Now a 20 week program that combines English learning with fun and artistic activities | Beginners to advanced levels | Offered in partnership with the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA | Price for newcomers registered with Ometz: $130* | Payable to the YM-YWHA | *Registration is required | *Newcomers: individuals who have arrived within the last five years and are registered with Ometz | Information and registration: Kate Oursegova, 514.342.0000, ext. 3457 or at [email protected]

We turn our computer lab over to you! Come and practice your computer skills, research the labour market, work on LinkedIn, etc. Conduct your job search at Ometz!

10 week session (Tuesdays) Practice your oral French in a friendly and stimulating environment. Expand your vocabulary by discussing various aspects of life in Quebec and Canada. For participants of beginners and intermediate levels. *Registration is required Information and registration: Rigna Pinson, 514.342.0000, ext. 3457 or at [email protected] Cost for Newcomers*: FREE, General public: $30 *Newcomers: individuals who have arrived within the last five years and are registered with Ometz.

Speak English in a fun, informal setting. Role-playing, discussions and music provide effective opportunities to increase vocabulary, fluency and confidence. January 15- March 19, 2013 April 9- June 18, 2013 Tuesdays Time:3:00pm-5:00pm

This dynamic seminar guides participants towards self-discovery, helping you identify and articulate transferable skills, values and competencies as well as your unique niche in the job market.

80% of employers are using social media to recruit. Are you LinkedIn?

Wednesdays Time:7:00pm-9:00pm General public: $30

Does your resumé ring with competency, enthusiasm and compelling value to the reader? Have you clearly articulated what benefit an employer will gain by interviewing you? Is it clear how your skillset matches a company's requirements? Be ready to revisit your accomplishments and set yourself apart from the crowd. Date: Thursdays Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Do you walk into an interview with confidence? Have you done your research? Are you ready to articulate the unique way in which you will bring added value to an employer? This workshop uses both theory and practice to show you how to successfully meet this challenge.

Using online resources, such as the NOC, HRSDC, MESS, Emploi Quebec, etc. this workshop will allow you to customize your job search, while helping you apply to jobs. Also, learn how to improve your Internet job search skills through useful Web Search Tips & Techniques.

"It's enormously important to be able to communicate in life. Not getting across your ideas is giving up your potential." Warren Buffet In this course you will learn about communications styles, how to effectively listen, ways to dismantle barriers to communication, strategies to master difficult situations, and more. Wednesday October 9 9 h - 15 h 250 $

Financial Education Program- Session 3 Learn about tools and strategies to plan a stable financial future for you and your family. Topics to be discussed include: different saving tools (cash, GIC's, bonds, funds etc.) children educational saving programs (RESP) buying a house saving for retirement Languages: English/ french

Career Workshop for parents with children entering CEGEP &/or University, to guide them in their Career choices.

Learn about Word time-savers and how to: customize the Word environment, create and save documents, navigate efficiently through a document, select, edit, format and rearrange text and how to search for and replace text. Prerequisite: basic understanding of MS Windows 3 hour class.

Learn how to develop, edit, sort and format basic worksheets and charts, and how to create formulas.

Learn about: Fonts and paragraph layout, aligning text using tabs and tables, modify table structures, boarders and shading, undo changes, search for and replace text, insert graphics and photos. Prerequisite: basic understanding of MS Windows. & Word 1.1 or equivalent 3 hour class.

Learn about proofing and printing documents: check spelling, grammar and word count, enhance textual meaning using the thesaurus, customize auto-correct options, control page layout, apply a page border and color, add watermarks, headers and footers. Prerequisite: basic understanding of MS Windows. & Word 1.1 & 1.2 or equivalent 3 hour class.

Do you walk into an interview with confidence? Have you done your research? Are you ready to articulate the unique way in which you will bring added value to an employer? This workshop uses both theory and practice to show you how to successfully meet this challenge. (Given in French).

Just when you thought that being on Linked In was enough, you find out that job search, networking, marketing and career development can - and should - all be enhanced with Twitter. Learn how. Two hundred million users can't be wrong.

Pinny Gniwisch helped make Ice.com one of the leading jewelry companies on the Internet, driving sales close to $100 million. Learn from a master how to understand your product, your market and how to take your corporate social media efforts to the next level. There will be both lecture and question and answer portions of the presentation. Wednesday November 27; 5:30 - 7:30 pm;

Canadian Winter = Fun! Come find out how to adjust your lifestyle to the cold weather and how you can have fun at the Montreal wintertime activities with the whole family. Added bonus: Our ski expert, Sandy Wolofsky (OuiCanSki) will introduce you to the exciting world of ski | *Registration is required | *Offered for newcomers: individuals who have arrived within the last five years and are registered with Ometz

Learn to create Pivot Tables, work with advanced functions, and manage large amounts of data. Three consecutive days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 3-hours per day.