Training & Education

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.

Collège Boréal will launch a new prospecting and exploration technology program in 2015. College president Pierre Riopel made the announcement at the annual general meeting of the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association (SAMSSA) on Dec. 4.

Canadore College has broken ground for an expansion of its Aviation Technology Campus at North Bay’s Jack Garland Airport. The college announced Nov.

Northern College and Primero Mining Corp. are teaming up to provide training to Primero’s workforce.

Ontario is appointing Tony Dean, former secretary of cabinet and head of the Ontario Public Service, to review key areas of Ontario's skilled trades system that fall within the mandate of the Ontario College of Trades .

Constance Lake First Nation is teaming up with Collège Boréal to offer the AZ truck driving program to its community members.

A new study underway by the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) is looking at how fatigue plays a role in the health and safety of forest firefighters, which could have implications for other workplaces.

Sudbury ’s Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) can now recreate an underground mining environment without leaving the surface, thanks to a new state-of-the-art mining equipment simulator.

Confederation College in Thunder Bay cut the ribbon Sept. 8 on its shiny new Ontario Power Generation-sponsored BioEnergy Learning and Research Centre.