When it comes to grads getting jobs, 87.4 percent of the College’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation compared to the provincial average of 83.6 percent.

The Indigenous Studies department at Georgian College, in partnership with the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, is seeking 15 highly motivated applicants to take advantage of a great opportunity. Start your career in the skilled trades beginning Sept. 5, 2017 at Georgian’s various campuses.

Each June, Linamar Corporation offers apprenticeship positions in three trade areas (Millwright, Electrician and Machinist) to graduating high school students. In addition, there are 6 scholarships available to Conestoga College for the Mechanical Technician General Machinist diploma program. These programs have guaranteed co-op, and opportunity for full-time employment upon graduation.

Skills Ontario is delighted to announce a new annual $1,000 bursary for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) students in Ontario. Each year, a FNMI student who participates in the Skills Ontario Competition and pursues an engineering or applied science technology program at an Ontario college will be selected for the award.

Last week, Team Ontario converged on Winnipeg, MB the Skills Canada National Competition, May 31 – June 3. Sixty-seven competitors in secondary and post-secondary levels, along with 51 advisors and parents represented Ontario well with their skills, talent, and team spirit.

Every $1 donated to Skills Ontario from June 1 – June 30, 2017 is an automatic entry for Skills Ontario to win $10,000!

Applications are currently being accepted for the full-time, tuition free Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) General Carpenter Pre-apprenticeship program starting in September 2017!

Thunder Bay, ON – This summer, nearly 400 students across the province will begin exploring future career options in the skilled trades and technologies at Skills Ontario Summer Camps. These week-long camps offer skilled trades and technologies workshops, industry tours, and mentorship. Held at 20 locations across Ontario, each camp hosts a range of hands-on workshops, depending on the specialization of the host college or industry facility, allowing for unique sets of experiences across the province.

Phenomenal talent and skill was on display at the 28th annual Skills Ontario Competition held at the Toronto Congress Centre, May 1-3, 2017

Toronto, ON – On Tuesday, May 2nd, over 300 Skills Ontario Competition competitors and volunteers, joined by the Holmes Group, hammered a nail into wood simultaneously.