The Career Transitions for International Medical Doctors (IMD) program provides sector-specific employment preparation and counseling services and employer outreach specific to internationally trained health professionals (IHP). These services assist IHPs in accessing alternative employment in the health sector that makes effective use of their skills. To be able to participate in the program, participants need to have a Canadian Language Benchmark score of Level 7 or higher (English language competency) and be available to attend and participate in all workshops and fulfill workshop tasks as set out.

Program provides sector-specific employer outreach

Program Notes: Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Career Transitions is led by the Catholic Centre for Immigrants.

Skills Focus: Occupatonal skills: healthcare skills

Learn more: https://ottawa-worldskills.org/career-transitions-program-for-doctors-and-health-professionals/

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World Skills works to help immigrants incorporate into the workforce through employment competency building, job search training and support, cultural competency building and language training. Work skills connects newcomers to employers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. In doing so, World Skills helps employers meet their labour market needs by understanding their business requirements, finding and pre-screening internationally trained newcomers and offering cross-cultural training.

https://ottawa-worldskills.org/

Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada