An OACC member has a great space at Yonge and St. Clair for lease as well as fixtures for sale.

• Turn key space: register with MTCU, move in and start to enroll students.
• $120,000 was just spent on renovations, including network cabling prep. 
• Successful Fire Inspection report received in summer 2011.
• Ground level school and 4^thfloor office total 3888 Sq Ft.
• Extremely convenient location right beside St Clair subway station.
• Landlord is open-minded to school tenant.
• Ground level – unique split level 3000 Sq Ft campus.
  • 5 classrooms set to accommodate approximately 90 students;
    • 2 classrooms upstairs for 22 & 15 students
    • 3 classrooms downstairs for 32, 12 & 9 students
  • A reception area with 15’ ceiling
  • kitchen
  • server room
  • Staff area
  • small staff office. 
• 4^thfloor  – 888 Sq Ft
  • a separate office area in the same building which includes 3 offices and a large storage room
  • Upstairs office has been telephone and network-connected to ground-floor area (no separate phone or server system required). Never used.
• The building is a beautiful and professional 14-floor office tower built in 1970 and renovated in 2003.  Tenants include government  representative offices and career counseling centers which can be great partners for the future PCC in the building.
• Student furniture is available for sale.

For more information on this leasing opportunity, or the fixtures available for sale, please contact Laura Bailey at OACC with your contact information.

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OACC’s judges of the Career College Challenge: High School Edition were so impressed with the quality of entries it made it difficult to choose just three:

Best Overall

Richmond Green Secondary School student Cynthia Liu, of Markham, came in first place with her poster entitled “The Right Choice For You?” The poster shows off Cynthia’s skills and draws the viewer in to find out more about career colleges. OACC Judges liked the look and the real facts she used to show why career colleges are a great choice when considering post-secondary education. For her great work, Cynthia won a 16 GB Apple iPad Wi-fi!

  

Original Video- More videos at TinyPic
Best Video

St. Francis Xavier Secondary School student Michal Ulman, of Mississauga, used his video editing skills to win Best Video in the Career College Challenge: High School Edition. OACC Judges were impressed with his transitions and music choice – an effective and eye catching video! His great video won him an 8 GB Apple iPod Touch!

Best Poster

Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute student Elaine Yuan, of Toronto, used a combination of hand drawn and digital techniques to win Best Poster in the Career College Challenge: High School Edition. Elaine earned herself an 8 GB Apple iPod Touch for her unique and success-driven poster highlighting career college education.

Thank you to all who entered and voted for the contest. We will post more photos soon of the winners receiving their prizes!!

The North Bay Nugget

Sat Jan 29 2011

Page: A3

Section: News

 Byline: PJ WILSON THE NUGGET

Jody Shearer and Jake Mitchell were in the right place at the right time Friday. The two paramedic students at CTS Career College in North Bay were on their way down College Drive on Friday afternoon when they saw that two cars had been involved in a collision, blocking the road. No emergency responders were on the scene yet, so the two jumped out of their car, grabbed an emergency kit and saw what they could do to help.

“We knew what we should do,” Mitchell said.

“Keep the people safe until more qualified people showed up,” Shearer added.

 The two men got into one of the two vehicles to help keep one of the accident victims calm until firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene at about 3:30 p.m. One of the accident victims was taken to North Bay and District Hospital by ambulance, but the paramedic students said injuries did not seem too severe.

“We just had to assess the situation and calm (the victim) down,” Shearer said.

Traffic on College Drive was blocked near the turnoff to the new North Bay Regional Health Centre as those involved were removed and the scene cleared. At least three North Bay Transit buses on the way to the college had to back up and turn around and an Ontario Northland bus on the way down the hill was held up until emergency vehicles could be moved away to let it pass. The heavy snowfall and blowing snow in the area resulted in at least one other accident in the same area earlier, when two vehicles collided on the access road to the hospital. No injuries were reported in that accident.

OACC Vice-President George Hood and consultant John Nunziata made deputations highlighting the unfair treatment of PCC students and that it is overall an equality issue. Three students from Everest College also made deputations highlighting what the cost savings each month means to them. Due to the efforts of students, OACC staff and our consultant, the motion presented by the Toronto Transit Commission Vice- Chair Peter Milczyn was carried. Cheers of appreciation from dozens of students in attendance could be heard down the hall from the meeting room.

Thank you to the nearly 50 students and staff who took time out of their day to attend the meeting. Also, we must thank Commissioner Peter Milczyn for putting the motion before the commission, as well as his commission colleagues who voted in favour. Milczyn spoke about the motion and said, “Clearly, to me, it’s an equality issue.”

Lastly, thank you to our consultant John Nunziata for the many hours he has put in fighting for this right. John and George met with most of the TTC commissioners prior to the meeting to ensure they were aware of the facts and could make an educated decision – an effort that certainly made a difference.

