301 Moodie Drive Ottawa Ontario
613 688 0440
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8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

About ITO 2.0
The Information Technology Orientation (ITO) is designed to present current Ottawa Labour Market Information (LMI) to individuals who are in the process of developing or implementing a Return to Work Action Plan within the Information Technology and Communication sector.

The LMI provided through the ITO will assist individuals in making a more informed decision regarding skills development, transferable skills, current labour market requirements and potential opportunities in the Ottawa area.

Since its development in 1999, the ITO workshop has been attended by more than 4,000 technology professionals and has become a valued source of local Labour Market Information for both clients as well as employment counseling agencies throughout the Ottawa area.

The Model of ITO
The model of the ITO is one that examines current industry specific Labour Market Information (LMI) pertaining to the Information / Communication Technology Sector.  The ITO approach is unique in that it has been consistently able to demonstrate that the correlation between business activities, skills requirement, and skills development can produce clear new insights into labour force trends. 

Traditional LMI research is performed at a statistical or historical level, where the resulting information becomes dated fairly quickly.  Further, the challenge of analyzing the High Technology sector continues to produce conflicting data that has created tremendous confusion for many individuals seeking employment.   The ITO model is able to compile LMI that is current within a period of 6 - 9 months, where the data can be quickly personalized and deployed into an individuals' Return To Work Action Plan.

The Labour Market Research (LMI) aspect of the ITO model will compile and analyze the local Information Technology sector in order to identify patterns relating to labour force trends, skills requirements, educational requirements, employment practices, talent marketability, transferable skills, industry growth and future opportunities.

The skills development aspect of the ITO model will examine the design and delivery of the various educational offerings in order to determine their effectiveness in securing sustainable employment in the ITC Sector. This information can then be used by the individuals to determine whether or not skills development is a suitable next step in their Return To Work Action Plan.

The LMI developed through the ITO Model is then delivered to clients through group workshops and one on one coaching sessions in order to better prepare individuals for the current labour market.

HERE IS WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE ITO WORKSHOP:

"The ITO and its' intelligence has integrated the IT field and its multiplicity better than I thought possible"

"The workshop provided me with the necessary intelligence required for understanding what employers are asking for in relation to skills and training"

"As a result of the ITO I am better capable of assessing the curriculum of various training schools. I also have a much better understanding of where I see myself in the IT Industry"