Canadian Employment Readiness Foundations XCER 4010

​This Canadian Employment Readiness Foundation course is designed for students with practical modules that enables them to gain a deeper understanding of engaging Canadian industry and employers' expectations and work place norms. It also incorporates immigration practices to ensure IRCC compliance for international graduates, immigrants and newcomers. Participants will deepen their knowledge and ability to work effectively with Canadian organizational culture, develop professional employability strategies, and acquire organizational culture competencies essential to success in the Canadian workplace context. The course will include online learning and experiential labs to provide students a broad overview of job search strategies and career resources. At the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate employability skills, such as communication skills, creating online portfolios, writing cover letters and resumes, and to build a professional network. The knowledge and skills they gain in this course will contribute to their early career success as they adapt to and grow capacity in the Canadian workplace as well as future career.