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Colleges Ontario - Strategy needed to address the skills shortage
"Ontario faces immediate and long-term
challenges that threaten our economy and the quality of our services,"
said Linda Franklin, the president and CEO of Colleges Ontario, one of
the organizations in the coalition. "Ontario needs to lead the way in
developing a comprehensive strategy to avoid a skills shortage crisis."
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2008/28/c4807.html
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Education Life
It's an exciting time to persue post secondary education in British
Columbia. Not only is the province's economy thriving and job
opportunities abound, universities and colleges are responding to the
needs of the ever-changing marketplace.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?
id=242d6438-b994-4edd-8c61-9651985e4038 |
What’s in a degree program?
The report lays out objectives for different types of degrees—a
bachelor’s honours degree graduate should have “a developed knowledge
and critical understanding of the key concepts, methodologies, current
advances, theoretical approaches and assumptions in a discipline
overall, as well as in a specialized area of discipline”—but doesn’t
specify any course or program requirements.
http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2008-01-29/
news/whats-degree-program/ |
Number of foreign students skyrockets on Canadian campuses;
International contingent at AUC above national average
"I think there's a lot of interest out there, but not that little extra
push," said bureau spokesperson Jennifer Humphries. That "push" includes
better in-school exchange programs and more grants. The tiny percentage
of Canadian full-time students studying abroad now is double what it was
10 years ago, says an Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
study. Comparatively, during the same period, diversity on domestic
campuses skyrocketed.
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=874403 |
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The World's Most Expensive
Universities
No, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the most
expensive four-year university in the U.S. (and most likely the world)
is Washington, D.C.’s George Washington University, with a price tag of
$39,240 in 2007-2008. Rounding out the top five: Ohio’s Kenyon College
($38,140), Bucknell University in Pennsylvania ($38,134) and Vassar
College ($38,115) and Sarah Lawrence College ($38,090), both in New
York. All private, all selective and all extremely pricey--and that’s
before room, board and books are factored in.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/01/21/
education-university-globalization-biz-cx_bw_lh_0121colleges.html |
India tech tycoon laments Canadian skills shortage
"Global companies are going to where the global talent is," he said.
"Just not enough young boys and girls are getting into math, science and
engineering. That trend is not being reversed."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/
RTGAM.20080129.wrwipro29/BNStory/Business/columnists |
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Storm warning for research
Worrisome trends in advanced education could sink nation's economic
prospects
That thin-and-thinner metaphor, unfortunately, also applies to
the way we prepare our citizens for the global knowledge economy.
Compared to other OECD nations, our participation rates are very high
for community colleges; average for undergraduate university degrees;
and strikingly low for graduate degrees.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/273183 |
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Government is failing our students
Thomas Jefferson said: "Knowledge is like a candle. When you
light your candle from mine, my light is not diminished. It is enhanced
and a larger room is enlightened as a consequence." We urgently need the
Prime Minister of Canada and the premier of Ontario to light the candle
of knowledge.
http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/273184 |
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Canada rides on its booming economy to woo Jamaican
students
The institutions are giving incentives to encourage Jamaican students to
enrol. "We are offering $2,000 (Canadian) scholarship to Jamaican
students," said Bhanu Vashishth, recruitment and business development
officer, Niagara College. Vashishth, who had immigrated from India five
years ago, finds Canada a very nice place to live.
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20071103/news/news2.html |
Canadians going online for education
Also, Athabasca University, which bills
itself as "Canada's leader in online learning," offers 700 courses,
including bachelor's and master's degrees, and has about 32,000 online
students.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?
id=10217f6d-bd8a-4a01-a410-bef4e52bfaf0 |
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The ACCC with Microsoft Canada Puts the Spotlight on IT
Careers and Innovation
Together they will create awareness of the innovative career
opportunities that exist in the Information Communications Technology
sector
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=786474 |
Canada must be more aggressive about keeping skilled immigrants
The agency, which represents 200
postsecondary schools, says Canada continues to squander a valuable
talent pool that could add as many as 30,000 skilled immigrants
annually.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?
id=9d0f7fa3-cb0b-455c-9988-d23b8fcb45d0&k=45989 |
Ontario universities seek more funding
Ontario universities say they are
virtually alone among the provinces in wrestling with a surprise
enrolment boom -- one that will leave them short of the money needed to
compete in a knowledge-based economy.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?
id=a1359da9-f0ab-49d1-9e6a-67c1243e8e41 |
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Who knows how well Canadian universities are doing?
