Online workplace communication program for rural permanent residents living outside of Calgary.

Develop your workplace communication skills in our no-cost program and get paired with a local mentor. With the guidance of a mentor, you'll learn about:

• Canadian culture in the workplace
• Communication and soft skills
• Conflict and problem solving
• Community connections

Program is for immigrants with permanent resident status, Canadian citizenship, or refugee status. To be eligible, participants must live in a rural area outside of Calgary. 

For more information: wcrip@bowvalleycollege.ca

Career services for unemployed and underemployed Francophone clients.

Our fully bilingual staff provides clients access to information resources, workshops, and coaching services in French.

Connexion Carrière est le seul centre de ressources et d’aide à la recherche d'emploi pour les francophones de Calgary. Les services comprennent entre autre:

• Des conseils individuels en matière de carrière et d'emploi
• La rédaction de curriculum vitae et de lettre d'accompagnement
• Des simulations d’entrevues 
• L’assistance pour l’équivalence des diplômes internationaux (IQAS) 
• Des cours d’anglais, ainsi que des ateliers sur des sujets tels que LinkedIn, les stratégies de recherche d’emploi ou la préparation aux entrevues. 

Nous nous efforçons de communiquer avec les employeurs locaux afin de publier leurs offres d’emploi, et aussi d'organiser régulièrement des activités telles que des salons d'emplois bilingues et des opportunités de réseautage. 

Pour plus d’information: connexioncarriere@bowvalleycollege.ca

Connecting Indigenous job seekers with employment in Alberta’s construction sector.

We offer culturally-relevant supports, linkages between industry and job-seekers, employment-readiness training, and job matching services. 

The service creates Indigenous skills development and employment and assists Alberta business and industry with key human resource objectives. It responds to a business solution to address Alberta’s growth and skilled workforce shortages by engaging the resources of our Indigenous population in urban and rural communities through career development and Indigenous employment opportunities to support economic development.

For more information: aiccc@bowvalleycollege.ca

Face-to-face and pre-arrival mentorship for internationally educated professionals.

Our mentoring program assists newcomers, builds inclusive workplaces, and strengthens the ability of Calgary organizations to attract and retain talent. Whether you are an internationally educated professional living in Calgary or in the process of pre-arrival preparation, we offer mentorship programs that will support you to settle, live, and work in Canada. Services include:

• SmartPathways: Pre-Arrival Mentorship
• Face-to-Face Mentoring
• Bow Valley College partnership with Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council

For more information call our Mentoring Coordinator at 403-410-3463.