PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS
FAST TRACK TO TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS (FTTO)
The Fast Track to Technology Occupations Program is funded in part by the Government of Canada
New to Canada? Having trouble finding employment in your profession? Need advice on pathways to your career?
We can help!
Sheridan Institute is proud to welcome and support newcomers from around the world. We offer many high-level technology programs that will help you gain entry to your professional area of expertise in Canada.
What’s in it for you?
By now, you’ve gained valuable knowledge and experience and you would like to put it back into practice. The FTTO program will allow you to add to your skill sets and will help you gain Canadian work experience. When you choose the FTTO program, then many opportunities open up for you:
· Workplace Communication Skills for Technology;
· Advanced standing in a Sheridan diploma to provide a faster route to a Canadian credential;
· An understanding of Canadian workplace culture;
· Enhancement of workplace essential skills;
· A variety of diploma and graduate certificate programs in your field;
· Possibility of Co-op work placements to gain paid Canadian experience.
Since 2007, more than sixty internationally trained individuals have participated in Sheridan's Fast Track to Technology Occupations program and some students have already graduated and become employed in their field.
You want to save time and get credentials?
Our academic specialists will look at your education and experience to determine what you need and will identify specific courses to get you ready for your future Canadian work opportunity. You will accelerate your integration by doing only the necessary courses required to get your credentials in Canada.
Workplace Communication Skills for Technology
One important component of your success in the Canadian workplace is your communication skills, wouldn’t you agree? This is why Sheridan is offering a TOTALLY new course to improve your work language skills. Workplace Communication Skills for Technology is an important component of your FTTO program. It gives you the necessary language skills for your field of work.
What programs include the FTTO component?
You can Fast-Track in the programs shown below. Click on the links below to see the individual program requirements.
Engineering and Manufacturing Sciences available for : September 2010
Architectural Technician / Technology (Davis Campus)
Chemical Engineering Technology (Davis Campus)
Chemical Engineering Technology - Environmental (Davis Campus)
Chemical Laboratory Technician (Davis Campus)
Computer Engineering Technician / Technology (Davis Campus)
Electromechanical Engineering Technician / Technology (Davis Campus)
Electronics Engineering Technician / Technology (Davis Campus)
Environmental Science Technician (Davis Campus)
Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician (Davis Campus)
Mechanical Engineering Technician / Technology - Design and Drafting (Davis Campus)
Information Technologies available for : September 2010
Bachelor of Computing and Network Communications (Honors) - Telecommunications Technology
Computer Programmer (Davis Campus)
Computer Systems Technician - Software Engineering (Davis Campus)
Computer Systems Technology Software Development and Network Engineering (Davis Campus)
Information Technologies Support Services Coop (Davis Campus)
Computer Systems Technology - Systems Analyst Coop (Trafalgar Campus)
Enterprise Database Management (Trafalgar Campus)
Interactive Multimedia (Trafalgar Campus)
Duration:
FTTO is a full time minimum two-semester program offered during the daytime, Monday to Friday with the built in Workplace Communication Skills for Technology offered one evening and Saturday mornings. An individualized timetable will be created following an assessment of your previous credentials and work experience.
Upcoming FTTO Program
September 8, 2010 – April 11, 2010
What are the FTTO requirements?
In order to apply for the FTTO program you need to have the following:
1. A detailed course by course evaluation of your post-secondary credentials. Evaluators: ( www.wes.org, http://www.icascanada.ca/applicants/services.php#deta, www.adm.utoronto.ca ,)
2. Canadian Language Benchmark ( CLB) Assessment: Minimum score of 7 for listening and speaking, 7 for reading and 6 for writing. (visit the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks Website at www.ixtra.com/cclb/ to find out more about the assessment tool)
3. English Proficiency Assessment results of 3.5, 3.5, 6 at the Sheridan Assessment Centre
4. Students needs to register to the Ontario Colleges at http://www.ontariocolleges.ca/portal/page/portal/ONTCOL/Apply
FTTO application procedures
Please consult one of our recruiters for more information. If you feel that the FTTO Program is right for you, we invite you to follow these steps to apply for admission:
STEP#1:
Fill out the OSLT Application Form (ask your recruiter)
STEP#2:
Book your *FREE* CLB Assessment at one of the L.I.N.C. Assessment Centres. Our staff can help you, or you can make your own appointment with the Assessment Centre closest to you.
STEP#3:
Contact your recruiter to advise them of your CLB score, and provide them with your documentation (photocopies of your: PR card or Protected Person letter; resume; post-secondary credentials/transcripts)
* CLB Testing is FREE for Permanent Residents or Protected Persons only
*If you are interested in finding out more about the FTTO program, please contact the
FTTO recruiter at ftto@sheridaninstitute.ca or call 905-459-7533 ext. 5450
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE AND ASSESSEMENT CENTRES NEAR YOU:
Sheridan Centre for Internationally Trained Individuals (SCITI) for assistance:
Brampton Room B298, Davis Campus
7899 McLaughlin Road
Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 5H9
Tel: 905-459-7533, ext. 5275
Oakville Room A23, Skills Training Centre
407 Iroquois Shore Road
Oakville, Ontario, L6H 1M3
Tel: 905-845-9430, ext. 8181
Website: http://sciti.sheridaninstitute.ca
Assessment Centres:
Mississauga Centre for Education and Training
2 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 800
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1H8
Tel: 905-279-0024, “press” 2/
Toll Free: 1-866-277-5462, “press” 3
Brampton Queen Centre
263 Queen Street East, Unit 14
Brampton, Ontario, L6W4K6
Tel: 905-595-0722, ext. 4101
Malton
3233 Brandon Gate Drive, Unit 6
Mississauga, ON, L4T 3V8
Tel: 905-677-0007
Oakville/Burlington/Milton/Georgetown
Tel: 905-875-3851; 905-279-0024, “press” 2;
or Toll Free: 1-866-277-5462
Website: www.lincpeelhalton.com