overview and new career training program

1. DO MORE. LEARN MORE. BE MORE!
Tamsin Plaxton. Co-Founder and
President

2. Get into a
Great
University
Get a
Great
Job
Have an
Amazing
Life
Experience
Your Clients’ Motivations

3. Happiness
Main Motivation

4. Tamwood’s Effect is
Transforming

5. Tamwood’s Four Divisions
English training for adults in
Vancouver, Whistler and
Toronto
Career College in Vancouver
offering vocational programs in
business, tourism and
Hospitality
Provider of Work Programs in
Canada
Language, Sports and
Adventure Camps for juniors
in Canada and the USA

6. University Admission
Volunteering
English
Training at a
camp or
school
University
Preparation

7. Better Career
Work
Experience
English
Training
Vocational
Training

8. Amazing Life Experience
Work
Experience
English /
Vocational
Training
Volunteering

9. Innovation of the Year
2010
Work Experience Provider 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013
AWARDS AND
ACCREDITATIONS

10. Tamwood College Downtown Vancouver School
Great Location in the best area of Vancouver!
Vancouver
School

11. Adult Programs in Vancouver

12. Tamwood College Whistler School
Great Location in the Whistler Village Square!
Whistler
School

13. •Whistler is a short 2 hour
drive North of Vancouver.
•Surrounded by
mountains, lakes rivers
and forests
•great shopping,
restaurants, festivals and
all the amenities of a world
class resort.
•The Outdoor and
Adventure Sports capital
of Canada
Where is
Whistler?

14. Adult Programs in Whistler

15. Adult Programs in Whistler

16. Tamwood Toronto School
Located at the corner of Yonge and Eglinton Streets
Toronto School

17. Toronto, Canada’s biggest and most cosmopolitan
city
Adult Programs in Toronto

18. NEW !!! Vocational Training with
Work Opportunities

19.  Making students “Work Ready”
 Coop Programs with work practicum
component
 Students can Work 20 hours/week from their
first day of classes! So students can work full
duration of program
Vocational Training
with Work
Opportunities

20. “Communication for the
International Work Place”
 Duration: 48 weeks
 600 hours of in-class instruction + 600 hours of
cooperative work experience
 Intensity: 25 hours/week during study term
 Location: Tamwood Careers Campus,
Vancouver
 For IELTS 4-4.5, TOEFL ibT 62-54, Cambridge
PET (Merit)

21. “Communication for the
International Work Place”
First 24 weeks Second 24 weeks
Study in class –
25 hours/week
Work Practicum related to course
content - 25 hours/week
Part time work – max 20 hours/week Plus Part time work – max 20
hours/week

22. Program Courses

23. How to Apply
 Complete and send to Tamwood application form
 English test online or send scanned proof of
current level
 If applying for Premium Service work placement
services, complete an interview with the GO
International Work Placement Cooridinator
 Receive LOA from Tamwood Careers
 Apply for Study Permit and Work Permit
 Arrive, start studying, attend work programs
orientation with GI and start looking for part time
work.

25. Paid Work
• Working Holiday
• Camp Canada
• Tamwood Careers
Internship
• Internship
• Tamwood Careers
Volunteering
• Animals
• Environment
• People

26. Do your Clients Need a Work
Permit to Intern / Work / Volunteer
in Canada?
BASIC RULE:
Anyone who wants to “Work” in Canada must first
obtain a “Work Permit”
“Work” is an activity for which wages are earned or that
competes directly with activities of Canadians in the Canadian
labour market.

27. Test: Will they get paid or will they be doing something that a
Canadian should really have an opportunity to do?
 Examples of “Work” include : “Unpaid employment done for the
purpose of obtaining work experience such as an internship or practicum
normally done by a student”
 Examples of “non-work activity:
 unpaid volunteer work that is part-time and “incidental to the main reason the person is
in Canada” – eg. Being a Big Brother, sitting on the board of a charity institution,
volunteering at a fund raising event…
 Volunteering for the National Parks – not taking away an opportunity from a Canadian

28. Canada’s Work Permit
Options

29. Four Work Rights Options
1. IEC Initiative – people ages 18-30/35 can get a
permit to work in Canada on a work and travel
program, as an intern or trainee or as a volunteer
(certain countries only).
2. Coop Education Programs - exemption code C30 –
allows anyone, any age to get a work permit to work
as part of their course of study in Canada.
3. Volunteer Work for a Registered Charity –
exemption code C50
4. Permission to Work given in Study Permit–
student must be studying in an academic, vocational
or professional training program for more than 6
months at a designated institution

30. Option 1: International Experience
Canada “IEC” Initiative
The following countries have an IEC Agreement with Canada:
Australia
Austria*
Belgium
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland*
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
New Zealand
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Switzerland*
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine
UK
Ireland
*Agreement allows for work permits for
Internships only. Applicant must have a
internship offer in writing before applying for
their work permit.

