British Columbia Launches Immigration Tech Pilot Program

British Columbia Launches Immigration Tech Pilot Program

With demand for talent outpacing supply, the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is looking to attract more workers and graduates in the technology sector to the province.

The new Tech Pilot is part of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), one of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Through this pilot, eligible candidates with a job offer in one of 32 eligible occupations may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination, which may then be used to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

The BC PNP will issue invitations on a weekly basis to qualified registrants in the BC PNP registration system, while also continuing to invite non-tech candidates through its other immigration initiatives. Candidates invited under the Tech Pilot will benefit from expedited processing under the BC PNP.

Applicants require a full-time, indeterminate job offer from an eligible employer in BC. The BC PNP offers different categories for individuals under its registration System, depending on their job, work experience, and level of education education.

Once a candidate has determined his or her category, he or she may register online for free and receive a registration score. Every week (subject to processing capacity), the BC PNP will conduct a tech draw to invite the highest-scoring technology sector registrants to apply. From this point, invited candidates have up to 30 calendar days from the date of invitation to submit a complete online application. The government application fee is $700.

BC has stated that it will process tech applications on a priority basis. If approved, the applicant receives a nomination that he or she can use to apply for permanent residence.

Individuals who have been nominated and who meet the conditions of their nomination will receive a work permit support letter that allows them to obtain or renew their current work permit allowing them to work throughout the process.

Eligible occupations for the BC PNP Tech Pilot

Occupation	NOC
Purchasing managers	0113
Telecommunication carriers managers	0131
Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts	0512
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	1123
Civil engineers	2131
Mechanical engineers	2132
Electrical and electronics engineers	2133
Chemical engineers	2134
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	2147
Information systems analysts and consultants	2171
Database analysts and data administrators	2172
Software engineers and designers	2173
Computer programmers and interactive media developers	2174
Web designers and developers	2175
Biological technologists and technicians	2221
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	2241
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	2242
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	2243
Computer network technicians	2281
User support technicians	2282
Information systems testing technicians	2283
Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants	4163
Authors and writers	5121
Editors	5122
Translators, terminologists and interpreters	5125
Broadcast technicians	5224
Audio and video recording technicians	5225
Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts	5226
Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts	5227
Graphic designers and illustrators	5241
Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade	6221

Canada Immigration Documents to Implement ‘X’ Gender Designation

Starting August 31, Canadians will be able to identify as neither male nor female when applying for a passport. In addition, other documents issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will include an ‘X’. The measure will allow people to identify themselves as having a gender that is unspecified.

The government of Canada has not described in detail what the interim measures would include, but did explain that individuals will be able to add an observation to their passport stating their sex should be identified as ‘X’. These measures will only be in place until the government can print documents with an ‘X’, in addition to ‘M’ for male and ‘F’ for female.

In announcing the introduction of the ‘X’ designation, federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen stated that “All Canadians should feel safe to be themselves, live according to their gender identity and express their gender as they choose. By introducing an “X” gender designation in our government-issued documents, we are taking an important step towards advancing equality for all Canadians regardless of gender identity or expression.”

The move forms part of the government’s objective to support LGBTQ2 rights and advance its agenda on gender equality, diversity, and inclusion. Last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Member of Parliament Randy Boissonnault as Special Advisor on LGBTQ2 issues.

In a statement, the government added that it will continue its work in developing a consistent approach to how departments and programs collect, use, and display sex and gender information ‘so Canadians can have their gender more accurately reflected in government documents while also protecting their privacy,’ adding that the government is ‘committed to better reflecting the gender identity and gender diversity of Canadians.’

A recent change to Canada’s citizenship laws means that immigrants to Canada will soon be able to transition to citizenship more quickly and more easily than previously. The Canadian Citizenship Eligibility Calculator allows users to determine if or when they may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship. With citizenship, an individual may then apply for a Canadian passport.

Canada Immigration - August Draw (Threshold 434 Points)

August 23 Express Entry Draw Has CRS Cut-Off Threshold of 434

A total of 3,035 candidates for immigration to Canada have been issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence in the latest draw from the Express Entry pool, which took place on August 23. Candidates with 434 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points at the time of the draw were invited to apply.

The August 23 draw is the third Express Entry draw to take place so far this month, and the fifth since changes to the CRS were implemented in early June.

Invited candidates have 90 days to submit a complete application for permanent residence, including supporting documents. The spouse/common-law partner of the principal applicant, as well as dependent children, may be included on the application.

