Training & Education

When Bob Ryckman started in the construction industry four decades ago, there often wasn’t much precedent for safety monitoring amongst companies, so he created his own, pioneering the use of spreadsheets and databases to track safety records.

Imagine if a machine could pour you a perfect serving of your favourite mixed drink with the press of a button.

Every successful entrepreneur needs a support system to achieve their goals, says the co-ordinator of the Sudbury Youth Entrepreneurship Hub, Matthieu Dasys. “No entrepreneur is the beginning, middle and end of anything,” Dasys said.

If you ask Grade 9 student Maddison Loiselle, stereotypes around the trades are shifting with her generation. Loiselle said her Grade 9 wood shop class at Sudbury's École secondaire du Sacré Coeur had more girls than boys.

For years, Willow has served as a training ground for Sault College’s culinary and hospitality students. Now, with a few aesthetic enhancements, the restaurant’s ambiance matches the high quality of items offered by the fine-dining experience.

Finding ways to keep the best and brightest youth at home has been a never-ending task for many Northern Ontario communities. But a researcher at the University of Waterloo has some sage and progressive piece of advice: let them go.

More students are looking to online training to complete their education. Contact North | Contact Nord is reporting an increase of 51.

Secondary school students in North Bay and Timmins will benefit from funding to support their participation in a provincial robotics competition.

Thunder Bay’s Confederation College celebrated a successful mining industry training alliance at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention and confirmed a new one.

Sudbury’s Laurentian University has recruited a City of Greater Sudbury planner to oversee its campus modernization program. Jason Ferrigan is the new director of planning and capital projects.