OACC will be working with the TTC to ensure the launch of eligibility is successful and students will be able to obtain the TTC Post-Secondary Student ID card and metropass beginning February 1, 2011.

Below is the motion as noted in the minutes from the December 15 meeting:

VICE-CHAIR MILCZYN MOVED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE STAFF REPORT BE STRUCK OUT AND REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

THE MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR MILCZYN CARRIED.

The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) offers loans to students while Second Career funding pays for retraining; these are some of the way students are receiving funding from the provincial government to complete their studies.  Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) also has funding available for retraining injured workers in Ontario.

Additionally, there are many bursaries, grants, contests, awards, government and bank loan options available to students looking to help fund their education at a private career college.

Bank loans or lines of credit often offer low interest rates during the study period, where no payment on the principal of the loan is required. These loans also can offer periods after graduation where interest-only payments continue. Visiting a bank will help students understand the types of loans available and what might work best for their personal need.

Some funding options require students to pay back a portion or all of the money loaned, such as OSAP and bank loans, but students can now use the web and other resources to find programs and awards with no payback requirement giving students a low-cost or no-cost education.

College sponsored scholarships

Grade Learning is hoping prospective students will like them on Facebook for a chance at one of 5 scholarships the private career college is offering. People who “like” the Grade Learning Facebook page can then apply for scholarships of $5000, and share with friends to increase their chance of winning.

Speaking about using the social media platform to give away scholarships, Grade Learning CEO Michael Bateman said, “It was a way for us to build our Facebook presence, to attract individuals that have a need for retraining.”

“Think of how often people are on Facebook and get nothing from it. It’s just a social place to be. With this it’s a nice opportunity,” Bateman said.

This new generation of promotion will allow more people to hear about and share the scholarship with a variety of friends, in turn giving them the chance of funding their own education.

“The idea is an individual can produce their own scholarship almost,” Bateman explained.  “If they apply for the scholarship and direct people to the Facebook page, they give themselves a good shot at getting a scholarship.”

BTH Education in Mississauga is another private career college offering a helping hand to students. BTH Education offers a bursary for full tuition coverage and 75 percent tuition coverage to students interested in the IT Engineering Diploma.

“We are offering these bursaries in an effort to build up and contribute to the community and city that we operate in,” said Louis Barnard of BTH Education.

Students can visit the college website and apply using the bursary application form.

Other career colleges may offer scholarships to students interested in attending their schools. For more information students should contact the colleges directly.

External Scholarships and awards

There are many websites geared towards connecting students to specific awards. Studentawards.com, MySchool.com, ScholarshipsCanada.com, and WorkInfoNet.ca are just some of the websites available to students looking for awards, grants, bursaries and scholarships. Students can also contact the financial aid office at their prospective career college and inquire about scholarship opportunities.

LINKS

Private Career Colleges in Ontario – ontario.ca/PCC

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) – osap.gov.on.ca

Other government education funding options  - www.canlearn.ca

Second Career - ontario.ca/secondcareer

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario – www.wsib.on.ca

 ABC’s of funding

Awards are given on the basis of achievements, including but not limited to academic, community involvement, or research. Awards can be comprised of a monetary prize, trophies, certificate or medal.

Bursaries are scholarships that are generally based on need rather than merit.

Contests involve applicants submitting entries and the winners are chosen by a judge or panel. Some contests do not have judging criteria and the winners are selected through random selection.

Grants are funds provided for a specific purpose. Some grants are for helping students based on income or abilities. Other grants are to fund books, technology or travel to and from school.

Scholarships are a sum of money or other aid given to a student to pursue post-secondary studies. This type of funding may be based on a variety of criteria including: academics, geographic location and financial need.

Show us what you’ve got in a poster or 30 second video and you could win an Apple iPad or iPod Touch!

For more information about the contest, release forms and to enter, visit oacc.ca/contest
Contest opens November 1, 2010.

For more information about registered private career colleges and program offerings, visit ontariocollegesearch.ca

Contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12 attending secondary schools in the province of Ontario.

A new report by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario shows the earning gap between high-school graduates and post-secondary graduates has nearly doubled in the last 20 years.

As the earnings gap widens, students should ask themselves – am I ready to make the leap?

Ontario’s registered private career colleges have been providing post-secondary training for over 140 years. The private career college sector is well equipped to handle the influx of students and new career fields. Career Colleges can quickly adjust to meet the needs of the economy.

While the Canadian economy restructures, a creative and highly educated work force is crucial, making post-secondary credentials all the more important. Post-secondary education doesn’t have to mean a university degree or college diploma – shorter, more career focused diplomas from Ontario’s registered private career colleges provide students with the skills needed to succeed.

Sarah Alty chose a registered private career college to pursue her career in graphic design. After a brief career in interior design, she decided it was time for a change.

 “It was a great job, but at the end of the day I still wasn’t satisfied,” she said. “I was always happiest when I was asked to prepare visual presentations for clients.”

