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SUMMARY:Hospitality Training for Immigrant Women - February 9 2026 to May 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Delivered in collaboration with Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)\, this 12-week fulltime program helps immigrant women develop and enhance their employability skills in the\nhospitality and tourism industry. \nThis project offers\n\n8 weeks of integrated occupational\, English language and essential skills training\n4 weeks of work experience placement\nCustomized training in partnership with SAIT\nComputer skill enhancement and employment counselling\nJob placement and retention support\n\nOther details\n\nFree training\nEmployer engagement\n\nOther details\n\nFree training\nEmployer engagement\n\nEligibility Criteria\n\nUnemployed or underemployed immigrant women not receiving EI benefits\nOpen to permanent residents\, refugees and Canadian citizens except CUAET holders\nCanadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) of 6 or higher in all four skills\nShould not possess prior academic credentials from Canada\n\nTo register\nFill out this Registration Form for Hospitality Training \nContact\nArefin Azam\n(403) 263-4414 Ext. 170\nhospitalitytraining@ciwa.org\n \n 
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/hospitality-training-for-immigrant-women-october-27-2025-january-30-2025/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260407
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SUMMARY:Training for Translators and Interpreters - April 7 to July 10\, 2026 (including 2-week work placement) - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:This 14-week full time employment training program supports professional immigrant women who are proficient in more than one language. \nEligibility \n• Permanent residents or convention refugees\n• High school or post-secondary education\n• Canadian Language Benchmark 7 or higher in all strands or equivalent language scores\n• Be able to commit to 3 months of full-time training followed by interpretation and translation assignments \nProgram Details \n• 12 weeks of training and 2 weeks of work practicum\n• Interpreter and Translator Training: Learn from a licensed community interpreter trainer and experienced translator\n• Certification Prep: Prepare for the interpreter proficiency test (CILISAT) and the Community Interpreter Exam (CI)\n• Translation Skills: Gain basic translation skills: translation strategies\, glossary building\, proofreading techniques\n• Industry Insights: Connect with industry experts and community organizations that use freelance interpreting and translation services in educational\, social\, legal\, immigration\, and healthcare settings\n• Job Search and Business Basics: Develop your job search skills and learn about starting your own business \nReimbursement for childcare and transit may be available \nComputer Skills \n• Learn to use Microsoft Office and translation software \nContact us today \ninterpretationtraining@ciwa-online.com\n(403) 263-4414 ext. 127
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/training-for-translators-and-interpreters-april-14-to-july-18-2025-open-for-registration/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704
DTSTAMP:20260403T163646
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SUMMARY:Customer Service Training - April 13 to July 3\, 2026 - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:Customer Service – Course Description \nThis program provides training on customer service techniques to deal with any situation\, including telephone support\, face-to-face\, and dealing with angry customers. Training includes sales techniques and receive cash register training.\n \n \n \nProgram Details \n\nCanadian workplace culture\nBusiness communication enhancement\nDigital skills enhancement in Microsoft Word\, Excel\, PowerPoint\, and Outlook\n6 months of job search support\nChild care and transit support\n\nOur Career Counsellor will help with: \n\na professional resume and cover letter\njob search techniques\njob interview practice\na LinkedIn profile\nEligible Clients\n\nThe program is available to immigrant women who are permanent residents or conventional refugees with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 5-6. \nFor more information\, please email: customerservicetraining@ciwa-online.com
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/frontline-customer-service-training-august-1-to-september-23-2023-registration-now-open/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704
DTSTAMP:20260403T163646
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SUMMARY:Bridging the Gap for Foreign Trained Accountants - April 13 to July 3\, 2026 - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:This full time 12-week employment training program is designed to help professional immigrant women with an accounting or finance background in enhancing the skills needed to succeed in the Canadian workforce within their professional field. \nParticipants will gain:\n• 12 weeks of comprehensive classroom training\n• English language enhancement for professional communication\n• Essential skills for adapting to Canadian office culture\n• Software training – QuickBooks\, Simply Accounting\, Xero\, MS Excel\n• Digital skills building\n• Job search assistance and career planning support\n• Individualized labor market analysis and action plan \nWho can apply? \nImmigrant women who are:\n• Unemployed or underemployed\n• Permanent residents or conventional refugees\n• Educational background in accounting and/or finance\, preferably with one year of professional experience outside of Canada\n• Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 7 or higher \nParticipants may be reimbursed for childcare and transit costs during the program. \nContact us today \n(403) 263-4414 Ext. 127\nbridgingthegap@ciwa-online.com
