For years, there has been a growing shortage of pilots in Canada.

For the second year in a row, Randstad Canada has named WestJet the country’s most attractive employer. The Randstad Award rewards employer brand and best practices but unlike other similar awards, it’s the only one where the winners are chosen entirely by workers and job seekers.

“The employer brand not only allows an organization to attract the very best talent available, but also helps to retain the talent already in place,” says Jan Hein Bax, President of Randstad Canada. “Canadians are confident in their capabilities and take pride in the organizations that they work for. Cultivating an employer brand that makes both your current and prospective employees proud can truly be the difference that sets your company apart from your competitors.”

WestJet started in 1996 in Calgary with service to five Western Canadian cities. It now offers an average of 420 daily flights to select cities across North America, Mexico and the Caribbean and employs approximately 8,000 workers. WestJet employees enjoy fair market salaries, profit sharing, benefits and travel privileges, all of which play their own part in nurturing staff loyalty.

So, what does it take to work for Canada’s most attractive employer? What kind of skills and education do you need to apply for a position and build a long-lasting career?

There are a number of WestJet positions that contribute to its smooth running, from behind the scenes to inside the cockpit.

For years, there has been a growing shortage of pilots in Canada. Because of this, airlines are always on the lookout for licensed recruits who can do passenger and cargo flights – and WestJet is no exception.

With a Mechtronix Ascent® Turboprop Trainer™ and highly personalized instruction, Ottawa Aviation Services (OAS) helps students get their Recreational Pilot Permit (RPP) or Private Pilot’s License (PPL) – both of which are required before one can, with further instruction, experience and flight hours, get a Commercial Pilot’s License (CPL). OAS’s Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Course is designed to meet the Transport Canada standards for training pilots so they can operate as co-pilot on multi-crew, multi-engine airplanes in commercial air transportation.

Canadian Tourism College provides a wide variety of travel-related programs, including a Flight Attendant School. This diploma option offers full training and focuses on developing professional image and strengths as well as communication and problem-solving skills – all of which are needed to impress potential airline employers.

One of the main reasons why WestJet runs smoothly is because of the many people behind the scenes who make sure such things as luggage, packages, and urgent medical supplies get to where they’re going, on time and in top condition.  A diploma in Supply Chain & Logistics can land you a busy career in the management and logistics side of the airline industry.  Both triOS College and EPIC College of Technology offer diploma programs in Supply Chain and Logistics that prepare you for the multitude of tasks for which you’d be responsible, such as sourcing, purchasing, freight forwarding, quality assurance, warehousing, logistics and more.

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This may be bad news for those with repetitive motion injuries or soft tissue disorders, but it’s great news for those who are interested in starting a career in Massage Therapy.

Since 2005, the comprehensive Massage Therapy Diploma Program at Trillium College has given students the specialized knowledge and training required in this field. Students are instructed on a variety of crucial skills that require not only training but also sound judgment – for example, while doing thorough assessments of clients or formulating a complete clinical impression or developing a specific treatment plan. Students learn to perform safe, competent and comprehensive Massage Therapy while continually evaluating the outcome and consulting with the client.

As part of the student curriculum at Trillium College, a student Massage Therapy Clinic is now open to the public. Not only can clients enjoy a massage for the very reasonable rate of $25.00 per treatment, but they help prepare students with the skills required for their entry into the work force. All treatments are completed under the supervision of a Registered Massage Therapist and take place in a clinical learning environment.

Trillium College has a very extensive Community Outreach program as well. The program is designed to teach students the benefits of becoming involved in the community, and honing their networking skills from a very early point in the Massage Therapy program.

Students in the Massage Therapy Program can use their skills, experience and education to eventually obtain their College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) registration. Graduates are very successful in finding jobs, with many working with other health care practitioners in multidisciplinary clinics — including private clinics, hospitals, spas, wellness centers, and geriatric care facilities — or even opening their own Massage Therapy clinics.

The Massage Therapy program at Trillium College is offered at the school’s campuses in Oshawa, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto, St Catharine’s and Burlington.

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What NCLEX-RN Practice Questions And Study Guides Are The Best?

If you want to become a registered nurse, you need to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). This is a standardized test that measures your eligibility to become an entry-level nurse in all 50 states and Canada.

