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Mentoring Services

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Connecting international education professionals with established occupation and industry-specific mentors

Are you interested in becoming a mentor or mentee?

The Mentoring for Change program has 30 years positive track record of assisting skilled internationally educated professionals in their settlement process, language skills development, entrepreneurship guidance and search for employment by matching them with industry-specific mentors.

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    Mentee Criteria

    • Have a minimum of 2 years of professional experience outside Canada

    • Have been in Canada for less than 5 years

    • Is highly motivated, and committed to meet with a mentor, 1 hour per week for up to 4 months

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    Find a Mentor

    A mentor can help job seekers improve their chance to access their profession by providing guidance, support and contacts to expand their professional network.

    To participate in Skills for Change’s mentoring program, you can register by emailing us at mentoring@skillsforchange.org

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    Become a Mentor

    Skills for Change welcomes established professions with over 2 years’ experience working in Canada who want to volunteer their time as a mentor. We host orientation sessions for mentors to get them started.  Mentoring takes one hour per week, over four months. Meetings can occur at a mutually convenient time and location, whether in-person or virtually.

    We also provide platforms for mentors to deliver presentations, conduct brief mentoring/coaching and share their knowledge with others. We encourage mentors to get involved and be part of a positive professional influencing community.

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    Our mentoring options include:

    • Settlement - Support for new Canadians in providing information and helping identify various community resources and support

    • Language - Individual language mentoring for building effective conversation and communication skills

    • Employment - Job search support and guidance in expanding professional network

    • Entrepreneurs - Coaching and guidance to starting your own business as well as support of resources

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