PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

It wasn’t long ago when employees were in demand by all sectors of industry and unemployment was at historic lows.  What a difference a few months can make with major layoffs and recession now the topic on everyone’s minds and major concern about the future.

Retraining and professional development has always been important to stay ahead of the curve and to enhance your marketability and value to your employer.  The era of working at the same job and doing the same tasks for a lifetime, are over for good and the current and future reality is most workers will have multiple careers and jobs in various sectors throughout their lifetime.

At Business Skills College our responsibility and role is to provide our students with the skills and knowledge they will need to be employable when they graduate.  We take this seriously and I am pleased to announce that beginning this fall we will be offering Flextrak certificates.  These additional day long certificate programs in relevant work related topics are designed to give you added skills and power for your resume that will make you stand out from the rest. These are offered at no charge while you are attending Business Skills College. 

The workplace reality for the foreseeable future is that you will be competing with a large number of individuals for jobs many who have either skills and/or experience in excess of your own.  This ‘compression’ of candidates allows employers to hire highly skilled employees into positions they couldn’t hope to just a year ago.

The bottom line is “the applicant with the most relevant experience and skill set wins!!”

We can provide the training and the courses for you to stand out.  The rest is up to you in the attitude and determination you bring to the equation. 

Beginning in 2010 we will be partnering with another Hamilton based business with a reputation and commitment to make you the best you can be in all areas of your life.  This program is available at no charge to Business Skills College Diploma students and is designed to supplement the knowledge and skill set you will learn, with an attitude and fitness booster.

John Savidis’ ‘Lean and Fit’ program ( www.johnsavidis.com) has been proven to superpower your attitude and energy and we are absolutely convinced that combining our resources we can make Business Skills graduates the best they can be while at school and with their employment.

One last thing is our employer guarantee that we call HireSmart.  I am pretty sure that we are the only College in Hamilton and maybe Ontario, that guarantees the skills of our Diploma graduates to their future employer. We stand by our training.

I welcome you to join us at Business Skills College and start on your new you right now.

Sincerely