但我想分享在報告中歸納出來這些專業技術移民提供給新來朋友的建議. 很有趣, 這些建議觀點陸續也在不同文章或由其他成功移民建議過, 參見加拿大移民七項成功的秘訣
所以, 誠摯的獻給所有正在努力打拼的移民朋友們! 努力是有脈絡可循的, 因為, 前人走過這些道路, 而且很多人都因此有了進展!
Immigrant Professionals in Ontario: Rebuilding Professional Lives as Settlement Workers
Apr 15, 2011, 12pm-2pm
Based on an online survey and in-depth interviews conducted from 2009 to 2010, this study looks at a particular group of foreign-born and trained professionals in Ontario, namely, those who did not get to practise their respective professions after immigration but acquired a new profession in the form of settlement work. The study detects their pre-immigration education and work history, the reasons they came to Canada, the choices they made about pursuing professional practice in Canada, the efforts they put towards this goal, and their eventual professional reconstitution as settlement workers.
調查中也分析這些技術移民在移民前的教育和工作經驗, 移民來加拿大的原因, 在加拿大追求專業生涯的選擇, 他們為此付出的努力和他們最終現階段選擇做為移民安頓服務工作者.
V. RECOMMENDATIONS BY AND FOR IMMIGRANT PROFESSIONALS
專業技術移民給專業技術移民的建議
“Let’s be concerned about immigrants ... as much as we are concerned about trees. … Just as we do not waste paper out of concern for trees, so we should not waste years of education out of concern for immigrants. … Let’s start the green movement around immigrants.”
In concluding the online survey, we asked respondents what they could suggest, based on their experience, to help immigrant professionals get back to professional practice in Canada. The majority (73 or 63%) of the 116 respondents who answered made suggestions which concern the role of the individual immigrant. These suggestions are grouped under eight headings below:
1. Have a positive attitude in your quest for professional practice in Canada. 正面樂觀的態度
One respondent wrote: “Keep in the company of people who talk positively about settlement, don’t get influenced by negative talk.”
2. Develop a career strategy with short- and long-term goals and pursue it with full determination. 訂定短期和長期目標, 然後專心努力貫徹執行
The dictum “Never give up!” was used by nine different respondents.
3. Work on your English (or French) as a second language. 努力學好英文或法文
As one interviewee put it, “no language, no paradise.” Two particular suggestions of note were that immigrant professionals begin working on their English (or French) in the pre-arrival stage and that they focus on profession-specific language training in the post-arrival stage.
4. Gather all necessary documentation, and learn requirements, for professional registration in Canada – if possible – before leaving your country. 收集並了解自己專業領域在加拿大工作的所有要求, 文件與資訊.
The words “preparedness” and “research” came up frequently in the context of this suggestion.
5. Once in Canada, have your credential(s) assessed by a recognized agency and contact the occupational regulatory body in your province to start the registration process. 從事原先專業工作若須重新登記註冊, 甚至重新考試以取得專業證照, 那麼盡快聯繫發證照的專業協會與機構
6. Engage in (re)training if you have any identified skills gap in your occupation. 若從事原先專業工作需要本地訓練, 那麼盡快著手, 盡快開始接受訓練.
7. Seek help from settlement/employment counsellors, network with professionals and employers (who are potential mentors), and volunteer in an activity related to your field. 尋求多方諮詢與輔導協助, 例如移民安頓服務/ 就業輔導顧問, 與本地專業人士聯繫互動, 甚至潛在雇主和該專業領域的義工活動機會.
8. Be flexible and open-minded in your quest for professional practice, take up temporary “survival” jobs if necessary, go where the jobs are, and be prepared to transfer your skills to another field if “Plan A” does not materialize. 擁抱不同的可能性, 如果方案A無法順利進行, 要有備案B和C.
Table 12. Reasons for Not Actively Searching for Professional Practice in Canada
此表列出沒有積極在加拿大尋找原來專業職業的原因
Reason and Number (%)*
Loss or Change of Interest 9 (21.43%)
Pursuance of Further Education 4 (09.52%)
Lack of English and Accent in English 7 (16.67%)
Lack of Information, Network, and Other Support 4 (09.52%)
Personal or Family Need to Survive 3 (07.14%)
Lack of Professional Experience 5 (11.90%)
Difference in Professional System 4 (09.52%)
Registration/Employment Difficulties 17 (40.48%)
Discrimination and Other Barriers 7 (16.67%)
Table 13. Types of Active Search for Professional Practice in Canada 此表列出為追求專業工作而曾經投入的努力方向
Type and Number (%)*
Seeking Help from Institutions and Individuals 102 (91.89%)
Taking Profession-Specific Language Training Courses 33 (29.73%)
Taking Courses to Upgrade Professional Skills 62 (55.86%)
Applying for Registration to the Regulatory Body 47 (42.34%)
Volunteering in an Activity Related to the Profession 72 (64.86%)
Taking Job Search Workshops 79 (71.17%)
Searching for a Job Related to the Profession 106 (95.50%)
See more, please check http://wiki.settlementatwork.org/w/uploads/Rebuilding_Professional_Lives_-Final_Report.pdf
References: http://atwork.settlement.org/sys/atwork_whatshappen_detail.asp?anno_id=2010235
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