Tag: Skilled trades
Up North schools say Whitmer’s call for more men in college is doable
In northern Michigan, where much of higher education is offered at community colleges, officials say that will take investment in programs that meet workforce needs and doing away with tuition burdens.
Students, apprentices benefit from new state-of-the-art skilled trades hub
A partnership between two London-area school boards and a non-profit trainer is helping students and apprentices get specialty training on state-of-the-art tech equipment. The Strathroy-Caradoc skilled trades hub, located in the same building as Holy Cross and Strathroy district collegiate institute secondary schools, welcomed visitors Wednesday to view its new manufacturing equipment including welding booths, […]
Baranyai: Ford’s impact on education defiles Davis’s legacy
Attacks on education funding and delivery have provoked waves of job action, and destabilized the college system built by his own party.
New ranking gives high marks to Western University’s Ivey business school
Western University’s business school is among the best in Canada, according to a new list – and it comes amid what the ranking firm’s top official calls a difficult year for all post-secondary schools across the nation. CourseCompare rankings are promoted as being primarily “rooted in job readiness,” said chief executive Robert Furtado, who ranks […]
Fanshawe chops 18 winter programs as international student numbers drop
Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]