HOW TO APPLY

The Integrated Work Experience Strategy (IWES) is a bridge-to-work program for Internationally Educated ICT professionals looking to find work in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector. IWES therefore targets unemployed or underemployed internationally educated professionals with a background in information and communications technology (ICT).

Program Objective

IWES aspires to help IEPs to:

• Better integrate socially, economically and culturally into the Canadian society;
• Increase their awareness of strengths and weaknesses when integrating into the Canadian labour market;
• Develop a sense of career management in the labour force;
• Enhance self-esteem and confidence;
• Connect with the broader community and become a contributing member.

IWES participants go through five service dimensions and then successfully move into an employment practicum. In addition, the Program receives support, guidance and potential resources from a local Advisory Committee. (View “What You’ll Learn” for the five service dimensions)

The IWES Program in Ontario is funded by the Government of Ontario, who receives support for some skills training programs from the Government of Canada. IWES is currently operating in Markham in partnership with JVS Toronto.

IWES was originally developed under ICTC’s Internationally Educated Professionals (IEP) Integration Initiative, funded by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program. The first IWES program was piloted in Vancouver, British Columbia in partnership with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Two intakes were completed. There are no further intakes scheduled in Vancouver.