Gurpreet Kaur Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Maintain efficient delivery of LINC and Pebbles in the Sand programs in line with program-specific logic models and monitor program activities during weekdays, weekends, and evening hours• Support instructional staff in assisting clients to achieve their language learning goals and program outcomes• Maintain efficient student records in line with funder specifications• Maintain student record integrity via both CMS and iCARE• Assist the department manager with evaluations for clients and fellow staff including making the necessary modifications to the program using feedback from community stakeholders• Organize class and staff schedules, and lead overall PBLA implementation in LINC classrooms• Provide instructional expertise as a member of LINC and Pebbles instruction team, when neededProvide support for lead teachers and classroom teachers, arrange meetings for instructors/ Facilitators and tutors to collaborate, plan and work together• Assist and guide staff in development of curriculum, sessional evaluation and learner promotion process by tracking tests and benchmarks set by CLB• Provide referral agencies with timely and accurate updates on seat availability for LINC and Pebbles in the Sand programs and childcare• Support in building community connections; lead and provide guidance in maintaining occupancy as per funder requirements• Develop and maintain partnerships with other service providers, participate in program promotion and support program Liaison• Identify, plan and facilitate access to internal and external professional development and organize participatory training sessions• Collaborate with LINC childcare regarding seat availability as well as safety and wellbeing of childrenProvide timely status reports on classes, participant updates, resource updates, donations updates, volunteer/practicum hours & performance reviewsCoordinate and support staff to ensure learners access resources receive referrals

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

•Conducted outreach to build community connections, provide information to partner agencies, community members, clients etc. regarding opportunities for involvement in language programs and activities, access to support services and resources they can benefit from• Contributed to and built program capacity in improving client intake, class occupancy, and enrolment through program promotion and strategic partnerships• Identified internal and external professional development for program staff and assist in the design of complementary seminars and field trips• Provided input and suggestions to add to the inventory of teaching resources• Built-in business relations and community connections to promote CIWA programs, especially LINC and Pebbles by joining collaborative groups• Presented CIWA Language Programs at a radio talk show to reach out to South Asian clients• Secured a booth for CIWA at the biggest annual Sikh Parade to promote CIWA programs• Attended outreach events at various locations in the city to promote LINC and Pebbles• Presented at Calgary Housing monthly meeting and gave detailed information about CIWA programs to reach out to people with language barriers• Connected with an Eritrean Community Leader to promote our programs and reach out to the Eritrean community• Supported the newly appointed LINC teachers in planning task-based and communicative activities. With my assistance, most of the teachers have been successful in planning and creating assessment tasks according to PBLA standards

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Planned and designed modules, workshops and lessons• Taught and assessed students using the CLB and PBLA guidelines• Provided accurate modules and monthly and progress reports to the coordinator• Attended conferences to enhance the program• Created level appropriate culturally sensitive educational activities for immigrants• Trained teachers and provided goal focused educational and professional environment as a PBLA Lead Teacher• Solved clients’ language-related problems keeping in mind the language diversity

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Maintained and updated the curriculum for the program• Prepared adult learning tools, session plans and developed and delivered training materials • Developed appropriate measurement tools to measure students’ progress and evaluation the training effectiveness• Assessed clients’ needs to accept them in the program• Evaluated program effectiveness with regular monthly reporting along with providing instructional expertise• Tracked and reported the progress of clients by assessing their employment needs• Provided career counselling including individualized career planning• Assisted clients with the job search• Assisted clients with the development and implementation of career action plan • Consulted and planned guest speaker sessions with various subject matter experts in the community• Participated in client recruitment by assessing needs

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assist learners with job search and helped them in creating resumes and cover letters• Have mock interviews with learners to prepare them for the job interviews• Develop and champion language training curriculum for ESL adult learners• Plan and align curriculum to learning objectives of the students• Designed the course material on Canadian Workplace English adult ESL learners• Design and develop face-to-face learning material to teach the warehouse practices • Engage learners by utilizing adult learning principles, made the curriculum interactive and audio visual by using digital instructional methodology• Utilize evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of learning • Provide instructions and designed lessons with the latest trends in learning designs• Manage all record keeping effectively and submitted paper work in a timely manner

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Developed a companion language training curriculum for the Child Development Assistant• Developed appropriate measurement tools to measure students’ progress in job specific language skills and confidence in entering into Canadian work place

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Maintained an efficient client records system to track hours and benchmark outcomes for CIWA LINC Students • Managed client data by recording information into client management systems such as internal and external databases and statistical reports • Provided timely management of substitution support for the LINC instructional team• Observed classes and gave constructive feedback to strengthen professional relationships

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Partnered successfully with South Vancouver Neighborhood House (SVNH) to produce quality of service in providing Housekeeping and Transportation services to seniors• Organized workshops about domestic violence and financial abuse and how to deal with these issues• Managed and coordinated Better at Home Program for seniors• Led a multidisciplinary program that served isolated and vulnerable seniors in different ways• Attended community service project related professional conferences & organized advisory committee meetings

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India

• Coordinated communication between students and college administration to create and effective learning environment • Designed programs emphasizing vocabulary pronunciation, reading comprehension and writing process• Assisted department head in establishing curriculum and ESL activities• Designed curriculum, planned lessons and instructed undergraduate engineering students with class strength of 50• Designed programs emphasizing communication skills, vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing process• Developed and delivered interactive presentations • Evaluated students’ assignments, monitored exam results and improved attendance by 25% by incorporating improved teaching methods• Coordinated with faculty members to produce functional timetables

Diploma, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, English Language And Literature, General

Master Of Arts - Ma, English Language And Literature, General

Honour School Of English, English Language And Literature, General