The Career Supports for Newcomer STEM Professionals

In the Career Support for newcomer STEM Professionals, you will learn:

• About current trends and projections for Alberta’s changing Energy Sector
• How to map a meaningful career path in a thriving subsector of the Energy Industry
• Canadian job search skills and strategies for finding and securing professional employment
• Socio-emotional skills and intercultural competencies for retaining employment and exceling on the job

The Career Support for newcomer STEM Professionals will also provide:

• 4-Weeks of Job Search skills, socio-emotional skills, and intercultural competencies needed to secure employment in the targeted field and succeed on the job.
• 2-Weeks of orientation to Alberta’s changing energy landscape, as well as the tools and information to find where the skills fit, and to map a rewarding career path in one of Alberta’s energy subsectors.
• Job Retention Support including coaching and mediation to ensure that participants remain employed and succeed on the job.

To participate in the project, you must:

• Hold a post-secondary degree (such as a Diploma, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree) in a STEM-related field.
• Have professional work experience.
• Have a Canadian Benchmark Level of 6 or higher.