Sister2Sister Women's Leadership Program
- Organization: Newcomer Women's Services Toronto (NEW)
- Type: Workshop
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Deadline: November 20, 2026
- Funding: No Funding
Newcomer Women's Services Toronto runs this free leadership and skills programme for racialized newcomer women living in Ontario. Over 16 weeks of mostly Saturday classes, participants earn two micro-credentials, one from Rotman Executive Education at the University of Toronto and one from Humber College, alongside career coaching and employment readiness training. Graduates then move into an experiential learning period of 4 to 16 weeks, which for some participants is a paid job placement with an employer partner. **What you get:** - A free place in the programme, with no cost to participants - MBA Essentials, a micro-credential developed by Rotman Executive Education (University of Toronto): a 6 week online course plus a 4 week guided capstone project - Digital Fluency in the Workforce, a 6 week self-paced online micro-credential from Humber College - Career coaching, mentorship, resume and LinkedIn profile building, and job interview rehearsals - Wrap-around support for mental, emotional and social well-being - An experiential learning period of 4 to 16 weeks after training, which for some participants is a paid job placement through NEW's employer partners **What you'll do:** - Attend a mandatory orientation on November 20, 2026, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Time - Commit about 10 hours a week to 16 weeks of skills training, with classes usually on Saturdays from 10 am to 4:30 pm, delivered in person, on Zoom and asynchronously - Train in project management, leadership, stakeholder communication, workplace human rights and equity, diversity and inclusion - Complete both micro-credentials to graduate; missing more than 2 classes disqualifies a participant **Key dates:** - Applications close end of November 2026 (per NEW's LinkedIn post), but the mandatory orientation is November 20, 2026, so apply well before then - Mandatory orientation: November 20, 2026, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Time - Skills training: 16 weeks, followed by 4 to 16 weeks of experiential learning **More information:** - Questions: sister2sister@newcomerwomen.org or 416-540-5195 - An eligibility checker on the programme page lets you confirm you qualify before applying - This Employment Ontario program is funded by the Government of Ontario
