Today’s Agenda
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Welcome / Introduction
A few housekeeping items
About WIL Employment Connections
Overview of Programs & Services
Question & Answer
Short break
Registration
Complete a Needs Assessment
Book an appointment with an Employment
Counsellor
About WIL
• Non-profit community organization that has been providing
employment support services and career development
solutions since 1984
• Programs and services designed to provide job seekers with
the skills/confidence they need to succeed
• WIL helps clients identify career goals, provides programs
designed to achieve employment, and offers educational
upgrading tools to develop employment options
• No cost if you are currently unemployed or
under-employed
Overview of Programs & Services
Programs and services we will be discussing today:
a) Employment Counselling
b) Grade 12 Equivalency (GED Program)
c) Career Planning Tools / Career Assessments
d) Employment Preparation Workshops
Employment Counselling
• Alone or combined with any of our programs and
services, employment counselling provides you with
valuable support in the employment planning and
development process
• A personal, client-centred approach to discuss
concerns, explore employment options and establish
achievable employment goals
• Trained and experienced counsellors work with clients to
make informed choices about future employment
An Employment Counsellor will:
• Meet with you to discuss your employment needs
• Work with you to develop a clear Employment Action Plan
• Discuss your employment and training options
• Aid you with document evaluation and translation
• Provide ongoing support, guidance, information and referrals
to relevant community supports and training
• Work through and resolve any work-related issues
• Assist you with Second Career, Self Employment Benefit, and
Libro Loan applications
Grade 12 Equivalency (GED Program)
• The General Educational Development (GED) testing
program allows adults who have not finished high school
in Canada or outside of Canada to show that they have
acquired the knowledge and skills associated with, and
comparable to, high school completion.
• WIL offers a GED Assessment and Preparation program
for individuals interested in obtaining their high school
equivalency
Career Planning Tools/Career Assessments
• A career assessment is a process to explore/determine
your natural abilities, transferable skills, work interests
and preferred work environments.
• WIL offers several career planning tools/ career
assessments to help confirm career choices or open
doors to new opportunities
• Career Planning tools can help you:
– Make informed career/training choices
– Identify careers that may be a good fit for you
– Move your career in an exciting new direction that you
might not have previously considered
Employment Preparation Workshops
WIL offers 2 workshop series for immigrant job seekers
1. ESL Essential Job Search Skills
for immigrant job seekers seeking non-professional employment
2. Employment Preparation for Internationally Trained
Individuals (ITIs)
for immigrant job seekers seeking professional employment
Essential Job Search Skills Workshop
ESL Benchmark Level 4/5 and above
Recommended for job search in non-professional occupations
(eg. Service Industry, Customer Service, Manufacturing positions, etc.)
6 days Full Time (Monday to Friday)
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ESL Essential Job Search Skills Workshop
Topics Covered:
• Effective Job Search Strategies
• Cover Letters & Resumes
• References
• Application Forms
• Interview Preparation
• Connect to a WIL Sales & Marketing Advisor*
If you are an immigrant whose first language is English,
you also have the option of participating in a similar
5 day Full Time Workshop for non-immigrant job seekers
Employment Preparation for Internationally
Trained Individuals (ITIs)
ESL Benchmark Level 7 and above
Recommended for job search in professional occupations for those
individuals who have international education/experience
(eg. Health Professions, Engineering, Finance, Science, etc.)
16.5 days Full Time
9:15 a.m to 3:30 p.m. (Monday to Thursday)
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Friday)
Employment Preparation for ITIs
Workshop Topics:
1. Effective Job Search Strategies
2. Cover Letters and Resumes
3. Interview Skills
4. Workplace Success
5. Canadian Business Culture
6. Employment Standards in Ontario
7. Connecting with Employers*
 Take one workshop or take them all
 Must complete all workshops to qualify for
job search support from WIL’s Sales & Marketing team
Connecting with Employers
• Connect with a WIL Sales & Marketing Advisor after
successful completion of Employment Preparation
workshops
– Eligible to participate in an 8 week volunteer work
placement to gain valuable Canadian work experience
– Ongoing job leads and job search support
– Ongoing networking opportunities with local employers
• Eligible to participate in local Mentorship program
• Posting on Skills International – province-wide database
Mentorship for Newcomer Success Program
• Matches ITIs with local mentors in their field
• Expand your networking opportunities to access the
hidden job market and learn more about your profession
in Canada
• Match is for 24 hours of time with a local mentor over a
period of 6 months
• Must have completed all workshops (or be referred by
one of our community partners) to be eligible to
participate
www.mentorship.wil.ca
Skills International
• Only online searchable database of its kind
• Dedicated exclusively to profiling the skills of immigrant
job seekers
• Connects pre-screened ITIs with registered employers
seeking their skills from across Ontario
• Very successful tool to assist you in marketing your skills
www.skillsinternational.ca
Community Partnerships
Employment Resource Centre
• The Skill Centre Employment Resource Centre (2nd floor)
• Computer Labs, Internet Access & Microsoft Office
Software
• Access to telephones, fax and photocopy equipment to
support job search
• Labour Market Information, Job Board & Reference
materials
Access Centre for Regulated Employment
• Approximately 35 regulated professions in Ontario
• Provides information and application submission
assistance to ITIs seeking licensure in Ontario’s
regulated professions
• Assistance in having educational credentials assessed
www.accesscentre.ca
Clothingworks
• Provides you with up to three free job appropriate outfits
to keep.
• A referral is required to get an appointment. Speak with
your employment counsellor to get a referral.
www.clothingworks.ca
Contact Information
WIL Employment Connections
141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor
London, ON N6A 1G3
519.663.0774
careerinformation@wil.ca
www.WIL.ca
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