Hit your targets while opening doors for immigrant women+ in STEM
Learn a proven approach to getting immigrant women+ hired in STEM — delivering better outcomes for clients and measurable results for funders.
SPO PARTNERS
Clients want careers.
Funders want results.
You’re stuck in the middle — balancing both with limited resources and systemic barriers that leave too many skilled immigrant women+ in survival jobs instead of the STEM careers you know they deserve.
Move clients from "survival jobs" to STEM careers while hitting your targets
With our skills-based hiring course, you’ll learn how to place immigrant women+ in STEM roles that reflect their expertise while meeting funder priorities.
You keep the client relationship, we provide the STEM expertise, networks, and resources you need to meet your goals, at no cost to you.
The hiring approach that delivers results, for clients and funders
SKILL-BASED HIRING
Skills-based hiring is a proven, innovative approach that shifts the focus from client resumes and credentials to skills and ability.
This course shows SPO leaders how to apply skills-based hiring to open STEM pathways for immigrant women+ while improving outcomes and funder alignment.
Inside the course
- Grasp the fundamentals of skills-based hiring: what it is + how it works
- Learn how skills-based hiring opens opportunities for immigrant women+ in STEM
- Understand how it can help you achieve stronger outcomes & funder alignment
- See examples of successful implementation and how you can champion this shift
- Learn how to introduce skills-based hiring to employers
- Support employers in identifying the real skills behind each role
- Guide employers toward job descriptions that focus on outcomes & competencies
- Learn how to challenge unnecessary job requirements without losing the relationship
- Build or revise client resumes to highlight skills and outcomes
- Encourage job seekers to create portfolios and skills stories
- Identify transferable skills from non-traditional or precarious work
- Help job seekers focus on what they've demonstrated, not what’s missing
- Position your employment centre as a leader in skills-first hiring
- Build employer partnerships to pilot and test new practices
- Track success metrics like retention, performance & employer satisfaction
- Get on-going support, including access to STEM networks, opportunities & resources
Real impact for clients and funders.
No cost for your team.
Better outcomes, stronger reporting
Connect clients to meaningful STEM careers while demonstrating measurable results for funders.
No cost to you
We're designed to complement your work, not replace it. You keep the client relationships; we support you behind the scenes – for free.
Specialized STEM expertise
Get access to our employer networks, sector knowledge, and opportunities your team doesn’t have in-house.
Just 1 hour to learn
The course is quick, practical, and designed for busy leaders, with ongoing support and resources available whenever you need them.
The national hub for immigrant women+
in STEM & business since 2017
For nearly a decade we’ve stood alongside immigrant women+, pushing for the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Today we partner with employment agencies that share our commitment to equity and support our mission of doubling the number of women+ in STEM within the next 10 years.
Your clients are counting on you
Enroll now to learn how to get more immigrant women+ hired in STEM while delivering powerful results for funders.