The latest draw brings the number of ITAs issued so far this year to 63,777, a far higher figure than the total for the whole of 2016. Indeed, nearly half of all ITAs issued since Express Entry was first launched in January, 2015 have been issued in 2017.

Diversity of candidates

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is often quoted as saying that “our diversity is our strength”, and this maxim is reflected in the range of candidates from around the world who benefit from engaging with the Express Entry system. The following hypothetical scenarios showcase the diversity of candidates who benefited in the latest draw.

Steve and Marie, both 30, are a couple, both of whom have been working as financial analysts for three years. Each partner holds a Bachelor’s degree and demonstrated their English language proficiency by writing the IELTS and scoring an 8 in each category. Neither partner has ever worked or studied in Canada. Their CRS score of 435 was sufficient for an ITA to be issued in the latest draw.

Nick is 37 and has been working outside Canada for over five years. He has a Master’s degree and an advanced English Language proficiency. He has never worked or studied in Canada, but his CRS score of 437 was enough for him to be awarded an ITA on August 23.

Allison is 33 and has been working as an advertising manager for three years. She has a bachelor’s degree, and an advanced English language proficiency. While she has never worked or studied in Canada, she does have a sister in Toronto. Her CRS score of 434 means that she is now in position to submit an application for permanent residence.

Genvieve is 33, has a Bachelor’s degree and has demonstrated an advanced French language ability. She has been working as a software designer for three years. While she has never worked or studied in Canada, her CRS of 434 means that she obtained an ITA following the draw on August 23.

Alberto came to Canada as an international student and completed his Master’s degree. He is 38 and has an intermediate English language proficiency. In addition to his three years of work experience as a human resources manager before studying in Canada, he has also obtained one year of work experience as a management consultant since completing his studies. His CRS score of 434 means that he can now look forward to settling in Canada permanently.

“In all scenarios, preparation is key. Amid all the focus on obtaining an invitation, being ready to apply upon receiving an invitation is also a hugely important part of the process of immigrating to Canada through Express Entry,” says Attorney David Cohen.

“As for individuals who have yet to create an Express Entry profile, the first step is to get a thorough assessment of your eligibility to enter the pool of candidates. Only then can you chart a pathway to successfully realizing your Canadian immigration goals.”

Australian Immigration Step by Step

Australian Immigration Step by Step

Australian immigration as stated by the country’s government is a highly organised and point-based system which aims at selecting such candidates to be immigrants who ware skilled and qualified and will be able to give their input in the economy of Australia.

Minimum points required for Australia PR visa

Australia immigration system is point-based and the profiles are nominated on the basis of these points scored on the basis of certain credentials such as:

• Age
• Educational qualification
• Language proficiency
• Skills
• Work experience
• Funds etc.

To be eligible for Australia visa requirements, a candidate has to score at least 60 points or more from total 100 in their assessment

How can I get 60 points for Australia PR?

Australian visa requires a minimum of 60 points out of total 100. These points are awarded on the basis of certain factors such as:

• Age
• Language Proficiency (IELTS score in Superior or Proficient English)
• Educational qualifications
• Employment experience outside Australia in the last 10 years
• Employment experience in Australia in the last 10 years
• Partner skills
• Nomination/sponsorship by a state or relative

How to apply for Australia PR Visa – Migration to Australia

There are certain steps that are to be followed in order to apply for Australian permanent resident visa. These steps are:

• Collect all key documents required for the application
• Submit an Express of Interest (EOI) under the most suitable category to SkillSelect
• SkillSelect will assess your EOI and evaluate your application by giving score to your credentials such as age, work experience, language proficiency, education etc. you are required to get at least 60 points out of total 100
• If you stand eligible for further immigration steps, you will receive a nomination certificate
• After receiving the nomination certificate, you have to file your application along with required documents to the immigration authority of Australia within 60 days

It can take around 12 months to assess all the applications and the candidate to receive a nomination certificate.

ITIL Overview

ITIL Overview

By Faisal

ITIL Definition


•  ITIL ≡ “Information Technology Infrastructure Library”

– Books that describe best practices for IT Service Management

– Published by the UK government

•  Think of it as an ‘instruction manual’ for effective IT Service

– You can take the parts of it that you need

•  Framework of “suggestions” and suggested processes for managing IT services

•  Customer focused

– Focus on providing the value to customers

•  Provides approaches/models/etc.