Few claim this nursing evaluation is easy to pass. That’s why the earlier you start studying NCLEX practice questions, the better. It is advisable to take the test after you have graduated from your four year college nursing program, when the knowledge and skills you have acquired are still fresh in your mind.

Must-Know Info Before You Take NCLEX Practice Questions

Where do you start your NCLEX-RN practice? First of all, you should download the Test Plan for the next testing date at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)’s official website. This Test Plan will guide you on the content and scope of the examination. It also contains the organization of the test. The NCLEX-RN framework for the exam includes major categories, which will be further subdivided into subcategories.

Each subcategory has a corresponding percentage that will make up your test. Always download the latest Test Plan available on the NCSBN website. This is because the framework for the exam changes for each exam date. In other words, the percentage of what content areas are tested changes.

For instance, one version of the examination will have a higher percentage of “Client Needs” multiple choice questions while the next version of the exam will have a different percentage breakdown for that category. Knowing this and using it in your practice for the NCLEX-RN can mean the difference between a passing and a failing score.

What NCLEX-RN Practice Questions And Study Guides Are The Best?

• You can choose to study NCLEX practice questions by yourself, or you can enroll in review classes. Be sure the type of test preparation you use matches your learning style. If prep courses are far from where you live, consider getting NCLEX-RN practice tests, study guides and other review materials online.

• If you already downloaded the Test Plan, read through it and understand the scope of the test, you can start practicing for the NCLEX exam. Start by developing your own study plan and schedule.

• Provide enough time for test practice on a regular basis. Allot enough preparation time for each subject area, especially in your areas of weakness.

• Gather all the NCLEX practice materials you will need to study. Aside from your textbooks and journals, you may want to purchase review books from bookstores to help you prepare for the NCLEX. There is also a free nursing test review download sheet online, as well as review apps that you can install on your smart phone. This downloadable application will allow you to review anywhere and everywhere you go.

• Make sure to stick to your NCLEX-RN practice plan. Make it a habit to do at least one thing every day that will move you in the direction of getting a passing score. Even if you’ve had a busy day, try to get in 10 minutes of review before going to bed. Your subconscious mind can then go to work to process this information and help you retain it long-term.

• Some websites like Test Score Breakthrough provide free NCLEX practice questions online. Leverage free resources online to achieve your registered nursing license.

• Take NCLEX practice questions at least once a week to assess your progress. You’ll get a sense of how the exam questions are phrased as well as the format, structure and design of the exam. This will give you a definite advantage on testing day. Use your newfound insight to reorganize your test prep plan and use the time to improve in the areas where you need improving.

On You RN Examination Day

Above all else, don’t forget to bring your “Authorization to Test” form and valid IDs to the testing center. If you’re not familiar with the testing location, drive there a day or two beforehand so you’re not stressing out trying to find it on the morning of your exam. Make sure to arrive early so that you will have time to compose yourself and answer each test question with a clear head.

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BC’s Brighton College is offering three programs related to the construction industry.

The province of British Columbia has continued to undergo many changes since the start of 2013, with new buildings continually being announced in the city of Vancouver. The city recently announced that not only is it looking to expand or move the Vancouver Art Gallery, but also that Vancouver will be the home of a $24.7-million centre for refugees fleeing from famine and war in their home countries.

The province of British Columbia as a whole is also undergoing large-scale upgrades. The South Fraser Perimeter Road Project is also roughly mid-way through, with plans to continue into 2014.

Projects like these mean more jobs for construction workers in B.C. In fact, Work BC estimates that by 2015, the province will require as many as 24,800 workers and add an additional 1,300 job openings, some with a starting wage of $45,000 a year.

In response to the anticipated job boom, B.C.’s Brighton College is offering three programs related to the construction industry, including their 32-week diploma in Construction and Drafting Technician training. Graduates will have all the skills and knowledge required to work as construction technicians, civil engineering drafters, or construction project coordinators, among others. A 4-week practicum with a local construction firm gives graduates job training and work experience before officially entering the workforce.

Check out any of Brighton’s campuses in Vancouver and Burnaby, as well as their newest campus in Surrey today!

Colleges mentioned: Brighton College

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The first of the two scholarships – the $5,000.00 “Women in Gaming” Scholarship — can be applied towards one of two programs: Video Game Design & Development program or Video Game Design Technologies. Five triOS campuses offer the program.