31. Option 2: Coop Education Programs
(exemption code C30)
1. Student must apply for BOTH a Study Permit and a Work Permit
2. The work term must be a necessary part of a course at a designated
academic, professional or vocational school in Canada
3. The work term cannot make up more than 50% of total program duration
4. Work practicum may be paid or unpaid.
5. Program must be offered by a School and teaching must be done in the school
(homework and distance education assignments do NOT count towards study
requirements).
6. Open to any person of any age from any country . No Quota!!!

32. Option 3: Charity Work
(exemption code C50)
 Work Permit application must include letter of volunteer job
offer from Canadian registered Charity.
 A non-profit is not necessarily a “charitable organization”.
Charitable organization has a mandate to relieve poverty, or
benefit the community, educational, or religious institutions.

33. Option 4 – Right to work part time
while studying
 Must study 6 months or more
 May work 20 hours a week while studying and
full time on scheduled breaks
 Cannot work if studying English or French
 Permission granted on the Study Permit = NO
Work Permit required!

34. “Tamwood Careers” paid service jobs while studying and paid coop terms
“Canadian Working Holiday Program” or “CWHP” – work and travel on
working holiday visa
“Camp Canada Work Program “- paid work in summer camps
Paid Work
Opportunities

35. Paid Work Programs:
Working Holiday Program ~ Camp Work Program ~ Tamwood
Careers
Work Opportunities:
hotels ~ ski operations ~ tourist attractions ~ retail ~
restaurants ~ cafes…
JOB PLACEMENT OPTIONS:
Premium Service: We arrange their job! Summer or
Winter Placements
Standard Service: Participants arrange his/her own
job with help from us including:
 HOT JOBS LIST
 Resume writing workshop
 Interview skills workshop
 Dedicated adviser

36. Paid Work Opportunities

37. Internship Program - Available Fields:
Internships are offered in a variety of professional fields, such as business, finance,
marketing,
finance, engineering, design, etc.
Internship Program
(Professional Unpaid Work)

39. Canadian Volunteer Program
Parks in: Banff, Lake Louise, Rocky Mountain House
and
Whistler.
NEW: Winter Project in Lake Louise for Dec. to April

40. Canadian Volunteer
Program
ALL 2014 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS:
 Animal Rescue Centres in BC and Ontario
(C50)
 National and Provincial Park Conservation
(Tourist)
 Community Service Projects and
charitable summer camps (C50)

41. Did you know?
In 2012, 60,000 new international students
started post secondary studies in Canada in
2012

42. Did you know?
It is expected that a significant number of the
international students who started their university
studies in Canada 2012 will not finish because
they will either drop out or fail.

43. Reasons for this high drop out/
failure rate among international
students…

44. Culture Shock and
Homesickness

45. Can’t Handle the Freedom of being
away from home

46. There was a program students
could take before staring
university that would prepare
them for these kinds of
challenges, such that the only
challenge they faced at
university was the subject matter
itself
Imagine If…

47. It already exists
You Don’t have to Imagine It…

49. Tamwood’s
Academic Pathway Program
Prepares students to not only be
accepted to a university or
college but to also be successful
once there.

50. Study Skills

51. Group Work

52. Research Skills

53. Essay Writing Skills

54. Note Taking Skills

55. Managing Exam Stress

56. Time Management Skills

57. Campus Life and Culture Shock

58. The Critical Skills for Success

59. Academic Pathway Program
EAP 1
12 weeks
EAP 2
12 weeks
University
/ College

60. Great Nationality Mix

61. Experienced and Highly Skilled
Instructors
Angela Belcham, PhD Linguistics, APP
Manager

62. Great Pathway Partners

64. Tamwood offers 6 summer camps and one winter camp
Tamwood
Vancouver
at Simon
Fraser
University
Tamwood
at San Jose
State
University
Tamwood
Whistler
at
Tamwood
Residence
Tamwood
Los
Angeles
at UCLA
Tamwood
Boston at
Curry
College
Tamwood
Toronto
at U of T
TAMWOOD CAMPS
LOCATIONS for 2014

65. Get into a
Great
University
Get a
Great
Job
Have an
Amazing
Life
Experience
Something for Everyone at
Tamwood

66. Our Mission – the “WHY”
“We believe that our by teaching, coaching and
encouraging our clients we create
transformative life changing experiences
that offer people the opportunity to develop
their talents, achieve their goals and realize
their potential

67. Our Vision Statement
“To be the industry leader in excellence and
service”
AND
“To constantly refine existing programs and
create new programs that reflect the
globalization of the international education
community”

68. Our Values
 CARING about our clients, communities, and
environment
 Fanatical about Excellence
 Making it Fun
 Infused with a Fire
 Integrity

69. HOW TO LEARN MORE:
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HOME@TAMWOOD.COM
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Tamsin Plaxton, Co-Founder and
President