Support for Internationally Trained Professionals
Kima Jones, founder of Know How Education and Career Services, is extremely proud of the contributions she has made to the lives of Newcomers to Canada over the past 20 years. Through her work as an English language and Communications instructor, teacher trainer and educational administrator, both in Canada and abroad, she has experienced the satisfaction of working with people from all over the world. Since 2006, Kima has specialized in the development and delivery of customized training and educational offerings which focus on interpersonal skills and North American workplace culture. She has taught for both Douglas College and Simon Fraser University and has collaborated with many private and public service agencies throughout the BC Lower Mainland.
If you are, or about to become, a newcomer to Canada, you may wish to contact us about:
- Job search and retention assistance; specifically related to interpersonal and cultural adaptation
- Educational planning for professional upgrading, undergraduate and graduate school
- Private tutoring for business communications and advanced language skills including accent modification
- Educational orientation services for families new to British Columbia including childcare, pre-school, ESL programs, private or traditional schools and post-secondary
If you work with newcomers or international students, you may wish to contact us about:
- Partnership opportunities to provide clients with value-added services and distinguish yourself from your competitors
- Training on how to help clients adapt to the Canadian workplace, improve interpersonal performance and recognize and combat cross-cultural misunderstandings
- Customized curriculum development and delivery on language, professional development, academic, and psycho-educational subjects
- Presentations, workshops and keynote addresses
Fees and Services
Know How Education and Career Services is an independent educational consulting firm, not a government funded organization. All services provided are billed privately at a project or hourly rate. For details on our fees, please contact us directly by phone or email. In either case, we will not put you on a mailing list or contact you further, unless you request it.
