Skills for Change

Skills for Change Activity on LinkedIn

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  Skills for Change has a new Looking for a teachiing position

  

  Peter Tassiopoulos, OCT is now Looking for a teachiing position, was Education Quality and Accountability Office at EQAO

  12 hours ago
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  Skills for Change has a new Mentoring Specialist

  

  Ian Cooper is now Mentoring Specialist

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  Skills for Change For For Vahan Kololian, the road to belonging began with the uprooting of his family - two generations before him - from a familiar place once called home, towards the start of a new life elsewhere to escape a conflict that would later take the lives of countless people in his family's community and beyond. Do you have a story of your road to belonging in a new country or community?

  5 days ago
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  Skills for Change "Today the world is incredibly interconnected and we have an opportunity as a result of this interconnection to make sure another Armenian, Cambodian, Rwandan, Jewish genocide, just does not happen again. Humanity can learn from the past so as not to repeat its mistakes," says Kololian.

  5 days ago
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  Skills for Change Article featuring Vahan Kololian, one of Toronto's most successful financiers. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/195199--globalizing-the-canadian-way

  

  Globalizing the Canadian way thestar.com

  One of the most liberating discoveries immigrants make when they come to Canada is that old enmities don't matter here.

  8 days ago
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  Skills for Change On June 5th Dr. Alejandro Jadad will speak about what 'acceptance' really means for those who make Canada their new home. What are some of your challenges with 'acceptance' in a new country? How to you 'accept' those who chose to make Canada their new home?

  14 days ago
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  Skills for Change Mental Health Strategy Matt Galloway spoke about a proposed national mental health strategy with Dr. Paul Garfinkel, former President & CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Michael Wilson, a former federal cabinet minister and mental health advocate following the suicide of his son. http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/2012/05/08/mental-health-strategy/

  

  Mental Health Strategy cbc.ca

  Matt Galloway spoke about a proposed national mental health strategy with Dr. Paul Garfinkel, former President & CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Michael Wilson, a former federal cabinet minister and...

  16 days ago
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  Skills for Change Needed, More Immigrants - Matt Galloway spoke with Joe Friesen. He is The Globe and Mail's demographics reporter. http://bit.ly/ISukoU

  

  Needed, More Immigrants cbc.ca

  Disappearing DaughtersA study raises the issue of gender selection in local South Asian communities. Great ExpectationsImmigrant families under pressure. A Fork in the RoadA new role for government: the catalyst for...

  16 days ago
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  Skills for Change Ratna Omidvar, president of Maytree Foundation, explains the benefits of hiring immigrants bit.ly/IStPv3 #cdnimm

  

  Tapping into the immigrant talent pool theglobeandmail.com

  Ratna Omidvar, president of Maytree Foundation, explains the benefits of hiring immigrants and how small business owners can connect with this rapid-growing segment of the labour...

  16 days ago
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  Skills for Change A path to acceptance for immigrant professionals http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/weekend-workout/a-path-to-acceptance-for-immigrant-professionals/article1672391/

  

  A path to acceptance for immigrant professionals theglobeandmail.com

  When Mohamad Sjamaun arrived in Toronto from Jakarta last year, he had high hopes of being able to use his skills and extensive managerial experience to land a professional job to be able to support his wife and four children....

  16 days ago

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