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Vocational and Psychovocational Assessments

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Vocational Assessments

Are you are trying to find a career direction or looking for work in a new field or industry? JVS Toronto’s Vocational Assessments give you everything to need to immediately start looking for a job that is right for you.

Our Vocational Assessments help you identify jobs that match your aptitudes, interests, skills and physical abilities allowing you to make realistic decisions to determine your training, education and employment options.

How do I know if I need a Vocational Assessment?

A Vocational Assessment is recommended if you:

  • Often think “I wish I knew what I wanted to do,” or need help identifying what you’re able to do.
  • Have a learning, developmental or physical disability.
  • Have difficulty deciding on post-secondary options.
  • Would like to change careers but are unsure of the right fit.
  • Need to return to work after an accident or injury.

Looking for career coaching and counselling services? Visit our Career Exploration page.

What you get:

Using specialized tools, we assess your transferable skills, vocational interests, and academic abilities in order to give you:

  • A detailed profile of your unique abilities and skills.
  • A clear understanding of job options that match your aptitudes.
  • A report that clearly identifies jobs and occupations that match your learning profile.

How it works:

  • Academic testing tools will discover your academic abilities, such as reading, writing and literacy. This assessment is currently being done remotely.
  • Computerized skill testing will measure your employment aptitudes and interests.
  • The results of these tests will then be reviewed with you.
  • At the end of the review, you will receive our final report. Each report contains the complete results of your vocational assessment and recommends job that match your specific skills and aptitudes.

Fees:

$1,700. Subsidized payments are available to those who qualify.

Online services available. For more information, contact us at pave@jvstoronto.org. A short conversation with our staff will determine if an assessment is suitable for you.

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Psychovocational Assessments

Understanding your learning profile and career competencies with a complete assessment, will help you make realistic decisions about educational, training and career options. A Psychovocational Assessment will give you all the results of a Vocational Assessment, with the addition of an in-depth profile that gives you a fuller understanding of your capabilities.

What you get:

  • Academic testing tools will discover your academic abilities, such as reading, writing and literacy.
  • Cognitive and memory testing tools discover your intellectual strengths and needs.
  • Computerized skill testing will measure your employment aptitudes and interests.
  • The results of these tests will then be reviewed with you.
  • At the end of the review, you will receive our final report.

How it works:

Using specialized tools, we assess your profile, academic abilities, intelligence, skills and aptitudes in order to help you:

  • Understand your learning profiles and vocational aptitudes
  • Identify your unique strengths and challenges to occupational success.
  • Diagnose learning disabilities, cognitive delays, attentional problems and mental health concerns.
  • The diagnosis of a learning disability, ADHD or developmental disability if present.
  • A clear understanding of your strengths and challenges.

Fees:

$4,500. Subsidized payments are available to those who qualify.

For more information, contact us at: 416-649-1600 or pave@jvstoronto.org. A short conversation with our staff will determine if an assessment is suitable for you.

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  • Open to Permanent Residents, Canadian Citizens, or Convention Refugees
  • High level of English-language proficiency (CLB 7/8). Enhanced language training is available to applicants, if needed, prior to starting the program
  • Degree in architecture from a university outside Canada
  • OAA Intern Architects eligible to write the Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC)**

 

*Note:

  • The practice of architecture in Ontario is governed by the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA). All individuals who are internationally trained in the field of architecture, or who have held the status of architect in another jurisdiction must contact the OAA or visit the OAA website at www.oaa.on.ca for current information about licensing requirements and the licensing process in Ontario.
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    • Assess the educational qualifications of architecture graduates;
    • Accredit professional degree Programs in architecture offered by Canadian Universities; and
    • Certify the professional qualifications of Broadly Experienced Foreign Architects.
  • Architectural services may only be offered through a Certificate of Practice issued by the OAA.

**The content of this program has not been reviewed or endorsed by the Committee for the Examination for Architects in Canada (CExAC). The ExAC is an experience based exam. It is the practical application of knowledge acquired through education and readings that will support examination success. Taking this program without applying the knowledge gained through practice may not result in examination success.

TRIEC Mentoring Partnership Eligibility Requirements

You should sign up for the program if you:

  • Have 2+ years of international experience in your professional field
  • Have lived in Canada for less than five years
  • Are unemployed or underemployed and looking to use your professional skills in Canada