The Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP) and the BVCAA connected 23 CRTP alumni with 38 current CRTP students on February 11 for the CRTP Potluck Networking Round Table event.
"This event is all about celebrating our graduates' many success stories and helping them to build a cupportive network of mentors, fellow foreign-trained professionals, and friends," said Laurel Madro, Team Lead - CRTP.
"We used to just have a potluck with our students each semester, but then saw the opportunity to ramp things up by involving the Alumni Association and our amazing family of CRTP alumni."
A CRTP alumnus was placed at each table to answer current students' questions about life after the program and share their experiences in the Canadian workforce.
The group of alumni included: petroleum engineers, marketing managers, IT professionals, project managers and soil scientists with one thing in common - the CRTP program helped them to gain their footing in the Canadian labour market.
Karina Colina, a current CRTP student and former public relations and communications specialist from Venezuela, won this year's TRICO Homes Corporate Readiness Training Award, presented at the event by TRICO Homes Vice President of Community and Corporate Relations, Richard Gotfried.
"Winning this award will help me complete the program and ensure finding a job related to my previous experience in Venezuela," said Karina.
"I chose CRTP because it gives invaluable strategies to write and effective professional cover letter and resume, for success in job interviews, to network, and to understand Calgary's corporate culture."
Upon receipt of the award Karina then presented Richard Gotfried with a framed piece of colourful art depicting her hometown of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The TRICO Homes Corporate Readiness Training Award is one of the largest awards given out at Bow Valley College and is presented annually to a CRTP student who is not eligible for other funding, carries a credential from another country, and demonstrates a positive attitude.
Written by: Curtis Christian, Media Relations Officer, Bow Valley College
Posted with the permission of Marketing and Communications at Bow Valley College
"This event is all about celebrating our graduates' many success stories and helping them to build a cupportive network of mentors, fellow foreign-trained professionals, and friends," said Laurel Madro, Team Lead - CRTP.
"We used to just have a potluck with our students each semester, but then saw the opportunity to ramp things up by involving the Alumni Association and our amazing family of CRTP alumni."
A CRTP alumnus was placed at each table to answer current students' questions about life after the program and share their experiences in the Canadian workforce.
The group of alumni included: petroleum engineers, marketing managers, IT professionals, project managers and soil scientists with one thing in common - the CRTP program helped them to gain their footing in the Canadian labour market.
Karina Colina, a current CRTP student and former public relations and communications specialist from Venezuela, won this year's TRICO Homes Corporate Readiness Training Award, presented at the event by TRICO Homes Vice President of Community and Corporate Relations, Richard Gotfried.
"Winning this award will help me complete the program and ensure finding a job related to my previous experience in Venezuela," said Karina.
"I chose CRTP because it gives invaluable strategies to write and effective professional cover letter and resume, for success in job interviews, to network, and to understand Calgary's corporate culture."
Upon receipt of the award Karina then presented Richard Gotfried with a framed piece of colourful art depicting her hometown of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The TRICO Homes Corporate Readiness Training Award is one of the largest awards given out at Bow Valley College and is presented annually to a CRTP student who is not eligible for other funding, carries a credential from another country, and demonstrates a positive attitude.
Written by: Curtis Christian, Media Relations Officer, Bow Valley College
Posted with the permission of Marketing and Communications at Bow Valley College
