Student Resources

Employment Skills, Trends, Opportunities and more

• Government of Ontario Labour Market Information(opens in new window) - Labour market information and statistics can help you plan your career. Learn more about work trends and the skills, education and training you need for jobs today, and in the future.
• Employment Ontario(opens in new window) - Visit Northwest Employment Works on campus, your Employment Ontario Service Provider offering FREE job search support and hiring support to all job seekers. View their website here to learn more: www.northwestworks.ca(opens in new window)
• Ontario WorkinfoNet(opens in new window) - OnWIN is a web-based resource and service dedicated to connecting the people of Ontario to quality information and resources in the areas of jobs; work and recruiting; learning; education and training; occupations and careers; labour market information and outlook; self-employment; workplace issues and supports; and financial help and issues
• LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com(opens in new window) - For new users, to access Lynda.com’s content please join LinkedIn Learning, which features 100% of the same content. You are no longer able to directly join Lynda.com as a new user. For current Lynda.com users, you now have the ability to migrate your account to LinkedIn Learning.
• Career Coach (Thunder Bay area & abroad)(opens in new window)
  Take an assessment, explore employment opportunities in northwestern Ontario and abroad. Create a profile and build up to 6 different, downloadable resumes.
  (also linked up in the Employment Opportunities section of many of our program homepages)
• Career Cruising(opens in new window) - Career Cruising is a comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource that provides the information you need to make the right choice when applying for co-op and your future career path. It includes in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers and multimedia interviews with real people at work. What better way to learn about careers than from the people who know them best?

Workplace Credentials to Consider

Why would you want to become aware of credentials that are recognized, respected in your field of study, and relevant to the job you want? Whether they are educational outcomes from your diploma program, work experience outcomes or, various training certifications and licenses you have obtained, I can think of two reasons:

1. If employers list credentials you know this is a must get, if you don’t already have. Sometimes this is not obvious on the posting. Digging a little deeper in your research of the employer could put you in the passing lane with other competitors.
2. When the recruiter sees that you have credentials relevant to the position they are recruiting for, this will likely keep them reading your resume more carefully. Place this information strategically on your document.

• First Aid and CPR Certification offered by St. John’s Ambulance(opens in new window) or Canadian Red Cross(opens in new window) Two reputable organizations in Thunder Bay ensuring the health, safety and quality of life training to Canadians for many years. Both offer comprehensive, state-of-the-art first aid and CPR training programs for the workplace, the home and the community. Beginning Fall, 2017 at Confederation College, URescue, CPR and First Aid Training. Stay tuned!
• Working at Heights Certification(opens in new window) To help prevent serious injury and fatalities Workplace Safety North(opens in new window) provides quality workplace safety courses. Falls from heights continue to be a significant hazard, leading to injuries and deaths of workers in all sectors particularly with construction activity.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)(opens in new window) WHMIS offers training that is accepted nation-wide. Courses can be taken by anyone in Ontario and if they relocate to another province or territory, their certificates will be honoured. Each course requires approximately 90 minutes to complete, following which you can print your own certificate. Your certificate is available to re-print any time plus you can re-take any course as a refresher as often as you want.
• Lockout Tag-out Training(opens in new window) Consultants employ a results-based approach, enabling an organization to implement, manage and continually improve its Health and Safety programs. We work together with our clients to identify, assess and determine safety, health and environmental needs, based on client readiness and capacity.
• Ontario Workplace Health and Safety(opens in new window) This free Occupational health and safety awareness training offered through the Ministry of Labour, Ontario Workplace Health & Safety Training(opens in new window) provides a basic understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and does not replace any sector specific, hazard specific, or competency specific training.
• Ontario Drivers Licence(opens in new window) Ontario has 15 types of licences. Each licence certifies you to drive a specific type of vehicle. To drive a car, van or small truck, you will need a G class licence.
  All licences come with certain conditions. See Ontario’s full list of licences(opens in new window)
• Bear Aware Training: Bears are not tame, gentle or cuddly; they are unpredictable and potentially dangerous. Learn how to avoid encounters with bears. Training available through, Bear In Mind(opens in new window) and Lakehead Search and Rescue(opens in new window)
• Confined Spaces(opens in new window) This 3-part e-learning course will educate you on confined spaces, the identification and control of hazards that can be encountered, and key steps to working safely. You may also want to check out your local Workplace Safety North to see if they are currently offering this course.

Foreign Credential Validation against Canadian Standards

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. This will enable you to provide proof that your foreign credentials are comparable to Canadian Standards when applying for a job in the public service. The public service recognizes Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, through a recognized credential assessment service.

• Read more details on Government of Canada website(opens in new window).