The second scholarship, “Women in Information Technology,” is also valued at $5,000.00 and can applied towards any technology program, excluding Video Game programs, provided the program exceeds 34 weeks in duration. The scholarship can be used at any of triOS College’s nine locations.

For full information on how and where to apply, visit the information page at triOS College’s web site.

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Lakeland’s ASL programs are being cut.

Lakeland College recently announced that the college will be forced to suspend certain programs and cut staff positions in order to shoulder the 7.3 percent funding decrease in the Alberta government’s budget. Facing a $4 million deficit for the 2013-14 school year caused by the budget cuts, the college’s board of governors had to make the difficult decision of selecting which programs stayed and which were suspended.

“It’s a tough day for the college,” said Lakeland President and CEO Glenn Charlesworth. “All week we’ve been talking to the people who have been affected by this budget reduction and those are tough conversations.”

The decision was ultimately made to focus on the core Lakeland programs that are most vital to industries in the area. Lakeland will no longer accept new students into nine of its programs, including, among others, American Sign Language and deaf studies, sign language interpretation, practical nursing and office administration.

Programs related to energy and agriculture – both critical industries in the region – will remain.

The Child Development Centres on both Lakeland’s Vermillion and Lloydminster campuses will also close. The decision to close the CDC, says Charlesworth, was not an easy one. Though he admits the CDC benefits the community, it costs the college $70,000 a year to subsidize the Vermillion CDC.

The CDC, says Charlesworth, “is on the periphery, it’s not central to what we do. So we’re sad to have to close it, we didn’t want to close it, but … when you’re faced with a $4 million shortfall, you’ve got to make some hard decisions.”

As a result, some daycare staff and several administrative positions within the college were eliminated. According to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), as many as 60 jobs may ultimately be eliminated, including 35 employees represented by the union.

“If you want to become a nurse and you live in Lloydminster, you now have to leave your family behind, and shoulder the expenses of an education in Edmonton,” says Guy Smith, President of the AUPE. “It’s becoming a common theme: fewer jobs and lower quality of programs if you live in rural Alberta.”

Many in Alberta’s deaf community are troubled by the closing of Lakeland’s ASL programs, who believe the cuts mean that the provincial government has backtracked on its promise to ensure budget cuts wouldn’t affect the vulnerable. Many argue that closing the programs will create a barrier to the deaf community’s basic human right to have access to communication.

Alberta’s Associate Minister of Services for Persons with Disabilities, Frank Oberle, said the province would look into saving the program. However, says Oberle, the ASL programs do “have a problem with low enrollment.”

For now, Lakewood President Charlesworth reminds students affected by the cuts that Lakeland is not the only college having to make difficult decisions.

“We all have to live within budgets and things will happen to us that we have to deal with and we have to accommodate,” says Charlesworth. “We are not the only institutions doing this. There are 26 institution in this province going through this exercise.”

Colleges mentioned: Lakeland College

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Aesthetic Laser Technician

What Does an Aesthetic Laser Technician Do?

Once considered treatments reserved only for the rich and famous, aesthetic laser treatments have become more common and relatively affordable in recent years. As a result, esthetic laser technology has become a viable career training option for those who have the patience (and steady hands) required to perform the procedures and treatments that, for many clients, provide an immeasurable boost to their confidence and self-esteem.

Aesthetic Laser Technicians are trained to use laser devices in a wide variety of treatments, including hair reduction or removal, acne scar reduction, varicose vein reduction, tattoo removal, laser peeling and wrinkle treatment. Technicians counsel their clients on the procedures, taking care to discuss after-effects, recovery time and to ensure that the client is physically and financially prepared ready to undergo what are sometimes lengthy, uncomfortable, recurring treatments. Most importantly, Aesthetic Laser Technicians recognize skin conditions that can be helped with treatments and which require the attention of a dermatologist.

Is This Job Right For Me?

A career as an Aesthetic Laser Technician isn’t for everyone. Technicians should have a genuine passion for skin care and beauty treatments, a friendly and professional demeanour as well as the patience and dedication required to learn to use the laser equipment safely and properly. In fact, safety should be the technician’s number one priority at all times.

