Canadore College’s Board of Governors approved motions to advance 11 certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development for approval. The Board of Governors hope to welcoming inaugural classes in September 2017.
Vice-president of academic, Mary O’Farrell-Bowers presented the following options to the board:
- Business – Human Resources Ontario College Diploma
- Business Administration – Human Resources Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Social Service Worker – Gerontology Ontario College Diploma
- Behavioural Science Technician Ontario College Diploma
- Behavioural Science Technology Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Health System Administration – Indigenous Ontario College Graduate Certificate, Rural and Remote Public Health Ontario College Diploma
- Youth at Risk Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Outdoor and Recreational Power Equipment Ontario College Certificate
- Home Inspection College Certificate
- Criminal Psychology and Behaviour College Certificate
O’Farrell-Bowers says the new programs presented reflect employment opportunities in a variety of fields and will be delivered in-class and online. She says a strong Indigenous focus will be embedded into all of these programs and articulation and transfer pathways are being established. The programs brought forward will support the College’s unique intergenerational seniors’ living facility, The Village, which will begin construction this spring.
Board of Governors Chair Nancy Patridge says job markets are rapidly changing in every corner of the world, and the board fully supports the future direction of Canadore’s new programs. Patridge says they will help them prepare for the demands of an aging Canadian demographic as well as meet the needs of the workforce.
