About WIL
WIL Counselling and Training for Employment and WIL Employment and Learning Resources Corporation (operating as WIL Employment Connections) are non-profit organizations dedicated, primarily, to facilitating the economic and social integration of immigrant women and men and Canadian women and men into the broader community of London and area. To this end, WIL provides services in information, referral, assessment, employment counselling and preparation, and facilitation of volunteer work experience placements leading to employment.
In 2007-08, WIL provided employment counselling services for 800 clients originating from 95 different countries (including Canada); provided employment preparation workshops for 204 internationally trained individuals; provided 45 Career Development workshops; and conducted 296 individual employment skills readiness assessments.
WIL has extensive experience managing and sponsoring municipal, provincial and federally-funded community projects, programs and services. Current undertakings include the Access Centre for Regulated Employment, Skills International, ClothingWorks, the Employment Sector Council of London-Middlesex (ESCLM), and the London Middlesex Immigrant Employment Council (an ESCLM project).
