Training & Education

Laurentian University ’s single students’ residence is undergoing a $5.8-million renovation program as part of a program to upgrade infrastructure at the Sudbury campus. Built in 1973, the building accommodates close to 400 students every year.

Swift Canoe Company of South River has received $32,000 from the Yves Landry Foundation. The funding will allow the company to implement a new training program to allow steady year-round production and avoid seasonal layoffs.

Sault College has launched a School of Business, with a goal of enrolling 600 students within the next five years.

Laurentian University in Sudbury has approved a six-year, $136.9-million balanced budget, which includes provisions for the new school of architecture, new mining programs, and an update of the Sudbury campus. The budget marks a 3.

The Collège Boréal Foundation has passed its capital campaign fundraising goal, raising more than $8 million for the Collège Boréal student scholarship fund and new facilities.

Northern College’s Porcupine Campus will now be known as Timmins Campus, following unanimous from the college’s board of governors recently.

Helmets to Hardhats is a national program that retrains military veterans for careers in the skilled trades

Northern College ’s Board of Governors has approved the 2013-2014 business plan which will guide the college’s undertakings for the next academic year.

Lakehead University scientists is receiving close to $1.

Sudbury 's Cambrian College and the Apitisawin Employment and Training agency are teaming up to provide Aboriginal students with the opportunity to pursue certificate postsecondary programs.