Those who are interested in a career as an Aesthetic Laser Technician should be aware that some of the procedures are not for the squeamish. Sometimes procedures can make the skin look worse before it looks better, and some can cause the client temporary discomfort. Technicians need steady hands and a reassuring and calming voice and personality. Although challenging, the work of a technician is hugely rewarding, especially when a client’s confidence is boosted after the reduction or removal of certain skin problems.

Where Can I Study?

The following are some of the colleges that offer Aesthetic Laser Technician Certification:

• Cestar College of Business, Health and Technology
• Canadian Beauty College
• Looks Aesthetics Academy
• Utopia Academy

Where Are the Jobs?

Aesthetic Laser Technicians generally work in the spa and beauty industry, in salons and health spas. Depending on the technician’s skill level and qualifications, they may be employed in a hospital, medical practice, or other healthcare facility. Occasionally, dermatologist’s offices employ Aesthetic Laser Technicians to handle beauty treatments for their patients. It’s possible to be self-employed as well, and some technicians contract themselves out to salons in order to build a client base. However, due to the cost of the required laser equipment, the self-employment option is fairly uncommon.

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What Does an Auditing Clerk Do?

Auditing clerks perform a number of crucial duties that help keep a business running smoothly and efficiently, all of which would be impossible to list here. Among other responsibilities, auditing clerks track and record numerical data in order to maintain complete financial records, check accuracy of figures and calculations, and use accounting software to record, analyze and store information. Auditing clerks monitor accounts and loans, maintain inventory records and prepare expense reports. In other words, if there’s money spent or received, the company’s auditing clerk can likely tell you exactly where it went and from where it came.

Best of all, because auditing clerks are required in virtually every industry and business, qualified personnel are always in demand.

Is This Job Right For Me?

A career as an auditing clerk is best for those with a strong aptitude for mathematics, and an equally strong ability to analyze and interpret financial and statistical data quickly. Because auditing clerks know a great deal about their employer’s finances, they should be discreet, ethical and have a high standard of integrity.

Auditing clerks, like anyone in accounting, should brace themselves for the end of the fiscal year, tax periods and monthly and yearly audits, as their work load and schedule will be kicked into overdrive during these periods. They should be proficient in related software programs and keep up with changes and advances in these programs to streamline their employer’s finance needs.

Where Can I Study?

The following are some of the colleges that offer diploma and/or certificate programs that will prepare you for a career as an auditing clerk:

• Academy of Learning
• Access Business College
• Algonquin Careers Academy
• Brighton College
• CDI College
• CitiCollege
• Canadian Business College
• Durham College
• EPIC College of Technology
• Everest College
• Evergreen College
• National Academy of Health and Business
• Stratford Career Institute
• triOS College
• Vancouver Career College

Where Are the Jobs?

Auditing clerks are employed in both the public and private sectors. In fact, where there’s a business or industry, there’s an auditing clerk who keeps meticulous records and tracks the financial expenditures, receipts, profits and losses. Because of this, those with the skills and training in this field are always in demand.

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Harris Institute, a leader in audio production and music industry education, was the first school of its kind to offer accelerated 12-month diploma programs. Its partnership with UWS is in keeping with that tradition.

“Our innovative partnership with UWS,” says Institute president John Harris, “is a timely acceleration of the postsecondary system that achieves comprehensive education and significant credentials at less cost in a far shorter period of time.”

“To achieve equivalent credentials in the conventional postsecondary system,” adds Harris, “takes 8 to 12 years.”

Harris students who complete both the Audio Production and Arts Management Diploma programs in 20 months can do a 12-month Master’s Degree program at the University of the West of Scotland in either ‘Songwriting & Performance’ or ‘Music: Innovation & Entrepreneurship’.

Those students receive a $1,500 accommodation bursary, a $2,500 ‘Music Business Professional’ bursary and a $3,500 ‘UWS Scholarship’. UWS students, meanwhile, receive full scholarships for certificate courses at Harris during their summer work placements in Toronto.

“This strengthening of our strategic partnership further develops our unique brand of practice-based, industry-focused education”, says Anne Gifford, Head of the UWS School of Creative and Cultural Industries.

52 Harris Institute graduates have earned BA (Honours) Commercial Music or BSc Music Technology degrees at UWS in 8 months on full scholarships. Eight-six UWS students have completed “field of study” work placements in Toronto.

