This page lists "bridging" programs and language programs for specific occupations. Bridging is training and work experience to help you get into a career faster.
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Bridging programs
This is a list of bridging programs currently being offered, along with descriptions and contact information.
Professional Immigrant Pilot Project
This Employment Manitoba program assists skilled/professional immigrants to enter their field of expertise in the Canadian labour market. MORE INFORMATION
Internationally Educated Agrologists Pilot Program
This program provides a process so internationally educated agrologists can fulfil the agrologist-in-training requirement of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists in order to qualify for professional registration (P.Ag). Contact Alicia Franco Espinosa, 474-8281, francoes@cc.umanitoba.ca
Internationally Educated Engineers Qualifications Pilot Program
This program helps engineers meet Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba's academic qualification requirement,
which is the first step in earning a professional licence. This process takes one to three years. Contact Marcia Friesen, co-ordinator, 474-8961, ieeq@umanitoba.ca
Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Nurses
Red River College offers this program to internationally educated nurses working toward becoming registered nurses in Manitoba. The program lasts about six months. It has three phases -- language, theory and clinical practice. The program is customized; students are first assessed to determine what they need to learn. For 2009-10 the program starts in August and in January, with 20 students per term. For information contact the registrar of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba. Phone 774-3477.
Educational Series for Internationally Educated Nurses in Preparation for the Canadian Registered Nurses Examination
This program provides 30 hours of study sessions to help nurses prepare for the October and February sittings of the Canadian Registered
Nurses Examination. The program aims to increase confidence and test-taking skills, improve exam success rates and increase the number of
licences granted to internationally educated nurses. Contact Alda Ruiz, 694.6691, aldaruiz.pnam@shaw.ca
Internationally Educated Teachers Pilot Program
Individuals who complete this program are eligible to seek employment as teachers in Manitoba. The program provides the following supports:
university coursework needed for Manitoba certification adapted to the needs of IET participants; orientation to Manitoba curricula; in-school
placements; mentoring by experienced teachers; job search skill development, language development. Contact Lee Anne Block, 474-9368, blockla@cc.umanitoba.ca
Early Childhood Educator Internationally Educated Qualifications Program
This program early childhood educators to meet the qualification requirements of Manitoba's Early Childhood Educator 2 (ECE 2). The program
includes: orientation session; workshops; networking meetings, and mentoring and advisory support. Unemployed participants are placed in a
paid position. The program takes about 14 weeks. Contact Mavis Lewis-Webber, 945-0497, mavis.lewis-webber@gov.mb.ca
Technical Writing for Engineering Technologies Pilot Program
To certify as an engineering technologist applicants must complete a technical report for the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association
of Manitoba (CTTAM). Most internationally educated technologists and engineers are unsuccessful. This program will improve the ability of
candidates to write a technical report in English that meets CTTAM standards. Work internships may be provided to those who qualify and are
underemployed or unemployed. Contact Larry Drebniski, 475-8553, Larry_D3@mts.net
Internationally Trained Accountants Program
This program helps accountants attain the standard of a student entering the professional level of the Certified General Accountants of
Manitoba's program of professional studies. In one year participants receive training equivalent to four years of part-time study in the regular
CGA program. Upon successful completion of this program students are awarded the Foundation Studies in Accounting Diploma. Contact Lynn Bailey, 477-1256,
LBailey@CGA-Manitoba.org
Bank & Credit Union Training and Work Experience Program: Member Services Representatives
Five-week pre-training includes an orientation to business language, Canadian and credit union/bank work culture and essential skills. This is
followed by a paid, three-month work experience in a financial institution. Contact Anna Bird, 945-2434, anna.bird@gov.mb.ca
Many people new to Canada need specific communication skills to find work or further training in their chosen occupation. Manitoba offers free language classes to improve English skills used on the job. This is a list of the English for Work programs currently offered by all institutions in Manitoba:
