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Ontario launches marketing campaign to promote careers in the skilled trades
Ontario launches marketing campaign to promote careers in the skilled trades
Ontario Labour, Training and Skills Development Minister Monte McNaughton has announced a new marketing campaign to promote the well-paying and rewarding careers in the skilled trades.
Colleges Ontario and Mitacs partnership creates new applied research opportunities
Colleges Ontario and Mitacs partnership creates new applied research opportunities
Colleges Ontario and Mitacs have announced they will collaborate on awarding up to 200 internships to college students in 2020 on applied research projects. This research will stimulate economic growth throughout the province, particularly in rural and northern communities. It will also provide new work-integrated learning opportunities to full-time college students throughout the province.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden to headline 2019 Higher Education Summit
Whistleblower Edward Snowden to headline 2019 Higher Education Summit
Edward Snowden – whose new memoir, “Permanent Record,” is an international bestseller – will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Higher Education Summit in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 2.
New provincial policy on college partnerships will strengthen Ontario’s workforce
New provincial policy on college partnerships will strengthen Ontario’s workforce
The Ontario government’s new policy to expand partnership agreements between Ontario’s colleges and private trainers will bolster the province’s efforts to produce a more highly qualified workforce.
Globe and Mail - The race to adapt to a changing job market
Globe and Mail - The race to adapt to a changing job market
“This moment right now is really turning out to be the first big test of Canada’s college system,” said Linda Franklin, the president of Colleges Ontario, in this Globe and Mail article.
Globe and Mail - ‘On the cutting edge’: Canada’s college researchers filling innovation gaps
Globe and Mail - ‘On the cutting edge’: Canada’s college researchers filling innovation gaps
The Globe and Mail reports on how real-world research at Canada's colleges leads to innovative solutions that allow industries to become more productive.
Over 86 per cent of Ontario college graduates find employment within six months
Over 86 per cent of Ontario college graduates find employment within six months
The provincewide key performance indicators for Ontario's colleges show college graduates continue to succeed in the new economy
Colleges Ontario launches dynamic new website
Colleges Ontario launches dynamic new website
Colleges Ontario has officially launched a new website that delivers more news and analysis about the top issues in post-secondary education today.
Colleges applaud Ontario budget commitment to modernize apprenticeship training
Colleges applaud Ontario budget commitment to modernize apprenticeship training
The province’s planned creation of a one-window application service for apprentices will produce a more highly skilled workforce, colleges say.
New investments in campus safety will help prevent sexual violence at colleges
New investments in campus safety will help prevent sexual violence at colleges
Funding announced by the Ontario government will strengthen the programs to promote safe campuses.
Ontario’s 24 colleges approve free speech policy
Ontario’s 24 colleges approve free speech policy
Colleges have adopted a policy that promotes the open discussion of diverse ideas and respecting everyone's right to express their opinions.
New online program provides management training to tradespeople
New online program provides management training to tradespeople
This first-of-its-kind online management-training program will create new career opportunities for people in the trades.