FOUR MAJOR IMMIGRANT NGO’S FORM CONSORTIUM TO RESPOND TO EMPLOYMENT NEEDS

August 23, 2010

Vancouver, BC

Four of BC’s largest immigrant serving organizations have for the first time joined forces to respond to an upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) to deliver the Employment Program of BC that addresses the varying needs of British Columbians looking for work. The RFP is part of the Business Transformation Model for Employment being initiated by the BC government to deliver a comprehensive made-in-BC employment service delivery model.

The Immigrant Services Network (ISN) – comprising ISSofBC, MOSAIC, PICS and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. – has been established in response to the goal of the Ministry of Housing and Social Development’s Business Transformation Project to “build working relationships with other organizations to develop a collaborative service delivery model to meet the community’s needs”.

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