– E.g. Continual Service Improvement (CSI)

•  Validated across many other organizations

•  Non-prescriptive (can use parts)–”ITIL-lite”

ITIL - Wikipedia

•  “The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), is a set of practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT services with the needs of business…..ITIL describes procedures, tasks and checklists that are not organization- specific, used by an organization ….” (Wikipedia)

•  Customer expectations have increased

•  To work better individually and together

•  Some things we are doing already, but with varying approaches

– Defining of processes, across IT groups

– Defining of roles

– Tracking requests, managing asset inventory

•  Improve Customer Service

– Check with customers to ensure needs are being met

– Ensure value provided

– Co-operation between Helpdesks

– Be proactive

– Examine existing processes, define, document

– Look at roles and ownership


•  Ensure accountability

•  Ensure communications

– Between IT staff and clients

– Between IT staff in different locations

•  Opportunity to do things better

•  Change management

– Maintaining systems, services

Related Goals

•  Collaboration between IT support groups

– Knowledge base

– Knowledge sharing

– Request tracking

•  Consistent user experience

•  Cost savings (bulk purchases, cooperation,
etc.)

•  Accountability, Service Quality

ITIL Lifecycle

Lifecycle of a service, from ‘cradle’ to ‘grave’

Stages (each stage includes
multiple processes):

• Service strategy
Service gets approved

• Service transition
Service is tested

• Service design
Service is designed

• Service operation
Coordinate and carry out activities and processes required to deliver the service and manage them at agreed levels

• Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
Continually align and re-align
IT services to changing needs

ITIL Highlights

• Lifecycle, Stages and Processes, CSI

• Service Desk (Help desk) functions

• Roles, Ownership

• Measuring/Metrics

• Asset Management

• SLAs, Customers and Users

• Change Management

• Knowledge Management

• Communication

 

Lifecycle Stages and Processes

• Implement processes that make the most sense or are the most useful for an organization

• Allows reassessment of

– how things are done

– if current processes are meeting client/business needs

 

Why Define Processes?

• Documented, available, processes: 

– IT Staff

• Better understanding (IT staff) of how something is done

• Fewer mistakes

• Useful for new employees or when a staff member is away

• Can manage expectations easier, when processes are predictable

– IT Clients

• Better understanding (clients) of how to get something done (how to request a service/work)

– Better service-things are done the same way every time (regardless of who performs them)

– Coordinated work across the organization

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Canada Immigration: August 9 Draw (433 Points)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited 2,991 candidates in the Express Entry pool to apply for permanent residence in the second draw to take place so far this August.

Candidates with 433 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points will receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) as a result of the August 9 draw. This is the lowest CRS cut-off threshold since May, and therefore the lowest since changes to the CRS — including the introduction of additional points for French speakers and candidates with a sibling in Canada — were implemented in early June.

The three previous draws that took place since those changes came into effect all had a CRS cut-off threshold in the 440’s. The fact that the latest draw followed quickly after the previous draw, which took place exactly a week ago on August 2, would have been a contributing factor to the decrease in the threshold this time around, as longer gaps between draws allow more candidates to enter the pool.

Getting a precious Invitation to Apply

The following hypothetical scenarios showcase how a diverse range of candidates in the pool can obtain an ITA, allowing them to submit an application for permanent residence. Accompanying family members, including spouses or common-law partners, as well as dependent children, may also come to Canada along with the principal applicant. IRCC aims to process applications within six months.

Josephina is 30 and has been working a graphic designer for three years. She a Bachelor’s degree and recently wrote the IELTS, scoring 8 in each category. She has never worked or studied in Canada. Her 433 would be sufficient to obtain an ITA following the latest draw.

Esmerelda is 33 and has been working as a teacher for five years. She has a Master’s degree and an initial advanced English proficiency. Her husband, Sol, owns his own business, but his highest level of completed education is high school and he has an intermediate proficiency in English. Their CRS score of 436 would have been sufficient to obtain an ITA.

Paul is 40 and has been working as a university professor for five years. He has a Master’s degree and an advanced English proficiency. He also has a brother in Canada. He has never worked or studied in Canada. His CRS score of 436 would put him in position to submit an application for permanent residence following the draw on August 9.

Ronaldo and Bernice are husband and wife, and were both international students who completed their Bachelor’s degrees in Ontario, Canada. Both are 35 years old and have been working as consultants since graduating school in May, 2016. Both have a high intermediate proficiency in English. Before studying in Canada, Ronaldo obtained three years of work experience managing a restaurant. Their score of 436 would have been sufficient to obtain an ITA following the latest draw.

