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A Douglas College Newslette

Finding Jobs Through Excellence

CSSW GRADUATES

Graduates of the Community Social Service Worker (CSSW) program
at Douglas College are finding jobs in unprecedented numbers while
achieving high marks from their new employers, a recent survey shows.

 

 

 

 

 

An examination of 19 years of work related competencies shows
graduates of this popular one year program were rated at 94 per cent
satisfactory, says Douglas College instructor Bob Shebib in a report
evaluating the CSSW program and graduates.

In total, Shebib questioned 39 employers and in every case, the
people said they would continue to hire Douglas College social
service worker graduates.

The survey also revealed that in the past four years graduates found
work in 89 per cent of all cases, and 83 per cent of these were working
in fields related to their studies.

Generally, students from the program found jobs with private social
service work agencies (45 per cent) or as financial aid workers with
the Ministry of Human Resources (39 per cent).

The employers' greatest satisfaction with the former students came
in the areas of tolerance and respect for clients, empathy, verbal
communication skills and overall attitude, the report says.

And the majority of respondents said that Douglas College graduates
are preferred over those from other programs in the province.

"Our graduates are perceived as competent workers, able to find |
employment," Shebib says. "And the program is specifically designed
to make them more employable."

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