I just found out
about the Global Experience Ontario Access Centre (GEO), a department of
Ontario’s provincial government that helps skilled newcomers obtain
certification to work in Ontario in14 regulated professions.
GEO’s services
include:
·
Information
about licensing, standards, and registration processes
·
Referrals to
academic credential assessment agencies and language testing (for English and
French)
·
Referral to
the appropriate Ontario regulatory body for your profession
·
Links to
language training programs nearest your home (in English and French)
·
On-site
reference materials and resources, including “career maps” for each regulated
profession and some trades
·
Information
and referrals for retraining and bridge training programs
·
Information
about alternative professional avenues where appropriate
·
Referrals to
internships and mentoring programs
·
Computer
terminals for clients’ use
·
Webinars for
internationally trained individuals who have not yet moved to Canada but who
wish to learn about the certification process in advance
·
Referral to
relevant employment services.
The 14 regulated
professions GEO handles are:
1.
Architects
2.
Certified
Engineering Technicians and Technologists
3.
Certified
General Accountants
4.
Certified
Management Accountants
5.
Chartered
Accountants
6.
Early
Childhood Educators
7.
Foresters
8.
Land
Surveyors
9.
Lawyers and
Paralegals
10.
Professional
Engineers
11.
Professional
Geoscientists
12.
Social
Workers and Social Service Workers
13.
Teachers
14.
Veterinarians
For more
information on GEO, click on:
A comparable
service for internationally educated health professionals, called
HealthForceOntario, is found at:
http://www.healthforceontario.ca/en/Home
Today’s post is intended as additional constructive commentary on my posts in the recent past about Canada’s urgent need to strengthen its skilled workforce through immigration at:
