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#1. What is TiEConnect?

TIECONNECT is a TiE Ottawa led and delivered program committed to helping Youth Student Immigrants (YSI), international students and graduates, transition into the job market as well as the entrepreneurial eco-system. We achieve this by helping them walk through a step-by-step process that allows them to demystify the process. The primary intent of the program is to help the program participants to:

• develop and implement a personal career strategy to find and keep relevant jobs.
• develop the confidence to launch their own entrepreneurial endeavors.

#2. Who is TiEConnect for?

TIECONNECT is aimed at youth experiencing multiple, and often complex barriers to identify, secure and maintain employment. The intent of the program is to match candidates with custom learning opportunities that will help them define, design, and establish a meaningful career path. Training focuses on career development/exploration, life skills, job attainment skills, employment-related skills, and job maintenance and career advancement skills while positioning entrepreneurship as a viable career option. The program is accessible to all YSI regardless of their age, gender, race, financial stability, and other recognized limiting issues.

#3. What do TiEConnect candidates get access to?

As an TIECONNECT participant, a candidate is provided with:

• Participation in a cohort-based workshop series that will help them increase their knowledge of career options, the job market, and your own self.
• Opportunities to develop employable skills through a focus on necessary professional soft skills.
• Identification of their skills gaps through one-on-one access to mentors from TiE Ottawa network.
• Access to additional training and education, during and after the program completion, through access to TiE Ottawa events including TiE Networking Dinners, TiE Institute and TiECon Canada.

#4. What other support is available to TiEConnect participants?

TIECONNECT participants receive the following support:

• Job attainment and career advancement training facilitated through 5 custom workshops delivered by industry expert(s).
• One-on-one coaching/mentorship to assess, formulate and deploy a professional development strategy.
• Entrepreneurship focused networking facilitated through community events (TiE Networking events as well as events hosted by community partners including Invest Ottawa, Centre for Social Enterprise Development, Youth Ottawa, L-Spark, Mindtrust Leadership) that give participants access to the Ottawa business/entrepreneurial community in a professional as well as social setting.
• Volunteer professional development opportunities facilitated through TiE Ottawa and TiE Ottawa member companies.
• Participation for a select group of participants in the annual TiE Conference (TiECon Canada) to give them access to 2 days of conference-based learning with access to world class speakers and Canada wide entrepreneurial eco-system.

#5. When does TiEConnect take place?

Each TiEConnect program is two months long and programs are typically delivered three times a year in:

Cohort 1: February – March

Cohort 2: June – July

Cohort 3: October – November.

#6. How can register for TiEConnect?

Closer to the dates of a specific program delivery, an application form can be found here.

If the application form is not live, then please contact us through the contact form here.