1. How to Empower Newcomers in the Age of Knowledge? Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Annual Professional Development Conference 2006 Oct. 18-20, 2006, Orillia, Ontario Khaled Islaih Certificates Global Career Development Facilitator Employment Facilitation/Work Search Specialist www.khaledislaih.com [email_address]

4. Macroeconomic Transformations As explained in www.1000ventures.com Global Local Scope of Competition Innovative knowledge firms Large industrial firms Key economic drivers Short Long Lifecycle of Products and Technologies Fast and unpredictable ٍ Slow, predictable Market changes New Knowledge Economy Old Industrial Economy Feature

5. Microeconomic Transformations As explained in www.1000ventures.com Business Model Traditional: command-and-control, centralized New: focused on people and knowledge Organizational structures Hierarchical, bureaucratic, memo-to-memo Flexible, flat, empowerment, face-to-face Scarce resources Financial capital Human capital Key Technology Drivers Automation and mechanization Information and Communication Technology Key drivers of growth Capital People, knowledge and capabilities Business Development Approach Stability Change management Feature Old Industrial Economy New Knowledge Economy

6. Workplace transformations As explained in www.1000ventures.com Employees seen as Expense Investment Employment Stable Impacted by market opportunity and risk factors Management-Employee Relations Confrontations, conflict of interests Cooperation, teamwork Education Requirement A skill or a degree Continuous learning Skills Standard Multi-skilled, flexible Workforce characteristics high proportion of semi-skilled or unskilled high proportion of graduates/ knowledge workers Leadership Vertical: mangers supervise subordinates, centralized Shared: employee empowerment and self leadership Feature Old Industrial Economy New Knowledge Economy

7. Implications for Canadian Newcomers Contributions Limited because of regulatory and economic barriers Key contributions to Canada and beyond Languages English/French with Accent Language diversity Available jobs Mainly survival jobs Better access to global jobs and business opportunities Work experience No Canadian experience Global experience, adaptable workers Education Unrecognized Credentials International qualifications Residency Immigrants, PR, newcomers Global citizens Feature Status of Newcomers in the Old Economy Newcomers’ Potential in New Economy