GW Driver Training is planning on upgrading its services and facilities in order to address the truck driver shortage crisis in New Brunswick, and the first step to the initiative is a change of name, to CollègeTrans-Canada College. ...
Tags: truck driver, transportation
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has formalized an agreement with General Motors Co. (GM) to develop a 12-week elective training program for UTI students. The program will first be available at UTI's Avondale campus. UTI provides ...
Tags: Auto, Auto Parts
Manufacturers searching for the skilled workers necessary to compete in the 21st century are actively participating in the effort to close the skills gap that exists. As part of an ongoing commitment to STEM (science, technology, ...
Tags: Honda Grant, SME Education
May 9, 2013 - The George Brown College Foundation announced that Tridel Corp. has pledged a gift of $3 million to the college’s Success at Work fundraising campaign. The donation will be directed toward renovating and repurposing ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
New Zealand took the top spot, followed by Norway and Sweden Canada is the fourth-best country in the world to be a working woman, according to The Economist’s glass-ceiling index release. Using data from the Organization for ...
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) has launched what it calls one of the first pathways in North America—Trades to Degrees—to allow certified tradespeople the opportunity to move directly from a trades ...
The Government of Iraq has launched a new national education strategy to improve access to quality education for Iraq's 33 million citizens. "This is Iraq's first ever national education strategy, which is unique in both Iraq and the ...
Tags: Education Strategy, education, UNICEF
November 26, 2012 - BC Hydro has announced a $1-million investment toward supporting trades and skills training at Northern Lights College in B.C.—the funds will provide student bursaries, focusing on recruitment and retention of ...
Tags: skilled workers, skills training