4 February
2020, Calgary – As on outcome of the partnership forged between the Philippine
Consulate General in Calgary and the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association
(CIWA) on 13 November 2019, the PCG is promoting CIWA’s “Food Service
Training” program this 2020-2021.
Filipino
women who are permanent residents in Calgary, above 18 years old and can attend
the training program on a full-time basis for three months are eligible to
enroll in the program. The trainees must
also be available to work in the food service sector for six months or more
after the training. During the
three-month training, CIWA will provide the trainees with job search, childcare
and transit support.
Among
the skills that the trainees are expected to learn are knife skills, barista
and beverage skills, cash register operation, customer service, and interview
and resume skills. Those who complete
the training will be issued an Advance Food Safety Certificate.
CIWA’s “Food Service Training” will take place in
four batches on the following dates:
Intake 1: April 6 - June 26,
2020
Intake 2: July 6 - September 25, 2020
Intake 3: October 5 – December 18,
2020
Intake 4: January 4 - March 26, 2021
Filipino
women who are eligible to join are advised to contact CIWA’s Ms. Myla Felipe at
tel. no. 403-263-4414 (ext. 250) or email: mylaf@ciwa-online.com or Ms. Jill Liu at 403-263-4414 (ext. 253) or email: JillL@ciwa-online.com for an interview.
“It is
important for our Filipino women permanent residents in Calgary to acquire
skills that will open job opportunities for them so the PCG partnered with CIWA
to actively promote CIWA’s food service training program to the Filipino
community in Calgary,” said Philippine Consul General Zaldy Patron.
Aside from promoting CIWA’s training program, the PCG also regularly speaks at CIWA’s Family Reunification Workshop to help newly arrived Filipinos as they transition and adjust to life in Calgary. CIWA is a non-profit organization established in 1982 as a registered charity. END.
