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GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE HONOURED FOR CREATING PROGRAMS TO HELP INTEGRATE IMMIGRANTS INTO THE WORKFORCEPresented with ‘Influencer Award’ at 2007 Immigrant Success Awards by Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council TORONTO (September 19, 2007) – The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), a not-for-profit organization supporting foreign-educated newcomers, today honoured George Brown College for promoting immigrant integration by developing programs to help foreign-trained professionals find work in Canada. TRIEC awarded the college its Influencer Award at the 2007 Immigrant Success Awards in Toronto. George Brown launched several programs to help integrate newcomers educated abroad into the Canadian workforce, including bridging programs in construction management for foreign-trained building experts, college teacher preparation for instructors educated outside of the country, and training for career counsellors. These programs include internships, where international trained professionals gain Canadian work experience. Bridging programs introduced at George Brown, all funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, have been successful in drawing on the skills of those involved and filling positions in areas that are experiencing labour shortages. The College is also showing leadership through its own HR policies and through active roles in immigrant-related projects with the ACCC and the Ontario Colleges project called Colleges Integrating Immigrants to Employment (CIITE) George Brown president Anne Sado and Lorraine Trotter, dean of International and Immigrant Education, were on-hand to accept the award on behalf of the College. ”We are very honoured to have TRIEC choose George Brown College for this valuable award,” said Ms Sado. “In addition to the basic responsibility we have to help new Canadians find their way in our country, we also understand that immigrant integration is a key element to helping overcome the province’s looming labour shortage.” The Immigration Success Awards recognize innovative employers and outstanding individuals who have demonstrated leadership by bringing skilled immigrants into the workforce. The Awards are funded by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program and sponsored by RBC Financial Group and media partners Canadian HR Reporter and the Toronto Star. More information on the Immigrant Success Awards is available at www.is2007.ca.
About George Brown CollegeToronto’s George Brown College has established a reputation for equipping students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. From its two main campuses located across the downtown core, George Brown offers 148 full-time and 1,600 continuing education programs across a wide variety of professions to a student body of approximately 63,000 (including those enrolled in full-time, part-time and continuing education programs). Students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four-year bachelor degrees. -30- For more information, please contact: Paul Zanettos Return to: Press Releases at George Brown College
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