Continuing Education

Have you heard about "Continuing Education"? (Con Ed)

It’s been a hot topic this spring and I think we need to dig out a bit more what is Con Ed and does it suitable to newcomers?

Con Ed is Courses, programs, or organized learning experiences usually taken after a degree is obtained to enhance personal or professional goals.

The length of a summer Con Ed course varies. It could be as short as 3-4 hours or as long as a month or more in class. Tuition fees also differ. Checking online is the best way to find start dates and class hours.

Con Ed courses offered in Toronto:

www.centennialcollege.ca/parttime

www.coned.georgebrown.ca

www.cecalendar.humber.ca

www.senecac.ca/partime/homepage.html

www.learnutoronto.ca/course/browse.html

www.glendon.yorku.ca/extendedlearning

www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/continuing

www.ce-online.ryerson.ca

Unemployment gap growing

Statistics Canada yesterday reported a rising tide in employment in 2007 has failed to carry recent immigrants with it. And the picture is worse in 2007 than in 2006, particularly in the GTA.

Employment among all working-age immigrants rose slightly across Canada, thanks to a boom in employment for immigrants in Quebec and Alberta and stronger results for established immigrants.

In Ontario, the unemployment rate for immigrants rose slightly to 6.8 per cent in 2007 while the rate for Canadian-born workers stayed the same at 4.4 per cent. For immigrants who have arrived in Ontario in the last five years, the rate is 11.9 per cent; in Toronto it’s 12.7.