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My name is Rafael and I am originally from Switzerland. I am a trained electrician in
Switzerland. And I moved to Canada because my wife is Canadian and we have a kid and
we want to have her growing up with family.
Q. Are there resources in Ottawa that helped you such as the Y?
Yes there are resources such as the Y that helps foreign trained people get back to their
trade, show off possibilities for other trades too. So I did a program called Power of Trade
from the Y, it’s a program that helps foreign trained people to get recertified in Canada
or to find a trade where they would like to work if they want to change their career.
It helps you with how to write résumés, cover letters and all that you need to apply
for a job and it gives you a lot of the certifications that are needed to work in Canada.
Like for protection and first aid, CPR, service excellence. At the end of the program you
have a work placement, where you can gain Canadian experience. Like they did some contracts
to electrical companies, they did some contacts to some tutors who can tutor electrician.
We had a one on one meeting
with the
tutor
and he explained to me
the Code books and resources you can use to get to recertify