How to Become an Optician in BC                                                     

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If you are an immigrant with health care background and/or want to discover career opportunities in BC, you are welcome to join this workshop.

 

Opticians in Canada are regulated health care professionals who are an important part of the eye care team. S.U.C.C.E.SS. Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Loan Project and Active Career Connect and Engagement Project (ACCEP) will be conducting an online workshop, in partnership with the College of Opticians of British Columbia, on How to become an Optician in BC on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, which will cover the following topics:

 

•         What do opticians do - scope of practice for opticians in BC/Canada

•         Attributes of a Canadian optician

•         Process for becoming an optician

•         Job market – types of employers

•         Ongoing obligations once licensed

•         Who to contact and how to start the process

 

Speaker:

Lisa Bannerman

Registrar/Executive Director

College of Opticians of British Columbia

 

To reserve a spot, please click: How to Become an Optician in BC Tickets, Wed, 29 Mar 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite.

 

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                                                        Alternative Careers for Internationally-Trained Dentists

 

If you are a newcomer with dentistry background and are exploring the alternative careers that could utilize your skills and experience obtained from another country, you don’t want to miss this online workshop. S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Internationally-Trained Dentists (ITDs) Support Program, in partnership with Vancouver Community College (VCC), will conduct a workshop to help ITDs learn the possible career options in BC and the related training programs at VCC on April 5, 2023.

 

It will cover the following topics:

• Alternative Careers for Internationally-Trained Dentists (such as Denturists, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assistants, Dental Technologists, etc.);

• Training Programs related to above careers at VCC;

• Transfer Credit (course exemptions). 

 

Guest Speakers from VCC:

1. Amber Ariss, Department Leader, Dental Hygiene

2. Ken Izumi, Department Leader, Dental Technology Science Program

3. Ling Lo Yan, Department Leader, Dental Assisting/Dental Reception

4. Domingo Salviejo, Supervisor, Academic Advising

 

To reserve a spot, please click: Alternative Careers for Internationally-Trained Dentists Tickets, Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite.

 

For more information on the event, please send email to: itd@success.bc.ca. Thanks.