Passionate about your job? Want to develop your coaching skills? Interested in learning about how business is done in other countries? Consider becoming a mentor and helping a newcomer to take the first steps on a successful career path by sharing your expertise.
The Skills Connect program at the Victoria Immigration and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS) is a provincially funded program that helps immigrants to find work using their skills and education. We are helping these newcomers to enter the Canadian workplace in a job where they can use their specialized skills and knowledge. To achieve this, it is incredibly valuable for them to speak to someone with local industry-specific workplace knowledge. In as few as 4 meetings, you will have the satisfaction of helping your mentee successfully integrate in Canada.
The knowledge, networking opportunities, information and support offered by mentors inspire and motivate their mentees. Benefits for mentors include developing cross-cultural communication skills, honing coaching skills, expanding their networks, and gaining a global perspective. The possible benefits enhance your life, your employer and the community.