The partnership, says Gifford, “delivers value to to students and contributes to internationalism and global citizenship.”

Schools mentioned: Harris Institute

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The federal government has announced that it will invest $300 million towards getting unemployed workers the training and education they need to meet the growing demand for skilled trade workers. Another $200 million will go to the provinces for employment services, such as counselling and job search assistance.

The Canada Jobs Grant will provide up to 130,000 Canadians a year with $15,000 to retrain or improve their current skills in order to fill the needs of the job market. The federal government will contribute $5,000 towards the cost of training, with provinces and employers expected to match or exceed that contribution.

“For the first time, the Canada Job Grant will take the skills-training choices out of the hands of government and put them where they belong, in the hands of employers and Canadians who want to work,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. “Most importantly, the new grant should lead to one essential thing for unemployed or underemployed Canadians — a new or better job.”

The Canada Job Grant also includes:

• $4 million over three years to reduce current barriers to accreditation for apprentices on both the federal and provincial levels. Said Flaherty, “By encouraging the use of apprentices, these agreements will help train young Canadians in the skilled trades.”
• $70 million to create 5,000 more paid internships for post-secondary graduates over the next three years.
• $19 million to encourage young workers – traditionally the group with the country’s highest unemployment rate – to enter “high-demand fields,” including the skilled trades, technology, engineering and mathematics.
• $23 million over two years to attract more foreign students, who contribute a reported $7.7 billion annually to the Canadian economy.
• $86 million towards streamlining the government’s processing capabilities to reduce wait times for citizenship and temporary resident visas.

Persons with disabilities will also see an increase in funding when current labour market agreements between provinces and territories expire and are renegotiated next year.

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triOS College is dedicated to encouraging women to pursue careers in Technology.

triOS College has just announced the creation of two new scholarships for women who are entering the growing technology sector. The “Women in Gaming” and “Women in Information Technology” scholarships – valued at $5,000 — are part of the college’s continuing commitment to women to pursue careers in the technology and video games sectors.

According to a study done by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), Canadian businesses are poised to hire more than 100,000 IT workers between now and 2016, which makes the technology sector one of the most promising paths for establishing a career with considerable potential for growth. However, it remains a field in which women don’t participate as fully as men do.

According to Ray Sharma, President and Founder of the mobile games studio XMG, “Our single biggest issue in game development is the lack of female talent. There is a massive disconnect between the female consuming audience and those that are developing games.”

That’s one of the reasons why triOS is working alongside employers like XMG: to ensure that women are given the opportunities and incentive to study in the field of technology, and help fulfil the demand for skilled employees.

“These scholarships are a definite indicator of how responsive triOS College is to the needs of both our employers and our students,” says Wendy Churchill, Director of Academic and Employment Services. “We listened to our employers when we revised the curriculum for our technology programs, and now we are answering their demand for more women in this sector by launching these scholarships. Students also benefit significantly as they will have the right skills to find employment and also receive financial assistance with these scholarships.”

Candidates can apply for the scholarships starting on May 6. Interested students can apply by logging onto a website and submitting an essay explaining why they should be awarded the scholarship. The winners will be announced on June 1, 2013.

Schools mentioned: triOS College

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CDI College – Massage Therapy Program

Students and instructors from CDI College’s Massage Therapy Program held its first ever Massage-A-Thon and raised $7,500 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. For a minimum $10 donation to the Foundation, attendees were treated to a 20-minute massage session by one of the nearly 40 massage therapy students and instructors participating in the marathon.

Literally hundreds of massages were given by the end of the 10-hour event – but no one was complaining.

“Many of our students and their families have personally been touched by the amazing work done at Stollery Children’s Hospital,” said CDI College Massage Therapy instructor Celena Voshall. “We hoped to raise as much money as possible, as well as awareness about supporting such an amazing facility in Edmonton.”

According to Joanna Begg Pattison, Community Initiatives Coordinator at the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, the funds raised by CDI College’s Massage-A-Thon will contribute to the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to making the Hospital a centre of excellence through “specialized equipment, specialty medical education to train the best of the best, research to pave the way to the discovery of new treatments or cures for child health issues, and expert programs that improve patient and family outcomes at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.”

