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Bridging the industry-academia gap, InCanada.me is offering courses that are aligned with the skill set currently required by corporates of Quebec, Canada. Travel agents can use this programme to earn commissions per student acquired besides earning on the student’s visa application, air ticket and foreign exchange at the time of travel.
Manas Dwivedi
InCanada.me offers skill set enhancement courses with a consequence at the end of the programme. Using backward integration, the company has curated courses that teach students the necessary skills, expose them to real-time workplaces, and offer them 100 per cent job placement at the end of their tenure in their field of interest. Sharing more details, Geetanjali Alamshah, Co-Founder, InCanada.me, assures students of brighter outcomes at the end of their study journey. “We have tied up with Cégep de Thetford in Quebec that have created programmes exclusively for us. Designed especially for non-French speakers from India, the programme also offers paid internships during course. They are paid on minimum CDN13.10 an hour and can work 20 hours a week. All of this is with real-time learning, no virtual classes,” she says.
“Our aim is to give students the opportunity to study, up skill and settle abroad with high paying jobs and security in their future. We want to level the playing field by being transparent with the expectation from each student and support them in selecting the right course that puts them in a fertile job market. We ensure that both time and money are well spent and that there is clarity on the final outcome,” she adds.
The company offers counselling services to students, starting from an aptitude test to assistance with college applications, CAQ applications and study permits.
Where do agents come in?
According to Alamshah, the travel trade is already very familiar with Canada as a country, and Quebec as a region. In addition, they are experienced with the Canadian immigration process, too. They can easily leverage their current customer base to sell education in Canada, to the same customers they were selling holidays to in Canada. “They can use this programme as a medium of remaining connected with their customers and make commissions per student acquired besides earning on the student’s visa application, air tickets and foreign exchange for the student at the time of travel. It’s truly a win-win,” she shares.
Explaining, she says, “Embarking on this journey will provide travel agents with additional income in Canadian dollars during and post COVID times. Our courses are back-integrated with the industry requirements in Quebec – mechanical andplastic engineering, web development and office automation. There is a need for international skilled workers in these areas.”
To spread the word, InCanada.me is partnering with educational consultants and travel agents who can add value to their programme. They are also leveraging social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn to promote weekly webinars. The company is targeting Tier-II and III cities to give students the opportunity to study, work and live in Canada.
