PINs Quarterly Meeting #3December 2, 2015

ACCES Employment, 489 College St., Unit 100

AgendaTime Agenda Item

6:00 – 6:20 Welcome

6:20 – 6:30 Introduction to Network Mapping Penny Scott, Health Nexus

6:30 – 7:45 Network Map Analysis• Stories Behind the Maps• Network Membership• Next Steps

7:45 – 8:00 Conclusions

Purpose of the MeetingTo decode the network maps and explore how PINs associations and partners can further leverage the PINs community so more immigrants can connect with meaningful employment

Who’s in the room? PIN Associations

• Association of Professionals in Thorncliffe - APT

• Career Networking Club• Communication, Advertising and

Marketing Professionals – CAMP Networking

• Canadian Hispanic Bar Association• Council of Filipino Canadian

Professional Organizations - CFCPO

• Council for Access to the Profession of Engineering – CAPE

• International Doctors Network

• International Medical Graduates Waste Prevention Network

• Indo Canadian Community of Professionals

• Latin American MBA Alumni Network - LAMBA

• Leadership in Project Management Network - LPMN

• Manyatta Community Network• M-Bridge• New Canadians Media

Professionals - NCMP• PINs@YorkU• UnstoppableMe.ca

Who’s in the room?PIN Partners

• Scotiabank• ACCES Employment • Modis Canada• North York Community House

(NYCH)• Active Career Advancement Project

(S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)• Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office• Seneca College• Volunteer Toronto• WES

PIN Observers

• Health Nexus• MCIIT

New Members of the PINs Community

PINs Associations:- Iranian Canadian Congress

PINs Partners:

- Modis Canada

- North York Community House (NYCH)

- Resume Target

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Venue Host

Irene SihvonenSenior Director, Services and Organization Development

Welcome to ACCES EmploymentPINs Quarterly Meeting

December 2, 2015

About ACCES EmploymentACCES provides employment services and programs to job seekers and employers across the Greater Toronto Area at five locations. We specialize in helping new Canadians to find jobs in their field of work.

Our Work in One YearThrough Employment Ontario, ACCES is able to offer job seekers resources and information, job search workshops, employment counselling as well as job placement support. These services provide the foundation for our work with job seekers looking for opportunities in their field. Here are the overall results for our five Greater Toronto Area locations.

Programs and Services

Sector-Specific Bridging ProgramsAssists new Canadians with successfully obtaining professional employment within their field of expertise.

Provides orientation to the sector, job search support, improved understanding of Canadian workplace culture and expectations.

Current bridging programs:– Engineering Connections– Financial Services Connections™– Human Resources Connections– Information Technology Connections– Leadership Connections– Sales and Marketing Connections– Supply Chain Connections

Our Results

“I was doing things the way it’s done back in my country until ACCES helped me to understand the Canadian job market and how to successfully find the right job.”- Azfar Zaheer, Senior Credit Analyst at Duca Financial Services Credit

Union (Financial Services Connections Graduate)

Language ServicesPrograms and services that help newcomer job seekers to improve English language communication skills and learn more about Canadian workplace culture• Language for Workplace Connections • Talk English Café• Enhanced Language Training for Engineers• Workplace Communication Skills development in each Bridging

component• Fee-for service training (Workplace Communication Advantage)

“ACCES will give you everything you need to get started with your job search – it’s not the same as back home!”- Nobel Phipps, IT Professional at Deloitte (former ACCES Employment

Client)

Entrepreneurship ConnectionsOne-year program including four weeks of full-time business training:• Business plan coaching• Business support including alumni events• Referrals to community resources and business

information• Learn about the legal aspects of starting your

business in Canada• Receive techniques to present your business to

different target groups• Learn about financing options• Hear about government resources for small

business• Work with established entrepreneurs as mentors

Speed Mentoring• Speed Mentoring® is an opportunity for newcomers to meet

face-to-face with industry professionals• Mentees meet several mentors one-on-one in 10 minute

intervals• Over 100 companies in the GTA have volunteered their time

through Speed Mentoring events

“The professional knowledge and connections I made through ACCES are invaluable assets for my future growth and success.” Judy H. Chang, Entrepreneur (Entrepreneurship Connections Graduate)

