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News from the Professional Programs
Volunteer Opportunity
Beginning with the Payroll students, volunteering will become a feature of the professional programs. Students will get the chance to experience a different culture with the hope of fostering mutual learning. The participating organizations will benefit from the contribution immigrant professionals make to their group.
The criteria for volunteering are as follows. The students will:
- perform a minimum of 10 hours of volunteer work
- engage in activities that are not a part of their cultural group
- involve themselves in activities they have not completed in the past
- participate in activities different from the ones in which they are currently involved
- be involved in team activities
Meaningful volunteer assignments for students are welcomed from the EMCN’s staff.
Portfolio Presentations a Resounding Success!
Participants in the Banking Program spent a rewarding Friday afternoon sharing their completed portfolios!
After 11 weeks of work, the 18 immigrant professionals were able to stand proudly in front of their peers, with their portfolios in their hands, displaying a new-found confidence in themselves and in their abilities while sharing their "lives on paper" with one another. The aura in the room was magnetic, and pride was written on students’ faces and heard in their voices. It was hard not to be energized by it all.
Congratulations to the Banking students! We know the belief they have in themselves will be rewarded.
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New Job Postings
Check out the latest postings for employment opportunities with EMCN, including “Project Manager – Temporary Foreign Workers Settlement Program” and “Child & Family Services Manager”: http://www.emcn.ab.ca/jobs_at_EMCN
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Inner City Barbecue
The always-popular Inner City Barbecue is happening July 18 at Giovanni Caboto Park and there is a need for lots of volunteers, so if anyone would be willing to put in a 3-4 hour shift helping-- set-up, food prep, food serving, keeping things tidy, take-down, etc.-- please let Jim know (423-9675 or jgurnett@emcn.ab.ca) by May 30.
