Training & Education

The Anishinabek Nation is spearheading a public awareness campaign encouraging its citizens to learn more about the proposed Anishinabek Education System. Say Yes to the AES, and an accompanying website ( www.sayyestoaes.

With tuition, books, accommodation, groceries, transportation and other expenses, post-secondary education can be expensive. But with its Professional Clothing Depot, Cambrian College wants to eliminate at least one financial stressor for students.

Thunder Bay’s Confederation College is making arrangements with New Gold to train the future workforce for their mine near Fort Frances. The college and the soon-to-be gold producer signed a collaboration framework agreement, Dec.

A new scholarship will benefit first-year Aboriginal students attending the School of Architecture at Laurentian University in Sudbury.

Canadore College’s board of directors want to keep George Burton around for a while longer. The North Bay college announced they’re keeping him in the president’s chair in North Bay for five more years.

When Ryan Trudeau registered with Laurentian University he was in the mechanical engineering program. But that didn’t last long. His roommate was a computer science student and often showed Trudeau the projects from his programming courses.

The City of Timmins and industry partners are investigating the feasibility of establishing a forestry innovation and training centre in Timmins.

Canadore College sees a bright future for local industry in shaping metal through 3D printing.

FarmStart wants to get more new and young farmers into the North, and a pilot project is using training, peer mentorship and marketing to get them here.

The story of Sudbury’s regreening, following decades of mining, has long been a shining example of environmental recovery.