Success Story Pathways Skill Development, London
“One of our staff came to Canada less than 6 years ago. In her former country she was a Labour Judge and lawyer, but none of those credentials carried forward to Canada. Shortly after coming as a client to us, she began volunteering as an administrative staff member. She later was hired on staff full time and we began to assist her in moving forward in a new career in social services. After working on this program for three years and taking many internal opportunities to learn and develop professionally she applied to an internal posting for an employment counsellor and was successful. She continues her studies with Pathways’ financial support and has become one of our most valuable employees. This story is multiplied many times over at Pathways with individuals who begin their employment out of social assistance situations, often lacking high levels of confidence due to recent difficult events in their lives.
We are committed to developing our staff in every area through our culture, staff meetings, interactions and professional development funds. We have observed vast amounts of growth in many of our employees personally and professionally as we focus on the whole person, not just the particular role.”
