Supporting BIPOC inclusion into the Financial Sector
Supporting Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in building a pipeline of qualified, skilled people.
Supporting Professionals in developing their skills for advancements in the Financial sector.
Support Individuals looking to skill, upskills or reskill for their careers of tomorrow.
Career Planning, Skills Development and Opportunities
If you want to work within a dynamic environment with endless opportunities for advancement, the financial sector is for you! The fluidity and fast pace that comes with a career in the financial services industry is unparalleled. A career in the financial sector means you will never stop learning and we will be there to support you all the way! Constant innovation is commonplace and creates a fast-paced work-day.
Furthermore, the skills that you learn within finance are transferable across a variety of sectors and they are seen as some of the most desirable skills to employers, skills such as problem-solving skills, analytical skills and communicational skills.
Being job ready for the financial sector with both hard and soft skills is critical our BIPOC communities for their future employment. We offer a new way to access Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities by bringing together educators, students and employers on one platform called WIL+SKILLS.
New Employees
Employers are looking for BIPOC individuals who have the skills to do the job today and are prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. We bring skill development opportunities that will make employees more productive, creative, innovative and in-demand.
Unemployed, UNderemployed
The world is changing fast and access to new skills are critical our BIPOC communities and the jobs of tomorrow. We support BIPOC employment centers in providing access to skills development resources and helping become Job ready.
Business & Entrepreneurs
Corporate, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and entrepreneurs are the heart of our economy. We provide support to businesses with access to innovative skills development programs and a pool of Indigenous and people of colour skilled candidates.
Government
We provide support to Canada in building national solutions with career planning, tools, technology, and skill resources to foster employment growth and advancement for our BIPOC communities.
How to prepare Canada's BIPOC community for the future of work
Corporate and Government
We will work with our corporate partners to build a pipeline of skilled and qualified people that they can access for work integrated learning opportunities and employment opportunities.
When corporate and government engage our services, we ensure our network of youth, students and national communities are skilled to meet the needs of the financial industry requirements. We do this by:
As part of ensuring our candidates are prepared for placement within the financial sector, we curate content from each corporate partner (onboarding, compliance and job specific materials) and add it to a customized platform for each separate corporate. These materials are then added to each selected candidate0 to support their readiness preparation.
To be ready for the jobs of tomorrow, you need to know your candidates skills today. With over 1,400+ job role and subject based assessments included in the platform, we will assess the skills of all candidates prior to adding them into each corporate pipeline. As part of our ongoing services, your new employees will be assessed through the platform, each month on their skills advancements so that we can ensure they are growing with you. We support their skills development through our integrated course library.
The candidates selected per corporate partner will get access to a growing library of content (over 4,000 courses) specifically to support preparing job readiness with essential skills, soft skills and technical. We will also help customized content and programs to support a corporate’s particular uniqueness.
SME and Entreprensurs
If we can help local entrepreneurs reach their full potential, their businesses would be game-changers for developing economies.
If you are not sure where you need to focus your skills development, take advantage of our skills programs. Receive a report that shows you where you should be focusing. This process will save you time and help become more efficient.
The library of content that we are making available is to help you across so many different areas required to grow as a business. We are here to help you for your entire journey as business owners.
As business owners, we will ensure that you have access to skills programs even while you are on the job. Access to relevant support is available through our flexible mobile access. This will help you tap into micro-learning programs whenever you need to.
We support entrepreneurs with access to systems that enable on the go, when needed, skills development tools and resources. All based in the cloud, there are no tech hassle. Easy!
Individuals
Our goal is to help individuals gain access to the resources and tools to advance their skills in setting up, running, growing and managing their careers.
Across entire industries, there are over 20,000 jobs roles, thousands of skills and different level of skills. Our solutions help support as many variables as possible and growing.
Each user will be able to change the language profile of the skills platform so that they can interact within their preference. Content will also be developed in the most common languages.
