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AFTER THE FINAL 2016-17 SCENE HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … Contributed by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development The provincial government is providing more free skills training for adults to help equip people with essential literacy,…

Ontario is supporting more than 1,200 pre-apprentices in 67 training programs this year, to help them gain job skills and experience, and prepare them for successful careers in the skilled trades. Funding for the training was announced by Minister…

While the majority of parents in Canada contribute towards their child's postsecondary education (76 percent vs. global average of 87 percent), students in Canada are the most likely across all markets surveyed to also help fund their own…

AFTER THE FINAL 2016-17 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … Thanks, in part, to a large federal/provincial grant it received in early-2017, St. Clair be tackling approximately $6 million in long-overdue repair-and-renovation projects during this academic year.…

By assembling a digital record of a student’s skills and academic accomplishments, ePortfolios have the potential to improve educators’ assessments of students, and the ability of students to clearly communicate and connect with employers. But are…

AFTER THE FINAL SCENE OF 2016-17 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … A new chapter has opened for the St. Clair College Genesis Centre. The College has teamed with the University of Windsor’s EPICentre to form what will now be known as the “Epic Genesis Centre…

The provincial government is working with Aboriginal Institutes to give more Indigenous students access to culturally appropriate postsecondary education and training opportunities across the province. Minister of Advanced Education and Skills…

  St. Clair’s “satisfactoriness” continued to climb in 2016-17, placing it in the top five among Ontario’s two dozen college’s in several “quality categories” of a comprehensive provincial survey. St. Clair College students and graduates believe…

In late-July, St. Clair hosted a local round-table discussion about the economy – including a discussion of the impact of the provincial government’s proposed increase to the minimum wage – featuring a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne. In addition…