The CIBT Education Group has announced that its global career centre (GCC) has helped a number of graduates obtain employment since it was launched five months ago.
The Vancouver-based management company, which operates subsidiaries such as Sprott-Shaw Community College and CIBT School of Business said its GCC has posted 1,743 jobs for students in Greater Vancouver and 33 graduates from Sprott-Shaw have earned employment.
In the past two months, the centre has posted 1,116 jobs and 29 graduates have been hired.
The GCC is based in the Philippines, and uses low-cost Philippine labour and long-distance voice-over-IP telephone services to help Canadian students and graduates find jobs all over the world.
“Students are recognizing that our school prioritizes job placement for graduates after their study in our schools,” commented Toby Chu, Vice Chairman, President and CEO of CIBT Group. “The success of the career center also speaks to the quality of our programs, which develop graduates who receive quality training and are well qualified to start work in their chosen fields.”
Toby Chu said one of the critical elements that international schools are seeking is the placement of their students into jobs in Canada and abroad. 
“Setting up a GLC center with the support of our GCC to source jobs for its students adds value to our organization and is anticipated to encourage more GLC partnerships.”
The GCC extends the post-graduation support already offered to graduating students, which includes resume/cover letter review, interview preparation, and personal career coaching. Other services such as student loan repayment follow-up and internship or co-op placement for current students are also being considered.
GCC will expand its Philippines operations by adding multilingual operators to reach out to potential employers from around the world, particularly in China, Canada and other emerging growth countries with high employment demand.
CIBT is investing back into its colleges as it prepares for the future, said Patrick Dang, the Presidentof  Sprott-Shaw Community College, a college with 107 years of history, and a cornerstone of CIBT operations here in B.C.
“Our team is re-energising and re-tooling for the tremendous growth we foresee in the coming future.”