The
Professional Access and Integration Enhancement program held a ceremony March 23 to celebrate the graduation of 45 internationally-trained professional engineers from its bridging program. The program, just completing its fourth year, gives Canadian newcomers with international training and experience in environmental engineering a chance to gain Canadian contacts and experience through, among other things, a year-long paid training work placement with Canadian employers.
The program is run by the
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and funded by the provincial and federal governments. Authority CAO Brian Denney said in a statement that the program brings an experienced, global perspective to technical environmental challenges here in Toronto. "The inclusion of sustainable communities and social equity ... is a testament to our role as a leader and innovator within the environmental field."
TRCA media relations supervisor Rowena Calpito says that while the final, firm numbers are not available, it is expected that around 70 per cent of the program's participants have secured work in the field.
Author: Edward Keenan
Source: Rowena Calpito, Supervisor of Media Management, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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