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Extensive experience in teaching, management, academic/career counseling
Mississauga, Ontario
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Early Childhood Educator in Mississauga, Ontario
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Kaukab Usman
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(M) 647-779-...
Professional Summary and Education
• Successful track record of delivering measurable results in academia and international development sector in diverse roles with special focus on youth /workforce development
• Masters in Education Leadership, Wayne State University (WSU), USA, December 2001
• Masters in English Literature, Lahore College for Women, Pakistan, January 1981
Unique Value Proposition
• Multifaceted experience within Academia (Teaching, Administration, Project Design and Management, Resource Mobilization, Building Public/Private Partnerships, Grants Management, Team Building Industry Engagement, Coaching and Mentoring, Academic/Career Counseling, Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Program Management (inception to delivery of initiatives, grants, financial and operational oversight, leadership and superior team management skills)
• Broad International Development Sector expertise (women empowerment initiatives, job readiness projects, youth/workforce development programs,launched vocational programs, stakeholder collaboration)
Financial/Administrative Management
• Ensured delivery compliance of all initiatives per college policies, grants rules, and accreditation agencies
• Addressed students’ challenges with government departments which led to the development of new programs and up-gradation of current programs/processes/course work
• Addressed financial challenges by providing effective and transparent oversight of the financial system, accurate and timely budget reporting, and efficient use of resource
• Designed monitoring and evaluation tools to capture students’ challenges, established an effective stakeholders feedback mechanism, and implemented best practices for policy dialog and future planning
Student Recruitment/Retention
• Launched career/ vocational counseling, aptitude testing and educational planning sessions with students
• Devised innovative and participatory strategies by engaging faculty for increasing student retention
• Increase students' retention by identifying and introducing community support resources (scholarships, mock interview sessions, day care arrangements, free medical clinics)
Community Outreach
• Improved students’ placement rates significantly by establishing community out-reach, launching strategic industry partnerships (public and private sectors ,non-profit, and academia)
• Promoted inclusion and diversity resulting in collegial and productive environment, bridging communication gap
• Implemented holistic, cost effective and sustainable solutions to address students' challenges
Innovative Initiatives for Special Need Students
• Introduced and launched workforce recruitment program in collaboration with US Department of Defense and Labor to empower special need students to enter workforce
• Organized customized workshops in collaboration with US federal and State agencies to address unique needs of special need students which effectively prepared them for job market
• Incorporated latest technology trends to enhance teaching and learning experience for special need students, initiated new technology based teaching and learning initiatives for faculty, staff and students
Tech Prep Grants Management/Articulation Agreements
• Organized accreditation meetings/site visits to ensure that accreditation and program guidelines are met
• Published certified articulation copies for smooth transfer of Tech Prep as per State and School guidelines
Availability
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Services
Administration
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Camp counsellor
Driver
Supervisor
Teacher
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