Posted on: 25-06-05 12:32:57
Any information from people who have actually gone through HRDC courses or through other organizations (where HRDC pays a part of the fees).
If you did did it prove helpful?
Looking for first hand experiences only.
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Any information from people who have actually gone through HRDC courses or through other organizations (where HRDC pays a part of the fees).
If you did did it prove helpful?
Looking for first hand experiences only.
Yes I have taken HRSDC sponsored short term program. The whole process works in this manner.
If you are on EI and unable to find employment then first step is to meet case manager at HRSDC.
Case manager will recommend your case to other agencies like subsidized wages program OR CFTPT or any other program which they might feel suitable for you as a very first step. Still if you are unable to find employment they will recommend your case for upgradation of skills. Now you have to tell them what program would help you get employment. This course has to be in-line with your qualification and work experience. After that you are required to submit at least three quotes from different institutions along with acceptance letter and course start & end dates.Also you are required to attach at least 10 job vacancy adds that asks for the course as one of the job requirements. Case manger will ask you to fill 2 forms in which you will provide monthly house hold expense and house hold income. All this papers with your case manager's comments will go to HRSDC.
Then before 7 days of course start date HRSDC (St. Clair's) will call you and tell you amount approved and agreement signing date. You will be asked to come in at St. Clair office and sign an agreement with HRSDC.
Normally they will sanction 100% amount upto $7000 and if your course costs more than that then you will be asked to contribute to the course fees.
In my case I got approved for $5000 fees for Solidworks (basic & advance) AutoCad Mechanical (Advance).
This money is taxable and has to be included in your income at time of tax filing.
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Thanks for all the details, Charlie.
I am sure this will be useful to me and others here.
So are you a Mech engineer?
did the Solidworks course prove helpful?
Which school did you do it from?
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Thanks for all the details, Charlie.
I am sure this will be useful to me and others here.
So are you a Mech engineer?
did the Solidworks course prove helpful?
Which school did you do it from?
Yes, I am Mechanical engineer and have work experience as Application Engineer.
I did these programs from Maverick Solutions - Yonge.
I had applied for post graduate program at Humber College. By the end of program at Maverick my admission at Humber was confirmed and to have some savings before college starts I got into General Labour. I never tried to get employment in Solidworks or Autocad. At present I am earning for my PG at Humber starting Sept'05
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Yes, I am Mechanical engineer and have work experience as Application Engineer.
I did these programs from Maverick Solutions - Yonge.
I had applied for post graduate program at Humber College. By the end of program at Maverick my admission at Humber was confirmed and to have some savings before college starts I got into General Labour. I never tried to get employment in Solidworks or Autocad. At present I am earning for my PG at Humber starting Sept'05
Ok thanks again.
Just one more question....Can I go for any course?
If for example I want to go and complete a Data Warehousing Course which are usually short term .....few weeks, will HRDC consider it?
Since I was in software, I would be looking at software related courses.
I will be trying for ceretifications on the side though.
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Yes, I am Mechanical engineer and have work experience as Application Engineer.
I did these programs from Maverick Solutions - Yonge.
I had applied for post graduate program at Humber College. By the end of program at Maverick my admission at Humber was confirmed and to have some savings before college starts I got into General Labour. I never tried to get employment in Solidworks or Autocad. At present I am earning for my PG at Humber starting Sept'05
Ok thanks again.
Just one more question....Can I go for any course?
If for example I want to go and complete a Data Warehousing Course which are usually short term .....few weeks, will HRDC consider it?
Since I was in software, I would be looking at software related courses.
I will be trying for certifications on the side though.
Yes If it is in line to your past experience and qualification they will approve.
Convince your case manager in very first meeting that this course is the only option available with you at present. Be careful of not providing any other option to them .
Certification cost they may not like to approve but no harm in giving a shot for it too.
WhenI was called to sign agreement there were people who got approval for $18000 but in that case they had to take partial fees. In your case if course is for few weeks and cost less that $7000 they will not have any problem in providing 100% grant.
I would suggest that if you are on EI don't waste any time and start your process so that you complete your course while being on EI. Normally they do not want to pay living expenses.
Best Of Luck
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Hey there Mercury
Being on EI is no bar from attending a HRDC course, infact a person on EI is a priority client for them.
You can go to the following addresses for such courses-
COSTI
Centre for foreign trained professionals and tradespeople
700 Caledonia Road
Toronto ON M6B 3X7
Tel 416- 789-7925
or
COSTI
760 College Street
Toronto ON M6G 1C4
Tel 416-534-8437
Though what these offices offer are basically job search workshops of 4 week durations(which i dont think is your area of interest). If you do attend these programs, I gather you do need to tell the HRDC that you are "actively seeking", the people at COSTI or other place will help you with that.
Before you begin the program they would refer you to an employment counsellor for an Employment Action Plan (EAP), they get funded that way.
A shorter course of action for you, may be if you approach the office below for the EAP yourself
Vocational Pathways VPI
Keele & Finch Area Employment Assessment centre
1280 Finch Avenue West
Suite 706
Toronto ON M3J 3K6
tel 416 - 514-0354
http://www.vpi-inc.com" rel="nofollow">LINK
You would need to take your PR card, SIN and resume with you, and tell them that you have associated experience in your country of origin and you want to take this course, based on your evaluation of the field.
The counselor will make an EAP for you. With that you can attend any HRDC course .
The counsellor usually would refer you to a job search workshop at the above offices of COSTI or a similar organization.
However if you tell the counselor that you have been in the country for quite some time and could take along some material on courses and job adverts where those qualifications are asked for, the councillor can recommend you for those too, provided the cost is not too high. You should be able to manage that.
The EAP goes into the system as your plan of action and even when you, if you chose to, apply for OSAP for a course, it adds weight to your application.
And yes, attending such courses does help, i have a few acquaintances who did benefit from it. Hope it does for you too pal.
All the best
Regards
