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Do you understand the expression
"In the NIC of time!"
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| Free Child Care |
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We will look after your children between 18 months to 14 years old while you are using the services at Newcomer Information Centre.
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New Resources
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Fond of Art?
Get passes to the Art Gallery |
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The first 20 of you will get passes to the Art Gallery of Peel when you bring a newcomer to our Centre. Hurry, passes valid till July 12! For more info contact nic@tcet.com
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| Employer Meet & Greet |
| Edward Jones |
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| Summer Camp |
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Courses in Pottery, Skateboard Design, Painting, Animation, Dance, Jewellery making and more for a fee.
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| Open on Saturday |
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NIC Brampton South location now opens every Saturday from 9 to 12 noon!
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| Join the Brampton Safety Net |
| www.bramptonsafecityca |
| Healthcare for Newcomers |
| Get health care from a team of professionals funded by the Government. |
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Mentor - your guide in a foreign land 
Over 700 newcomers have found jobs in their professional field through the Mentoring Partnership in Peel Region.
"My mentor, Michael really motivated me to continue working towards my career goals. He coached me on what to say and how to best approach the right persons within organizations...it felt like I had someone in my corner!" says Claudia, a newcomer.
That is exactly what a mentor can do for you. Mentors are individuals who are established in their profession and are knowledgeable about their sector. They are willing to share their valuable experience and are sensitive to issues faced by newcomers in finding employment.
What is Mentorship
It is a relationship between an established professional in Canada (mentor) and a newcomer who is ready to learn and work towards finding a job. The Mentoring Partnership formally brings together skilled newcomers (mentees) and established professionals (mentors) in occupation-specific mentoring relationships.
Depending on the mentoring relationship, a mentor and a mentee may work on establishing professional networks, selecting skills upgrading programs and information on potential employers.
"So far 1025 newcomers are matched with 1025 mentors in Peel Region and as a result, more than 70% of the newcomer mentees found jobs in their own profession." excitedly says Nitin Dora of Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre. Those who found jobs were actively job searching under the guidance of a mentor, the Mentor did not hire them, adds Nitin.
How are newcomers matched
Newcomers are matched with mentors based on common educational background, work experience and career goals. Matched mentors and mentees attend 90-minutes orientation sessions to prepare them for their respective roles. Mentors and mentees then negotiate the objectives of the mentoring relationship and spend 24 hours over a period of four months.
Program coach supports the relationship and follows-up once a month. At the end of the four month relationship, program coach will bring the closure and obtain feedback.
Who is a Mentee
Mentees are individuals who have the education, professional training and three years' work experience gained outside Canada. They are fluent in English with CLB level 8, unemployed or underemployed and have completed a job search workshop.
Existing 52 corporate partners include Air Canada Jazz, Baxter Corporation, City of Brampton, City of Mississauga, Microsoft Canada, Mississauga Board of Trade, Pepsi-QTG Canada, Pitney Bowes Canada, the Region of Peel and the United Way of Peel Region. New efforts are being made to find mentors in Healthcare at Credit Valley Hospital, Mount Sinai and St Michael's. Once these partners join, newcomers who are internationally trained Nurses, Pharmacists, Lab Technicians, Bio Medical Engineers might be accepted as mentees.
If you would like to be connected to a mentor and would like more information, please contact: nic@tcet.com |
NEW SERVICE
Newcomer Services come to Oakville 
Newcomer Information Centre opens its branch in Oakville with the same professional service standards. Counsellors are friendly and speak Tagalog, Russian, Romanian, Arabic, Spanish, German and Polish.
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NEW PROGRAM
Do you need to improve language skills to join the Police Service?
Free specialised language training, internship and mentoring is provided through a dynamic program for new Canadians with previous experience in Policing, Security or Law Enforcement.
Childminding is available.
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NEW SERVICE
Volunteer and Gain 'Canadian' Experience
Volunteering can be fun and satisfying. For newcomers it brings an opportunity to gain "Canadian Experience". It is not unpaid work, it is free training! A centre especially for Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon residents is launched to match individuals with volunteer opportunities. Each individual completes a Volunteer Registration form which will help search an opportunity that is of specific interest to the individual. For more information, contact nic@tcet.com | |
| Quote of the Month |
All life's problems and barriers have solutions, that is why they are called "problems", the only problem that we cannot solve is not a problem. So don't hesitate to keep knocking on all doors, one might be waiting to be opened by you.
~Carlos Ruiz |
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Newsletter Team
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