PINs: Looking for Meeting Space?Toronto489 College St., Unit 100416.921.1800

Scarborough2100 Ellesmere Rd., Unit 200416.431.5326

North York1500 Don Mills Rd., Unit 102416.443.9008

Mississauga151 City Centre Dr., Unit 600905.361.2522

Brampton8 Queen St. East915.454.2316

www.accesemployment.ca

Our Funders and Sponsors

Entrepreneurship Connections: Financial Services Connections:

IT Connections: Talk English Café:Speed Mentoring:

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Goal:To work collaboratively with professional immigrant associations to increase their capacity to connect their skilled immigrant members to employment.

Objectives: • Raise awareness of the associations to skilled

immigrants and to employers

• Foster collaboration between the associations and key partners – employers, professional associations, service providers, government, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Develop leaders of professional immigrant associations by providing learning opportunities and refer them as experts on immigrant employment at consultations and in the media.

PINs Network Mapping Goals• Visualize existing ties and connections

amongst key stakeholders• Identify new opportunities for relationship

development• Design strategies to create new

connections, partnerships and collaborations amongst stakeholders

Things to keep in mind tonight• This is our network• Consider how your organization can benefit

from the PINs community• We want to hear from you

Thank you to our Working Group!• Eduardo Harari, LPMN• Gerard Keledjian, New Canadian Media

Professionals• Rene Berrospi, PINs@YorkU• Catherine McNeely, Thorncliffe

Neighbourhood Office• Stephen Chase, WES• Valérie Sniadoch, RDEE Ontario• Penny Scott, Health Nexus• Robyn Kalda, Health Nexus

Network Mapping

Penny ScottDiversification and Business Development Coordinator,

Health Nexus

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Overview of survey results

Methods/Approach– Electronic survey

Demographics • Number of respondents: 55

– Added organizations: approx. 50• Level of involvement

– Very involved 69%– Somewhat involved 25%– Only occasionally involved 6%

All Links

All links – PINs partners & associations only (with TRIEC)

All links – PINs partners & associations only (without TRIEC)

Map Analysis: Stories Behind the Maps• Where do we see partnerships? What

do know about them? • What “own professional community”

and “own ethnic community” mean?

Stories of Collaboration - LNBB• Latin Networking Beyond Boundaries

o Partnership between 5 PINs associations and 3 ERGs

Stories of Collaboration - OFC

• Office of the Fairness Commissionero Consultations with PINs on the access to regulated

professions

Stories of Collaboration – Group Mentoring

• Group Mentoring Programo JVS Toronto developed and piloted a group

mentoring program for PINs associations

Map Analysis: Stories Behind the Maps• Where do we see partnerships? What

do know about them? • What “own professional community”

and “own ethnic community” mean?

Instructions for Group Discussions

1. Who is missing and should not be? Why?

2. What should the priorities be in creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?

Groups A1 and A2: Raising AwarenessGroups B1 and B2: Fostering CollaborationGroups C1 and C2: Developing Leaders

Map Analysis: PINs Community Membership• Who is missing and should not be?

Why?

Map Analysis: What’s Next for PINs?• What should the priorities be in

creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?

Map Analysis: Report Back

1. Who is missing and should not be? Why?

2. What should the priorities be in creating new connections, partnerships and collaborations in the PINs community in the next 3 years?

Groups A1 and A2: Raising AwarenessGroups B1 and B2: Fostering CollaborationGroups C1 and C2: Developing Leaders

Next Steps• PINs Network Mapping Report• PINs Operations Plan for next year• TRIEC’s Strategic Planning (next year)

for the next 3 years

Next PINs Events

• Leaders Roundtable o Saturday, February 20, 2016

• Networking event:o March 2016 – date TBA

Thank You!

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