Are you looking for a job? The Korea Times and The Diversity Times will be hosting a job fair at Grant Park Shopping Centre on Saturday, October 28th, from noon to 4:00PM.
Get your résumés ready and be prepared to meet many local employers.
Where: Grant Park Shopping Centre (1120 Grant Avenue)
When: Saturday, October 28th, from noon to 4:00pm
 
 

If you love live music, you’re in luck! May is all about great music and Language Training Centre students have the opportunity to see some of the best local music that Winnipeg has to offer.

The Manitoba Opera: Werther

• An opera about a young poet, Werther, who falls in love with the beautiful Charlotte, a woman who has promised to marry another man.

When: Tuesday, May 2nd, 7:00PM
Where: Centennial Concert Hal, 555 Main Street
 

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra with local singers: Manitoba, mon amour (Manitoba, My Love)

• A special concert celebrating Franco-Manitoban music and culture. Ten rising Franco-Manitoban stars will take the stage with the full Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

When: Saturday, May 6th, 8:00PM
Where: Centennial Concert Hal, 555 Main Street
 
If you would like a ticket to see one of these shows, please contact your Student Integration Coordinator, Jillian Hoogland (jhoogland@rrc.ca). In the email, please provide the following information:

• Full name
• Student Number
• Program (Permanent Resident or International Student)
• Which show are you interested in attending?

There is a limited number of tickets available. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come first- served basis. This opportunity is for Language Training Centre students only.

International students and their families may be vulnerable to various types of fraud. While some scams are easy to recognize, many can be more difficult. Check out the scams and fraud section of this College Success Resource for more information about how to recognize and protect yourself from fraud.

• Check out this video outlining different types of fraud you may encounter as a student and how to avoid being a victim.
• If you encounter something that seems too good (or too bad) to be true, get help. Contact Red River College Security Services, or talk to your Student Integration Coordinator for more information.

In February, the Language Training Centre launched a new program to help meet the needs of refugees in Manitoba. The Pathway Program to Construction Skills is now in full swing, with 20 students eagerly learning beginner level English and construction-related communication skills. As part of the program, the students will gradually learn more technical skills and finally be able to practise their skills through work experience in the construction industry.
The program just started but it’s already well known in Winnipeg. On March 7, the class was visited by RRC’s President and CEO, Paul Vogt, along with several representatives from the media. Watch the news and read newspapers in the next few days and you will probably hear all about the Construction Skills class!
In the meantime, click here now to read the post on RRC’s RED Blog.

Join us for a free skating activity for students

• on January 21
• at The Forks.

There will be free skate rentals, hot chocolate and mini doughnuts.
You have never skated before? Well, this is your perfect opportunity to learn with your friends!
You must register for the activity. To register, click here. You will receive a confirmation email when you have registered.
Space is limited so register soon!
(Event hosted by RRC’s Diversity & Intercultural Services department.)
 

Click here for the presentation from the Community Connections Club on June 16.
The presentation lists many great events and activities in Winnipeg this summer. You will also see some volunteer opportunities. To register for volunteer opportunities, please go to Jillian Hoogland’s office (Room 419).

This beautiful commercial was created out of a class project from IEIS instructor, Melissa Flores. The class was reading brochures and listening to ads to analyze techniques such as “emotional appeal”, “plainfolk” and “music”. Her student, Sunny, created this amazing commercial which really shows the emotions of an international student living in Canada. What talented students we have at the LTC!
*Video published with permission from Sunny.

What if you could get some good advice from someone who’s in a career that you’ve always dreamed of doing? Would you take that advice if  it was coming from someone who knew exactly what you’re going through?
RRC’s immigrant and international students got just that opportunity last year when six constables from the Winnipeg Police Service visited the Language Training Centre.
The purpose of their visit was to explain the pathways to becoming a police officer in Manitoba. But the presentation was unique, because all six officers also happened to be immigrants to Canada. Who could connect better with our students, other than these people who have experienced all the same cultural challenges?
The police officers, from Ukraine, Germany, Philippines, and Romania, each told his story. While they were very different stories, there seemed to be a common theme throughout. No matter what they experienced as newcomers, their end result was success. And their massage was overwhelmingly clear: Success is available to all who seek it, with a little hard work and a lot of determination and perseverance.
No matter when he arrived Canada, or what path he took to begin his career, each police officer’s experience and advice followed an obvious theme. This is what we learned from them:

1. Pursue a post-secondary education. Find your passion or choose something that interests you greatly. If you are interested, and want to do it, don’t let anyone stop you!
2. Finish your post-secondary education. Other opportunities may present themselves, but just get it done – you’ll need that piece of paper and that sense of accomplishment.
3. Don’t give up. No matter what!
4. If English is not your first language, learn it well. To do this, make English-speaking friends. Don’t spend all your time with people from your own culture and language.
5. Volunteer. Especially if you can volunteer in an organization connected to your career goals. You’ll gain valuable skills and experience, learn time management skills, and gain a good reputation in your community.
6. We all have knowledge, skills and experience of some kind. As you study and enter a career, bring that with you and use it. Everything is connected somehow, and you’ll find you can be valuable and valued for what you know and can do.

Studying and entering a career can be challenging and scary. But hearing that success is always possible – no matter what obstacles you face – should bring you some encouragement to keep trying.
Maybe one day you too can come back to the LTC and tell your story of success!

– An article written by Olga Pobereznichenko, Intensive English for International Students student at LTC
When people hear the phrase ‘There is a problem in Africa’, the first thing they think about is lack of food and hunger. It is hard to underestimate this issue, of course.
On April 11^th, the BBC News website published a report about a huge drought in Ethiopia, Africa, caused by climate change. It means that millions of people lost access to drinking water, animals are dying, and the harvest is being destroyed and the risk of diseases is increasing.
Under such circumstances, children do not have a chance for studying. And schools, in their turn, will lose an opportunity for development and improvement, because all donations from charity organizations are used to provide help to overcome the challenges set by the drought. If you are reading this article, you probably had an opportunity to learn how to read and write. Living in a developed country, people think rarely about this great gift, such as, an opportunity to study.
On April, 9^tha charity event which was titled “A Journey Back to Sedika (Ethiopia) from Winnipeg” was conducted by the speaker Samson G. Tadese. He presented about his native town and its problems, particularly educational. His goal was to attract attention and raise money which will be used for buying basic school supplies for the school in this town.

Participants of the charity dinner have traditional Ethiopian meals after the presentation.

On Saturday, December 12 Santa invited all RRC staff and their children to have a Christmas brunch with him at the Notre Dame Campus. It was a great event and everyone had lots of fun!

Some of the organizing committee

Visit from Elsa

Volunteer, Fay, with the author, Kate

Volunteers, Clara, JinJin and Fay

Our LTC blog team wishes to everyone a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope all your Christmas dreams come true!!!
 

– Post written by Kate Alekseienko, Intensive English for International Students