Paving a Professional Path in Canada

Hetal Rajput was a government employee for nearly a decade in her native India, where she had competed with thousands of prospective candidates to get that clerical job. Immigrating to Canada in 2006, she thought finding an administrative position in the new country would be a cinch.

Unfortunately, this was not the reality for Hetal. “The only jobs I could find were minimum wage; I worked as a cashier at fast food restaurants,” she remembers. “It was very hard for me to find anything as a new immigrant.”

So she continued to work for minimum wages, but was always on the lookout for ways to get back into the career path she was trained in. That’s when she came across a print advertisement on triOS College’s new branch opening in Brampton, and its Administrative Assistant diploma program.

She found that the three-month program provided students with “solid exposure to the professional business environment,” to help them develop general proficiencies “appropriate for a wide range of careers.” Hetal says “I had a good base from my experience back home, and triOS worked with me to fit into the Canadian workforce.”  Rajput recommends getting Canadian education to newcomers. “It was very hard for me when I first came, but once I got the proper education I needed, I was able to find a secure job that I enjoy and I am proud of.” 

In fact, triOS is a strong supporter of helping immigrants and newcomers transition into the Canadian lifestyle.  triOS College just teamed up with The Canadian Immigrant Magazine to offer up $25,000 worth of scholarships to 5 recipients in honour of the late immigrant activist Lilian To.  Applicants had to submit an essay about their new life in Canada, their career goals as well as their financial need.  Congratulations to Prospero Requina, Soniya Neupane, Adela Silva, Emmanuel Manahan Herbert Langiden on being selected as winners of the Lilian To Scholarship!