How low may it go?

“Following the changes introduced in June it may have appeared, at least on the surface, that there was a lull in activity with respect to Express Entry. For a short time, draws were fewer and further between. However, IRCC was busy ensuring that the necessary updates to the pool were being made, and now we are seeing what may very well be the beginning of more regular draws and a decrease in CRS cut-off thresholds over time,” says Attorney David Cohen.

“Whether the minimum points requirement continues to decrease remains to be seen, but IRCC has been clear that Express Entry is now the main driver of economic immigration to Canada. For candidates in the pool, there may be ways to improve your ranking; for individuals and families who want to immigrate to Canada but who are not yet in the pool, it is important to check your eligibility first, then go from there.”

COBIT 5 Course Outline

COBIT 5 Course Outline

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1 - Overview and Key Features of COBIT 5

·         The major drivers for the development of COBIT 5

·         The business benefits of using COBIT 5

·         The COBIT 5 Product Architecture

2 - The COBIT 5 Principles

·         Meeting stakeholder needs

·         Covering the enterprise end-to-end

·         Applying a single integrated framework

·         Enabling a holistic approach

·         Separating governance from management

3 - The 7 Enablers

·         Principles, policies and frameworks

·         Processes

·         Organizational structures

·         Information

·         People, skills and competencies

4 - The 7 Steps of Implementation

·         Program management

·         Continual improvement

·         Change Enablement

5 - Process Capability Assessment

·         The reasons for assessment

·         The related standard and purpose of the COBIT 5 assessment guide

·         The levels of assessment

ITIL Foundation: Course Outline

ITIL Foundation Course Contents

Course Length:

10-12 Hours

Course Description:

The ITIL® Foundation course is the entry level certification course for IT Service Management Best Practices training in ITIL®. This course covers the latest version of core ITIL® best practices presented from a lifecycle perspective. The course introduces the principles and core elements of IT service management (ITSM). ITIL® is comprised of five core publications: Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operations and Continual Service Improvement, promoting alignment with the business as well as improving operational efficiency.

This course is delivered using an exciting case study designed to further enhance and cement the candidates understanding of ITIL®. Students who have attended this course are suitably prepared to successfully take the associated ITIL® Foundation certification test which is a requirement for attending any of the further learning courses (ITIL® intermediate level training) available in this track.

Who Should Attend:

IT Management, Business Unit Managers, IT Services Managers, Supplier Managers, Consultants and those responsible for the support and implementation of Information Technology will benefit from this course.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the principles and concepts of IT Service Management based on ITIL®
• Identify the best practices of implementing ITIL® in an organization.
• Define the terminology used in ITIL®
• Identify the concepts and definitions used in the Service Lifecycle.
• Define Service Strategy concepts
• Define Service Design concepts
• Define Service Operations concepts
• Define Service Transition concepts
• Define Continual Service Improvement concepts
• Define the roles, processes, and components within key areas of IT Service Management based on ITIL®
• Be prepared to take the ITIL® Foundation Certification exam

Prerequisites:

There are no pre-requisites for this course, although a basic knowledge of Service Management concepts will be helpful.

Course Outline:

Introduction to key ITIL® concepts

IT as a Service

Introduction to processes and process management

The Service Lifecycle approach

Service Strategy

Purpose, goal, objectives & Scope Value Creation through Services Assets – Resources and Capabilities Service Strategy – Main activities Service Strategy processes

Service Portfolio management Demand management Financial management

Business Relationship Management

Service Design

Purpose, goal, objectives & Scope

Service Design processes

Service Design aspects

Service Catalog Management Service Level Management Capacity Management Availability Management

IT Service Continuity Management

Service Portfolio

Information Security Management

Supplier management

Design Coordination

Service Transition

Purpose, goal, objectives & Scope Service Transition value to the business Technology and architecture in Service Transition Service Transition Processes

Change Management

Service Asset and Configuration Management Release and Deployment Management Knowledge Management

Service Operation

Purpose, goal, objectives & Scope

Service Operation definitions

The Service Desk Technical Management Application Management

IT Operations Management Service Operations Processes Event Management

Request Fulfillment Problem Management Access Management

Continual Service Improvement

Purpose, goal, objectives & Scope

Models and Processes The Deming Cycle Measurement and metrics

Continual Service Improvement activities

Risk management

Continual Service Improvement interfaces

Interface with Service Level Managemen