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/bridging-the-gap-for-foreign-trained-accountants-april-14-to-july-18-open-for-registration/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704
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SUMMARY:Office Skills Training for STEM Professionals - April 13 to July 3\, 2026 - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:This full time 12-week training program is specifically designed to support STEM professionals to enhance their employability skills needed to join the Canadian workforce in various professional fields. \nParticipants will gain: \n• 12 weeks of classroom training\n• Essential skills to integrate into Canadian office culture\n• English language development with a focus on professional communication\n• Digital skills training including MS Office Suite\, Prezi/Canva\, Power BI\, Cloud Storage\, SharePoint\, Google Workspace\, and Digital Forms\n• Job search and career planning support\n• Individualized labor market analysis and action plan\n• Participants may be reimbursed for childcare and transit costs during the program \nWho can apply? \nImmigrant women who are:\n• Permanent residents or conventional refugees\n• Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 7 or higher\n• STEM professionals with a post-secondary education\, preferably with 1 year of professional experience outside Canada \nContact us today \nCalgary Immigrant Women’s Association\n403-263-4414 ext. 116\ncareerservices@ciwa-online.com
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/office-skills-training-for-stem-professionals-april-22-to-july-11-2025-open-for-registration/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711
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SUMMARY:Culinary Skills Training -  April 20 to July 10\, 2026 - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:Culinary Skills Training\nfor Immigrant Women \nFREE Training \nWhat will you learn? \n• Cooking techniques\, roles and responsibilities\n• Safety and sanitation\n• Kitchen operation\n• Knife skills\n• Preparation and cooking\n• Occupational English language training\n• Workplace Essential Skills\n• Interview and resume skills\n• Canadian job culture \nWhich certifications will you earn? \n• Alberta Advanced Safety Food Certificate\n• WHMIS \nHow will it operate? \n• Training in a classroom and commercial kitchen\n• Childcare and transit costs provided \nWho can apply? \n• Immigrants who are Permanent Residents with\nCanadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 5-6\n• Older than 18 years of age\n• Able to attend training for 12 weeks and available\nto work after training \nTo register call Ketaki Wani at 403-263-4414 Ext. 270 or email her at culinaryskillstraining@ciwa-online.com
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/line-cook-training-oct-3-to-dec-15-2023-registration-now-open/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260606
DTSTAMP:20260403T163646
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SUMMARY:Security Guard Training - April 27 to June 5\, 2026 - open for registration
DESCRIPTION:Registration now open for our next Security Guard Training – April 27 to June 5\, 2026\nSecurity Guard – Program Description\n\n\n\n\nThe Security Guard course covers the Alberta government’s Alberta Basic Security Training (ABST) material and helps you prepare for the Alberta Security License exam.  The course teaches about the security industry\, the Canadian legal system\, emergency response procedures\, communication skills\, and health and safety for Security Guards.  Extra focus will be given to learning observation skills and incident report writing. \nProgram Details\n\nDigital skills enhancement in Microsoft Word and Outlook\n6 months of job search support\nChild care and transit support\n\nOur Career Counsellor will help with: \n\na professional resume and cover letter\njob search techniques\njob interview practice\na LinkedIn profile\n\n \nEligible Clients\nThis Security Guard course is available free to immigrant women in Calgary who are permanent residents or conventional refugees with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 5-6. \nFor more information\, please email: securityguardtraining@ciwa-online.com
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/security-guard-training/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
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SUMMARY:Digital Marketing Training - July 6 to September 11\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Digital Marketing\nWhat will you learn?\n\nBranding\nWeb Design\nSearch Engine Optimization\nOnline advertising campaigns\nEmail marketing\nSocial media\nGraphic design\nData Analytics and other tools\nMS Office\, Canva\, Adobe Photoshop\nCanadian workplace culture\n\nHow will it operate?\n\nClassroom training\nChildcare and transit costs provided to eligible clients\n\nEligibility\n\nImmigrant women who are permanent residents or conventional refugees with CLB 6-7.\nOver 18 years of age\nCan commit to 10 weeks of training and to working afterward\n\nContact\nKetaki Wani \ndigitalmarketingtraining@ciwa-online.com\n403-263-4414 Ext. 270
URL:https://ciwa-online.com/event/digital-marketing-training-calgary/
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