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Settlement Workers – Punjabi/English
Alternate Tuesdays, December 22, 1 – 5 pm
Are you a newcomer to Canada who needs help adjusting to your new life? Free and confidential services are offered to help newcomers – with all their needs – during the process of settling into their new community. Settlement and Integration Services are free for immigrants, refugees and their families in BC.
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Fleetwood/Guildford WorkBC Employment Services Centre
“Fleetwood/Guildford WorkBC Employment Services Centre supports both employers and employees. We assist employers find suitable employees through programs such as Wage Subsidy and we assist individuals to find employment through many services, including training. Best of all, all our services are FREE. For more information, please call our office at 604-580-9740.”
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HURRY! Enroll Into CME Programs Until Dec. 31
The BC Skills Connect for Immigrants Program delivered by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is a FREE program funded by the Provincial and Federal Government.
Space is limited and we are only accepting participants into the program until December 31st, 2015. This is a FREE program offering job search support, mentorship, in addition to funding to help newcomers and immigrants to take courses or get their credentials assessed in professions such as: Engineering, Skills Trades (i.e. Construction), Transportation (i.e. Trucking), IT, Business and Sales, and of course Manufacturing and Exporting related professions.
Many BC immigrants possess skills in occupations where there are shortages, but face numerous barriers to attaining work aligned with their pre-arrival skills, qualifications, and experience. Key barriers are a lack of Canadian work experience, insufficient language proficiency, non-recognition of qualifications and difficulty navigating an unfamiliar labour market. The Skills Connect for Immigrants Program helps immigrants overcome these barriers.
Who is Eligible? You may be eligible if you:
• Are a new Immigrant with Permanent Resident status in the last 5 years
• Have related foreign work experience in your profession
• Have intermediate to advanced level of English language proficiency
• Are under-employed or unemployed
• Are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI)
If you are eligible, we will:
• Provide financial support for skills upgrading;
• Provide skills, qualifications and experience assessment
• Personalized career planning & counselling
• Job mentoring and matching
For more info go to their website www.bc.cme-mec.ca or call Priya Pandit
Program Manager at T: 604-713-7800 x 5231
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Free English for the Workplace Classes at PICS
PICS’ new Project Based Language Training Program (PBLT) is now offering free English classes for the Labour Market. It helps immigrants overcome language barriers that hinder new immigrants’ path to employment. The priority for this project is to attach clients to Labour Market and help them actively seek employment or prepare them to enroll in a training course or move to an enhanced Labour market program. Students will learn and develop soft skills, job search, resume writing, interview skills, networking and much more. To avoid disappointment, please register for classes by calling 604-596-7722 ext 138 ASAP. Free Childminding on site.
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Borrow An eReader From Surrey Libraries
Always wanted to try one before you buy? Here’s your chance.
Check out a Kobo Touch for a 3 week loan from any Surrey Library.
Each Kobo Touch is loaded with Classics:
• Anne of Green Gables
• Tristan & Iseult
• Anna Karenina
• Count of Monte Cristo
• Mysterious Affair at Styles
Check the library catalogue for availability or reserve one today! www.surreylibraries.ca
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Nutrition For Seniors ( Healthy Eating )
Dr. Virendra Sharma – 20th Dec. 2015, 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm.
Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members as well as non members to attend a Workshop on Nutrition For Seniors ( Healthy Eating )presented by Dr. Virendra Sharma MD, MPH, Project Coordinator with Fraser Health Authority on December 20th 2015 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 – 140th street Surrey BC. There will be questions & Answers session after the workshop and Dr. Sharma will answer your questions about Healthy Eating. Tea and light snacks will be served after the workshop is over. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604 – 507 – 9945 for further information.