This is the second time CDI College has raised funds for the Foundation. In 2011, the college held an “Apprentice”-style competition in which one of the participating teams donated all of their profits to the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.

CDI College presented the check to the Foundation on April 24th at their Edmonton North campus.

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Toronto’s Herzing College is launching an updated Network Systems Technology program, with course additions that will provide students with expertise using cloud technology. The two new course additions to the one-year NST program will provide networking students with the skills required to monitor, configure and administer a private Cloud.

The updated Network Systems Technology program has been designed to move with the changes in networking and online communications, with cloud technology becoming a popular asset to businesses and individuals.

In developing the newly updated program, Herzing College has partnered with Microsoft by becoming a Microsoft IT Academy and a Microsoft Certified Partner. The program offered by Herzing College Toronto prepares students with the skills and knowledge required to write industry certifications for Microsoft Certified Solution Expert – Private Cloud (MCSE) and Microsoft Exchange.

Herzing College is also a member of the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), with diploma graduates being prepared to obtain CompTIA A+ certification.

The new courses in Cloud administration provide diploma graduates with the updated skills that are in demand for careers in the networking industry. Potential career paths for graduates include Network Specialist, System Administrator and Tech Support.

Byron Thomas, Director of Career Development, is excited about the updated program that Herzing College Toronto is now able to offer. “Cloud is the future. More and more employers are requesting employees who are knowledgeable in the many uses of cloud technology to increase their efficiency in communication, while consumers are seeing the benefit of cloud for sharing and storing their music, pictures, and just about everything. Really, the sky is the limit!”

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“Our government has committed to helping Canadian colleges collaborate with business and take promising ideas from the lab to the marketplace,” said Minister of State Goodyear.

“In addition to today’s CFI announcement, Economic Action Plan 2013 announced a number of measures to strengthen Canada’s advanced research capacity. These investments will help make our community colleges world-class sources of research.”

The announcement was part of the Minister of State’s keynote address at the Association of Canadian Community Colleges’ Applied Research Symposium.

The funding will help colleges across the country form partnerships with 89 companies. Minister of State Goodyear also added that since 2006, the Harper Government has provided more than $9 billion in new funding for initiatives to support science, technology and the growth of innovative firms.

“Canadian colleges are an important player in our national innovation ecosystem,” said Dr. Gilles Patry, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

“The CIIF ensures that colleges have the state-of-the-art research infrastructure they need to conduct top level applied research.”

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The CFS were outraged that The Budget seemed poised to cut the funding promised in Budget 2011 for universities and colleges, while driving up tuition fees to increase to cover the difference.

“Universities and colleges will be forced to balance their budgets on the backs of students,” said Bilan Arte, Deputy Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba.

“Either through tuition fee increases or program cuts, students, and the quality of the education they receive, will bear the brunt of this budget.”

The CFS also flagged that the government introduced a cap on tuition fee increases for some students in 2012, however the cap doesn’t apply to international students, college students, or students in professional programs.

“Students are going to pay more but get less in the upcoming academic year,” said Arte.

“Decisions like these will lead us closer to the systems in Ontario and Nova Scotia, where high fees and low funding squeeze students and their families into debt and slow economic growth in the province.”

The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba represents over 42,000 university students throughout the province.

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“This funding is long overdue and enthusiastically welcomed by our sector,” said Heidi Collins, Director of Marketing and Sales for Academy of Learning College

“We are proud of our history. Academy of Learning College has been a Private Career College with 60 campuses across Canada for over 25 years. With programs in business training, healthcare training, and IT training, we are honoured to be a part of the Career College Sector which increases student choice, meets employer needs, and delivers economic growth through tax savings and new tax revenue.”

Some of the budget items that are poised to help private community colleges include the Canada Job Grant, which earmarks $500 million a year coming from Labour Market Agreements. This would give students grants of up to $15,000 to attend institutions, including private career colleges.

There is also another $23 million earmarked to promote education internationally, and $109 million to train First Nations students.

Academy of Learning College currently has 60 campuses across Canada, as well as global locations. They currently have campuses spread all over British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and The Northwest Territories.

Schools mentioned: Academy of Learning College

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The numbers are based on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data for the province’s colleges.

