Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants
Are you a foreign-trained professional looking to pursue your career goal, and are in need of support?
Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants (CPSI) is designed to bridge newcomer professionals to a meaningful career that aligns with your pre-arrival experience and training.
The Career Paths program at ICA can help with:
- Job search strategies, cover letter/resume writing
- Funded skills training and upgrading
- Creating connections with local employers
- Mentorship and professional networking – accessing the hidden job market
- Finding information for additional certifications you might need
- Understanding the credential evaluation and recognition process
- Gaining insights into Regulatory Bodies/requirements
- Learning more about potential internship opportunities in the community relevant to your career field
Program Eligibility:
- Permanent Resident within the last 5 years
- Unemployed or Underemployed
- Not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) or BC Employment Assistance (BCEA)
- Three (3) years’ pre-arrival experience in a particular career field (one year if 19-30 years of age)
- Intermediate to Advanced level of English Proficiency
For more information and inquiries about the Career Paths program, select and click your career field:
- Construction and Engineering
- Information Technology
- Accounting, Bookkeeping and Office Administration
- Sales and Service – Management or Supervisory role
- Regulated Occupations (require education, training, and experience for licensing)
- Unregulated Occupations (other careers not requiring a license)
Contact us today to develop your employability skills and professional network to achieve your career goal!
- Services and support for Specific Careers in Business, Administration, Construction, Engineering and Information Technology and Sales and Service Management: Martina Rossmann mrossmann@icavictoria.org 250-388-4728 ext. 139
- Services and support for Other Occupations: Darcie Gabruck dgabruck@icavictoria.org 250-388-4728 ext. 140
- Other inquiries: careerpaths@icavictoria.org
Click here to view the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants brochure
Click here to view the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants brochure specific to careers in construction, engineering and information technology