 This realization jump-started Sarah’s transition into graphic design. Sarah chose a registered private career college because of the career focused training, small class sizes and flexible schedules.

Sarah was one of the winners of The Career College Challenge in early 2010. Sarah’s creative flair made her an easy choice to design the contest poster for The Career College Challenge: High School Edition – a contest open to high school students in Ontario.

The job market is quickly changing and career colleges are the best at keeping up with emerging employment trends.

With program lengths often less than community college equivalent programs, students at registered private career colleges are trained in intense hands on programs and working in their chosen field sooner than their collegiate counterparts.

Whether you enjoy the satisfaction of completing a project, cooking an exquisite meal or assisting in the health of others – registered private career colleges have a program for you.

We are Stafford College of Health Care, Business and Technology. Stafford College is a dynamic organization whose mission is to educate students from diverse backgrounds, seeking to enhance their individual worth and professional potential, by delivering quality educational programs and services. Through the leadership of energetic and passionate faculty and staff. Stafford College is committed to promoting student success as measured by graduation and career achievement.

We are looking for a Early Childhood Assistant Instructor with the following profile:

Qualifications

• Must have an Early Childhood Education (ECE) degree or diploma. .

• 1-2 years experience in the early Childhood service area. (Desirable)

• 1-2 years experience as an instructor of ECA programs (Desirable)

Job Description

• Prepares and delivers lectures to students and conduct laboratory sessions or discussion groups

• Teaches one or more college subjects to post secondary students

• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students.

• Integrate real life examples and visits to ECA professional environment to promote “learning by doing”.

• Grades examinations, term papers, classroom presentations and laboratory reports.

• Gives fair and professional feedback to students about their performance in their examination process.

• Maintains effective and efficient record keeping procedures.

• Uses Stafford College’s procedures to manage students report and proper filing of student’s assignments and tests.

This position is looking to be filled for the second week of October.

Please contact:

Marlon Hernandez

Stafford College of Health Care, Business and Technology

Tel: (416)646-1222 Ext. 58

Email: marlon.hernandez [at]staffordcollege.ca

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Are you a dynamic, charismatic people-person?

Do you enjoy developing relationships with people?

Are you looking to help people work their way to an exciting, rewarding career?

The Canadian Centre for Verbatim Studies (CCVS) has an immediate opening for a Registrar. As Registrar, you will be primarily responsible for generating leads and enrolling qualified students in CCVS’ Court Reporting Diploma Program.

CCVS is Canada’s only private career college specializing in the training of realtime court reporters. Created to meet the urgent need for realtime court reporters in Canada, CCVS will be having its first graduating class in October. CCVS also has Canada’s only online diploma program in court reporting. CCVS is registered as a private career college with the government of Ontario.

Job Duties

- Researches industry and identifies sales leads. Performs cold-calls to ascertain interest in the program, raise awareness, inform and educate potential students on court reporting, career opportunities and CCVS’ unique approach to court reporting education.

- Develops a sales strategy to continue to grow the student base in Toronto and across Canada;

- Manages the complete sales cycle including the preparation of presentations or proposals.

- Plans information and other events for potential candidates to learn more about the court reporting program. Arranges with the Executive Director for potential student to audit classes, meet with faculty or arrange other practical events as appropriate.

- Cultivates relationships to ensure positive word-of-mouth and encourage future sales opportunities.

- Researches the best industry trade shows and events to attend. Participates in events, recruits other CCVS staff to participate and works with marketing consulting firm to create, modify or print copies of existing marketing material.

- Keeps up to date with changes in the industry through attendance at industry events and conferences.

- Establishes contact list, working with Administrative Coordinator to track calls made and received.

- Responsible for maintaining the Web site to attract new students, including making updates, announcements, and other necessary revisions.

- Liaises with the marketing consultants to design marketing materials, writes or modifies text for marketing materials such as brochures and website.

- Designs and writes content for the semi-annual CCVS newsletter, engaging students in newsletter ideas, interviewing court reporters and industry experts or arranging for others to interview and write stories of interest to the newsletter audience.

- Act as secondary phone support to Administrative Assistant and coordinates staff and student email accounts.

- Other tasks as required to benefit the school.

Qualifications:

- A college diploma in a related field with 2-5 years experience in a sales or marketing role. A university degree will be considered an asset.

- Natural camaraderie with people.

- Excellent lead generation skills.

- Organized, with the ability to multi-task effectively.

- Continuous learner with a deep curiosity about the court reporting industry.

- Experience in the legal industry is a definite asset.

- Experience in the education field is an asset.

For more information about the school, please visit our Web site: http://www.verbatimstudies.com. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2010.

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NOTE: OACC acts as a conduit in sharing information and does not endorse any particular entities that appear on this blog. If you have a job posting, property listing, equipment for sale or anything else you would like to circulate, please email laurabailey at oacc.on.ca .