“There is a big demand for skilled employees in this new economy. It is more important than ever to produce increasing numbers of highly qualified college graduates,” said Linda Franklin, president and CEO of Colleges Ontario.

The same data reveals that 93.4 per cent of employers said that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the college graduates they hired.

Moving forward, a diploma is poised to grow from an asset to a necessity. Some experts project that more than 700,000 Ontarians will be unemployable by 2021 due to insufficient education and skills.

“College education will be central to Ontario’s efforts to close the skills gap,” said Franklin.

“More students must get access to the colleges’ career-focused programs as part of their higher education.”

Since 1998, the provincial KPI have been gathered annually by two independent research firms for the colleges and for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The most recent data were collected from March 2012 to February 2013.

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While not every butler has access to the Batcave, becoming a butler can be an extremely fascinating and rewarding field to work in.

Just ask Jonathan Schwartz. He is currently working as a butler in the city of Manhattan. He graduated from The Charles MacPherson Academy for Butlers and Household Manager’s inaugural class almost 4 years ago, and has loved his job ever since.

When asked about his career choice, Schwartz first says he was never the office-job-type.

“I am not, nor will I ever be, a 9-5 type of person,” said Schwartz.

“I love the fact that every day is different. Sometimes the difference is in my location, and sometimes the difference is just not knowing what is going to happen when you arrive at work. It’s a family, so it’s organic and grows and changes.”

When asked about a typical day, he describes a series of routine things that need to happen every day, with plenty of room for surprises in between.

“When I arrive at work I take care of any problems that have arisen from that morning or the prior evening. I walk the entire property and check for anything out of place or in need of repair,” said Schwartz.

“Throughout the day I take care of other ongoing projects like inventories or creating service documents for the rest of the staff. These service documents contain important information such as setting the table, getting the car ready, what should be stocked in certain refrigerators and how to serve dinner.”

There are a number of ways you can start your career. Some will get into the field without education, whereas others will study at a certified school. Schwartz decided to get trained at The Charles MacPherson Academy for Butlers and Household Managers. He’s glad he did, and feels it prepared him to dive right into the workforce.

“Some schools have one technique and that’s the way you do it. At the Charles Macpherson Academy you learn at least three ways to do it,” said Schwartz.

“This gives you a lot more information on how to do things, because ultimately the correct way is how your employers want it done.”

Schools mentioned: The Charles MacPherson Academy for Butlers and Household Managers

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This fall, graduates of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Public Relations Diploma Program will have the opportunity to transfer 60 credits from their diploma towards a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication.

“The essence of UCW is innovation in program delivery. For us, that means recognizing the full value students get from their existing education,” said Bruce Hiebert, the undergraduate program’s chair at UCW.

“Our concern is producing graduates who are ready to proceed into management and real-world success. Recognizing the value of strong diploma programs is a vital part of that outcome.”

Kwantlen PR graduates enrolling in the block transfer program at UCW can move forward with their education without retaking classes or going over skills already mastered. UCW said they consulted with industry experts to ensure the block transfers will help students complete a recognized degree that fits their existing education and their career needs.

“I applaud University Canada West’s innovative block transfer program,” said Frymire Fleming, chair of the KPU PR Diploma Program.

“KPU students often are the top entry-level new hires in the workplace during practicum and after graduating. Many continue with their education, so this is an opportunity that our PR students welcome.”

Schools mentioned: University Canada West

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The meeting was a part of the OACC’s second annual Queens Park Day.

The gathering featured MPPs from all three political parties, and addressed the important contribution career colleges make to post-secondary education in Ontario. They also discussed importance of retraining of individuals for a swift entry into the workforce.

“This event is important as it allows post-secondary education leaders and their students an opportunity to work directly with decision makers, to underscore the value of the career college sector,” said OACC Executive Director Paul Kitchin.

Students were also represented, as two graduates shared their stories about their career college experience. As well, an interactive demonstration highlighted some of the 5,000 career college programs offered in Ontario, ranging from trades to massage therapy.

Each year, almost 63,000 students graduate from Ontario’s private career schools, in hundreds of essential, skilled fields such as IT, Business, Hairstying, Police Foundations and Health Care to name just a few.

OACC is a non-profit organization established in 1973, originally named the Private Career Education Council. The Association’s purpose is to ensure that private career colleges have a voice with the Ontario provincial government.

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