IMMIGRANT WOMEN INTEGRATION PROGRAM (IWIP)
Community Leadership and Development Training Course

 IWIP Training Cycle 2009-2010          

IWIP

A one-year intensive training course for immigrant women with focus on community engagement and leadership development, IWIP participants are trained to strengthen their analysis of issues, develop their knowledge of governance structures, build their capacity to organize, and participate in local organizations and/or public institutions.

Trainees receive structured coaching and participate in sessions, dialogues, critical reflections and other activities to develop their skills, knowledge, attitudes and values.  A 3-month internship is also included.

Objectives

  •  Increase the pool of women from newcomer communities who have skills and experience in outreach, intake assessment, information and referrals, workshop design and facilitation, and self-advocacy.
  • To conduct outreach to newcomer immigrant women, particularly those who are experiencing isolation, in order to provide necessary supports through workshops, information seminars, referrals; and, where appropriate, direct one-on-one guidance.
  • To increase CCL&D's and local partner agencies' access to isolated women in newcomer communities.

Course Components

This program provides 10-12 women who reflect the range of languages (e.g. Spanish, Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, Mandarin, Cantonese, Ethiopian, Nepali, Hindi, Caribbean English and Somali) and cultures of the newcomers who now call St. James Town, Moss Park and Regent Park and other high newcomer population communities in Toronto home, including the 13 priority neighbourhoods and Toronto inner suburbs with an intensive one (1) year training cycle (25 hours per week in-class training hours + hours for course-work completion) with focus and emphasis on governance/leadership for social change, while delivering critical components needed to enhance the employability of trainees within the social service and community-based sector.  

 

HOW TO APPLY

 Training Recruitment Information

The recruitment for training year 2011-2012 has passed. We thank you for your interest and hope that you will consider us for the following training cycle (2012-2013).

 

Eligibility - New immigrant women who meet the following criteria may apply: 

  • Must have lived in Toronto for 0-5 years
  • Must live in

         a)  Downtown East Toronto

                -  Regent Park 

                -  St. James Town 

                -  Moss Park 

        b)  Any of the 13 Priority Neighbourhoods

               -  Crescent Town

               -  Lawrence Heights

               -  Flemingdon Park - Victoria Park

               -  Weston - Mt. Dennis

               -  Eglinton East-Kennedy Park

               -  Westminster-Branson

               -  Scarborough Village 

               -  Jane-Finch

               -  Dorset Park    

               -  Jamestown

               -  Kingston-Galloway                  

               -  Steeles-L’Amoreaux

               -  Malvern

         c)  Toronto Inner Suburbs 

  •  Must have good oral and written communication skills in English
  •  Must be fluent, both oral and written, in a language other than English
  • Must have intermediate to advanced computer skills
  • Must be open to learning new theories and concepts, and be able to apply into action
  • Must be committed and prepared to:  

       - attending in-class training full-time

       - conducting and carrying out community-based work and activities (research and field work)

       - delivering/completing all requirements of the course (in-class attendance and                         participation, research and field work)

  •        Knowledge of using various multi-media tools, an asset
  •        Must be forward-thinking

 

For more information on the Immigrant Women Integration Program, please contact CCL&D's Community Engagement Worker, Rihab Abbas (rihab@tccld.org).