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PINs Quarterly Meeting #3December 2, 2015
ACCES Employment, 489 College St., Unit 100
AgendaTime Agenda Item
6:00 – 6:20 Welcome
6:20 – 6:30 Introduction to Network Mapping Penny Scott, Health Nexus
6:30 – 7:45 Network Map Analysis• Stories Behind the Maps• Network Membership• Next Steps
7:45 – 8:00 Conclusions
Purpose of the MeetingTo decode the network maps and explore how PINs associations and partners can further leverage the PINs community so more immigrants can connect with meaningful employment
Who’s in the room? PIN Associations
• Association of Professionals in Thorncliffe - APT
• Career Networking Club• Communication, Advertising and
Marketing Professionals – CAMP Networking
• Canadian Hispanic Bar Association• Council of Filipino Canadian
Professional Organizations - CFCPO
• Council for Access to the Profession of Engineering – CAPE
• International Doctors Network
• International Medical Graduates Waste Prevention Network
• Indo Canadian Community of Professionals
• Latin American MBA Alumni Network - LAMBA
• Leadership in Project Management Network - LPMN
• Manyatta Community Network• M-Bridge• New Canadians Media
Professionals - NCMP• PINs@YorkU• UnstoppableMe.ca
Who’s in the room?PIN Partners
• Scotiabank• ACCES Employment • Modis Canada• North York Community House
(NYCH)• Active Career Advancement Project
(S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)• Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office• Seneca College• Volunteer Toronto• WES
PIN Observers
• Health Nexus• MCIIT
New Members of the PINs Community
PINs Associations:- Iranian Canadian Congress
PINs Partners:
- Modis Canada
- North York Community House (NYCH)
- Resume Target
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@TRIEC#TRIECPINs
Venue Host
Irene SihvonenSenior Director, Services and Organization Development
Welcome to ACCES EmploymentPINs Quarterly Meeting
December 2, 2015
About ACCES EmploymentACCES provides employment services and programs to job seekers and employers across the Greater Toronto Area at five locations. We specialize in helping new Canadians to find jobs in their field of work.
Our Work in One YearThrough Employment Ontario, ACCES is able to offer job seekers resources and information, job search workshops, employment counselling as well as job placement support. These services provide the foundation for our work with job seekers looking for opportunities in their field. Here are the overall results for our five Greater Toronto Area locations.
Programs and Services
Sector-Specific Bridging ProgramsAssists new Canadians with successfully obtaining professional employment within their field of expertise.
Provides orientation to the sector, job search support, improved understanding of Canadian workplace culture and expectations.
Current bridging programs:– Engineering Connections– Financial Services Connections™– Human Resources Connections– Information Technology Connections– Leadership Connections– Sales and Marketing Connections– Supply Chain Connections
Our Results
“I was doing things the way it’s done back in my country until ACCES helped me to understand the Canadian job market and how to successfully find the right job.”- Azfar Zaheer, Senior Credit Analyst at Duca Financial Services Credit
Union (Financial Services Connections Graduate)
Language ServicesPrograms and services that help newcomer job seekers to improve English language communication skills and learn more about Canadian workplace culture• Language for Workplace Connections • Talk English Café• Enhanced Language Training for Engineers• Workplace Communication Skills development in each Bridging
component• Fee-for service training (Workplace Communication Advantage)
“ACCES will give you everything you need to get started with your job search – it’s not the same as back home!”- Nobel Phipps, IT Professional at Deloitte (former ACCES Employment
Client)
Entrepreneurship ConnectionsOne-year program including four weeks of full-time business training:• Business plan coaching• Business support including alumni events• Referrals to community resources and business
information• Learn about the legal aspects of starting your
business in Canada• Receive techniques to present your business to
different target groups• Learn about financing options• Hear about government resources for small
business• Work with established entrepreneurs as mentors
Speed Mentoring• Speed Mentoring® is an opportunity for newcomers to meet
face-to-face with industry professionals• Mentees meet several mentors one-on-one in 10 minute
intervals• Over 100 companies in the GTA have volunteered their time
through Speed Mentoring events
“The professional knowledge and connections I made through ACCES are invaluable assets for my future growth and success.” Judy H. Chang, Entrepreneur (Entrepreneurship Connections Graduate)
PINs: Looking for Meeting Space?Toronto489 College St., Unit 100416.921.1800
Scarborough2100 Ellesmere Rd., Unit 200416.431.5326
North York1500 Don Mills Rd., Unit 102416.443.9008
Mississauga151 City Centre Dr., Unit 600905.361.2522
Brampton8 Queen St. East915.454.2316
www.accesemployment.ca
Our Funders and Sponsors
Entrepreneurship Connections: Financial Services Connections:
IT Connections: Talk English Café:Speed Mentoring:
.
Goal:To work collaboratively with professional immigrant associations to increase their capacity to connect their skilled immigrant members to employment.
Objectives: • Raise awareness of the associations to skilled
immigrants and to employers
• Foster collaboration between the associations and key partners – employers, professional associations, service providers, government, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Develop leaders of professional immigrant associations by providing learning opportunities and refer them as experts on immigrant employment at consultations and in the media.
PINs Network Mapping Goals• Visualize existing ties and connections
amongst key stakeholders• Identify new opportunities for relationship
development• Design strategies to create new
connections, partnerships and collaborations amongst stakeholders
Things to keep in mind tonight• This is our network• Consider how your organization can benefit
from the PINs community• We want to hear from you
Thank you to our Working Group!• Eduardo Harari, LPMN• Gerard Keledjian, New Canadian Media
Professionals• Rene Berrospi, PINs@YorkU• Catherine McNeely, Thorncliffe
Neighbourhood Office• Stephen Chase, WES• Valérie Sniadoch, RDEE Ontario• Penny Scott, Health Nexus• Robyn Kalda, Health Nexus
Network Mapping
Penny ScottDiversification and Business Development Coordinator,
Health Nexus
5. Connectors
4. One-way trail
6. Isolate
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Overview of survey results
Methods/Approach– Electronic survey
Demographics • Number of respondents: 55
– Added organizations: approx. 50• Level of involvement
– Very involved 69%– Somewhat involved 25%– Only occasionally involved 6%
All Links
All links – PINs partners & associations only (with TRIEC)
All links – PINs partners & associations only (without TRIEC)
Map Analysis: Stories Behind the Maps• Where do we see partnerships? What
do know about them? • What “own professional community”
and “own ethnic community” mean?
Stories of Collaboration - LNBB• Latin Networking Beyond Boundaries
o Partnership between 5 PINs associations and 3 ERGs
Stories of Collaboration - OFC
• Office of the Fairness Commissionero Consultations with PINs on the access to regulated
professions
Stories of Collaboration – Group Mentoring
• Group Mentoring Programo JVS Toronto developed and piloted a group
mentoring program for PINs associations
Map Analysis: Stories Behind the Maps• Where do we see partnerships? What
do know about them? • What “own professional community”
and “own ethnic community” mean?
Instructions for Group Discussions
1. Who is missing and should not be? Why?
2. What should the priorities be in creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?
Groups A1 and A2: Raising AwarenessGroups B1 and B2: Fostering CollaborationGroups C1 and C2: Developing Leaders
Map Analysis: PINs Community Membership• Who is missing and should not be?
Why?
Map Analysis: What’s Next for PINs?• What should the priorities be in
creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?
Map Analysis: Report Back
1. Who is missing and should not be? Why?
2. What should the priorities be in creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?
Groups A1 and A2: Raising AwarenessGroups B1 and B2: Fostering CollaborationGroups C1 and C2: Developing Leaders
Next Steps• PINs Network Mapping Report• PINs Operations Plan for next year• TRIEC’s Strategic Planning (next year)
for the next 3 years
Next PINs Events
• Leaders Roundtable o Saturday, February 20, 2016
• Networking event:o March 2016 – date TBA
Thank You!
www.networksforimmigrants.ca
Twitter: @TRIEC, #TRIECPINs
LinkedIn: PINs Insider Community