In-Class Training: Program and Experience

in-class training: Azarmgin's experience is one common to many immigrant tech workers, who come to Canada with expertise and education, but struggle to find their footing amid a hiring process and work environment vastly different from that in their home country, according to Globe and Mail. A program funded by the Ontario government called Integrated Work Experience Strategy IWES aims to help newcomers with technical experience like Mr. Mr. Azarmgin continue their careers in Canada. Since the pilot in 2009, approximately 450 professionals have been through the program. Offered by the not-for-profit Information and Communications Technology Council ICTC the program involves three weeks of in-class training in Scarborough, Ont., followed by three months of one-on-one coaching for a fee of 399 plus HST. Over 85 per cent of graduates of the IWES program have landed jobs within six months of completing the program, with average salaries starting at 50,000. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.