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Your job description can be concise and should include the following:
position title
organization / group description
activities and tasks to be assigned to student
desired skills and experience
project challenge, opportunity, of description of work you require.
Mandatory requirements (language, year of study, security clearance, citizenship)
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Your job description can be concise and should include the following:
position title
organization / group description
activities and tasks to be assigned to student
desired skills and experience
project challenge, opportunity, of description of work you require.
Mandatory requirements (language, year of study, security clearance, citizenship)
Co-operative education is a three-way partnership between the university, students and employers. Students apply their classroom knowledge in a series of four-month work experiences. You, the employer, enhance a student’s education, while reaping the unique benefits of CO-OP employees.
Most work terms run at least 15 weeks, or four months. They can be no shorter than 13 weeks. Some master’s students, as well as some science and engineering students, are available for 8 or 12 months’ work terms.
All jobs are reviewed by a CO-OP Program Coordinator, and only those providing students with work experience related to their professional development are approved. Administrative activities involved in a job should be less than 10% of the entire workload.
When you first contact SSC, you are assigned one of our Program Coordinators, depending on your discipline of interest. This person is your main contact in our office. As you move through the recruitment process, you also work with a representative from CO-OP Administrative Services, who assists with job posting and interview scheduling.
We are looking forward to working together! Please complete the following form. Our team will then set-up your profile and provide access to our management system where all the magic happens. You will receive an email with 24 hours that will include your login details.
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Internships may occur in the middle of an academic program or after all academic coursework has been completed and prior to graduation. Internships can be of any length but are typically 12 to 16 months long.
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Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
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Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
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Co-op alternating consists of alternating academic terms and paid work terms. Co-op internship consists of several co-op work terms back-to-back. In both models, work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study. The number of required work terms varies by program; however, the time spent in work terms must be at least 30% of the time spent in academic study for programs over 2 years in length and 25% of time for programs 2 years and shorter in length.
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Field Placement provides students with an intensive part-time/short term intensive hands-on practical experience in a setting relevant to their subject of study. Field placements may not require supervision of a registered or licensed professional and the completed work experience hours are not required for professional certification. Field placements account for work-integrated educational experiences not encompassed by other forms, such as co-op, clinic, practicum, and internship.
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Apprenticeship is an agreement between a person (an apprentice) who wants to learn a skill and an employer who needs a skilled worker and who is willing to sponsor the apprentice and provide paid related practical experience under the direction of a certified journeyperson in a work environment conducive to learning the tasks, activities and functions of a skilled worker. Apprenticeship combines about 80% at-the-workplace experience with 20% technical classroom training, and depending on the trade, takes about 2-5 years to complete. Both the workplace experience and the technical training are essential components of the learning experience.
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Entrepreneurship allows a student to leverage resources, space, mentorship and/or funding to engage in the early-stage development of business start-ups and/or to advance external ideas that address real-world needs for academic credit.
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Applied Research students are engaged in research that occurs primarily in workplaces, including consulting projects, design projects, and community-based research projects.
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Both the Ontario and the Quebec governments provide a Co-operative Education Tax Credit to businesses hiring students enrolled in a recognized CO-OP education program.
NEW: Enhancing the Co-operative Education Tax Credit
The 2009 Ontario Budget introduced enhancements to the Co-operative Education Tax Credit (CETC), effective for eligible expenditures incurred after March 26, 2009, that will:
increase the 10 per cent CETC rate to 25 per cent and the enhanced 15 per cent rate for small businesses to 30 per cent;
increase the maximum tax credit available from $1,000 to $3,000 per work placement.
There are opportunities that could help financial support employers.
For other programs on funding, please visit the following web sites:
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
Field Placement provides students with an intensive part-time/short term intensive hands-on practical experience in a setting relevant to their subject of study. Field placements may not require supervision of a registered or licensed professional and the completed work experience hours are not required for professional certification. Field placements account for work-integrated educational experiences not encompassed by other forms, such as co-op, clinic, practicum, and internship.
