Clients who are adjusting to new challenges due to immigration, career transition or other life changes are often dealing with multiple stress factors simultaneously and need different forms of support at the same time. A professional collaboration between employment services, settlement services and wellness services including personal counselling, offered at the same location, can enhance…
DetailsTell us your story My story is very simple. I immigrated to Canada in my early 20s, with a lot of dreams and looking for opportunities to succeed and grow, not only as a person but also as a professional. Leaving everything behind was not easy, as you may know, but my desire to pursue…
DetailsTell us your story I was an economist in the Philippines where I worked at the central government’s socio-economic planning & policy agency for many years. Although my first degree was B.Sc. in Social Work from the University of the Philippines, I obtained my M.A. in Development Studies (Economic Policy & Planning major) at the…
DetailsCarmen is a Facilitator/Counsellor for the Trades Win Support Program at Skills for Change. Born in Toronto, Canada and lived mainly in Mississauga, my 2 sisters and I were raised by a single mother who instilled strong values in good work ethic and taught us to make friends from all ethnic backgrounds. As a child,…
DetailsTell us your story Hi, I’m Ashley, a born and raised Torontonian. I currently work for Skills for Change at their Employment Ontario West office as the Client Engagement Support Worker. I recently graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University where I focussed on Human Relationships by studying Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. Ever since I was a…
DetailsMaryam Haraji is the Site Supervisor of the Trades Win Support Program. She joined Skills for Change in 2016 as a Facilitator/ Counselor of TWSP. She has promoted the program to individuals and organizations and helped internationally trained tradespersons to get their licenses in Canada. Maryam used to work in the United Nations High Commissioner…
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