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RAC – Intensive

Program Objective

The RAC for immigrants program was specifically designed for immigrants who have experience working in transportation and logistics and who are having difficulties integrating into the Quebec workforce. The program’s objective is to help candidates gain an official, Canadian recognition of their competencies and to allow them to benefit from seminars that will help them integrate the transportation and logistics workforce in Quebec.

Difficulties Immigrants Face

  • Lack of knowledge of the Quebec way of doing business
  • Linguistic difficulties (in French or/and in English)
  • Lack of knowledge of transportation and logistics procedures in Quebec and North America
  • No Canadian diploma
  • No Canadian experience

Duration of the program:

  • 17 weeks in class
  • 4 weeks internship

Characteristics of the Curriculum Specifically Adapted to Immigrants

Weekly :

  • Each week, the candidates receive additional communication classes in French and in English. During these classes, the candidates practice the vocabulary related to the subject discussed in the seminar of that particular week (ex: during the week on dangerous goods, they will discuss dangerous goods in French and in English).
  • Each week, the candidates attend seminars that have been specifically prepared for immigrant candidates and they have classroom activities periods during which they complete transportation problems under the guidance of a specialist. The seminars cover the competencies required to obtain the AEC (Attestation d’Études Collégiales) Specialist in Transportation and Logistics LCA-CB.

Generally:

  • The candidates attend specialized seminars on the integration into Quebec society and Quebec workforce. Some of the subjects discussed are:
    • Businesses and their organisation in Quebec
    • The integration process
    • Perception and non-verbal communication
    • Workplace relationships in Quebec
    • Know how to promote yourself to Quebec businesses
    • The importance of networking in Quebec
  • The candidates also benefit from employment search seminars and activities during which they receive help with their Curriculum Vitae writing and cover letter writing, practice for job interviews, and get job search tips.

Measures for success:

  • The evaluations are done on-site, during the class week, and in the presence of a content specialist. The majority of the evaluations have an individual interview with a content specialist component.
  • The candidates receive a complete evaluation of their linguistic progress in French and English at the beginning and at the end of the program.
  • Each week, one to two free blocks are built-into the schedule so that the candidates who need it may request individual tutoring time with a content specialist.

Program Description

The program, inspiring itself from the Recognition of Acquired competencies for individuals, lasts 21 weeks, at approximately 25 hours per week. For the first 17 of those weeks, the candidates are doing in-class activities, attending seminars, and doing in-class evaluations and for the last 4 weeks, they are in an internship.

Champlain College’s program’s objective is to update the candidate’s knowledge in the transportation and logistics domain while paying particular attention to the context in which workers in transportation and logistics evolve in Quebec (ex: customs procedures, geography, Quebec and Canadian rules and regulations, seminars on the integration to the Quebec culture and workforce). Furthermore, since communication in French and English is important to work in the field for transportation and logistics, the candidates will receive additional training hours for communication in French and English related to the topic of the week in transportation and logistics. The candidates also benefit from assistance for resume writing, cover letter writing, job interview, and job search.

Competency Competency title Seminar Hours Activity Hours
BJ63

BJ69

 Research information on the various job functions and positions in logistics.
Select the modes and means of transportation.		 3 4
BJ66 Resolve basic mathematical problems. 3 3
BJ67 Resolve basic logistic operational problems using mathematics. 3 6
BJ64
BJ65		 Process information.
Present reports.		 6 24
BJ61

BJ62

 Identify and apply effective techniques of customer service.
To sell products and services in a commercial establishment.		 4 6
BJ70 Identify the operating costs of logistics services. 3 4.5
BJ77 Calculate the costs of sending merchandise from origin to destination. 4 12
BJ82 Identify the main environmental issues which impact the logistics and transportation milieu. 4 6
BJ78 Recognize the effect of international economic agreements on prices. 6 3
BJ79 Prepare merchandise so that it can clear customs. 9 7
BJ80 Describe common transportation and logistics software and tools. 5  
BJ72 Participate in procurement management operations. 6 7
BJ73 Participate in the operations management for transportation by road. 6 4.5
BJ74
BJ76		 Participate in inventory control management.
Participate in managing the flow of goods in the supply chain.		 6 7
BJ68
BJ75 int.		 Propose routes.
Participate in the operations management for international Transportation.		 12 16
BJ68
BJ75 N.A.		 Propose routes.
Participate in the operations management for North American Transportation.		 13 16
BJ81 Identify and apply the principles of supply chain management in the enterprise. 10 12
  Welcome activity and guided tour of the College   3
  Excel seminar 5  
  Seminars on integrating the Quebec culture and workforce 18  
  French communication for transportation and logistics   24
  English communication for transportation and logistics   24
  Job search and Curriculum Vitae writing for transportation and logistics 3 12
  Total 130 200