Moreover, Guelph, U of T, and the University of Quebec at Montreal, saw
their credit rating drop. The University of British Columbia is
$282-million in debt. Presumably university bonds are relatively safe
ventures for investors as any provincial government would be loathe to
let a university implode under the stress of an unmanageable budget.
http://www.macleans.ca/education/postsecondary/
article.jsp?content=20071031_205615_7508 |
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Canada begins pilot off-campus work program for private
schools
As a result, foreign students attending approximately 75 additional
institutions could be eligible to apply for off-campus work permits. The
program allows students of post-secondary schools to work off-campus.
Currently the program is only available for students of publicly funded
universities and colleges.
http://www.workpermit.com/news/2006_12_18/canada/
off-campus_work_program_private_schools.htm |
Figuring Out Where to Go After High School Just Got a Little Easier
The Toronto Star has launched an Insiders' Guide to Colleges and
Universities in the Greater Toronto Area in the form of a free magazine,
available in print and online.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=772459 |
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IT Job Crunch
In The Sault
Like many other Northern Ontario communities, one of Sault Ste.
Marie’s most pressing problems recently has been recruiting and
retaining doctors, but for many of the city’s top employers another
shortage is becoming more common – a tight market for skilled IT
professionals.
http://www.soonews.ca/viewarticle.php?id=14173 |
At home until later, but for sound reasons
Canada's labour market benefits from young people's willingness to stay
in school longer. "Students understand that Canada's labour market
requires a highly educated and skilled workforce," said Claire Morris,
president of the AUCC, in a statement this year.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/
story.html?id=9946d2b0-6fef-40dd-950e-ff733912ffaa |
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Take back the night and the labels
To those women who experienced recent assaults on Canadian
university campuses over the last few weeks and their family and
friends, I, with the deepest of sympathy, want to say that I don't care
whether you define yourselves as feminists or not. But I do care that
you have personally experienced the type of structured violence against
women that occurs across this country in numbers we cannot or do not
want to imagine.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/259655 |
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Canadian Universities now the domain of women
Before the 1980's, universities in Canada were been the domain of male
students, however, over the last 30 years, a dramatic reversal has taken
place on Canadian university campuses.
http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2001/206/ |
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Employers give college graduates high marks
Ontario college graduates have once again received high marks from
employers, with more than 90 per cent of surveyed employers expressing
satisfaction with graduates hired within the past year.
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/April2007/10/c3306.html |
The not-so hidden costs of research
Utilities, renovations, regulatory requirements
among indirect costs
The Towards 2030 discussion document www.towards2030. utoronto.ca
notes that the federal government’s low level of coverage of indirect
research costs puts researchintensive universities at a disadvantage
(the more research grants an institution attracts, the higher its
indirect costs).
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/070925-3412.asp |
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Study
shows cheating is commonplace in Canadian universities
But according to the study more than half of
Canadian university students admit they cheat on assignments, essays and
even exams.
http://680news.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20060930_081406_5896 |
The Learning Partnership publishes action agenda on
education
Federal and provincial policy makers, educators and community leaders
must develop a more collaborative and cohesive strategy to address
demographic challenges that pose serious risks to Canada's public
education system.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2007/26/c4942.html |
Canadian Colleges Plan Mission to Mars
"It would go late in 2009," Quine told the paper. "We're aiming to have
all our hardware together a year from now, and that will give us a year
to integrate and shake out the bugs. We seem to be on schedule. We've
been working on this since 2001."
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Off-Campus Work Permit Program Launched
Foreign students studying in Canada can apply for off-campus work
permits effective immediately, the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration, announced today.
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/April2006/27/c9515.html |
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A big idea for Ontario's colleges and universities
Since Erasmus was created in 1987, some 1.2 million students from
31 countries, attending almost 2,200 post-secondary institutions, have
benefited from completing a portion of their studies abroad. We're
talking arts schools, technical colleges, institutes for advanced
sciences, as well as some of Europe's most prestigious universities.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/246702 |
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Canadian Colleges Afford Excellent Education
Opportunities
Getting educated in Canada can open doors to opportunities both there
and abroad. In fact, Canadian university degrees are given equal weight
to those from U.S. schools, and many stateside companies actively
recruit interns and employees from Canadian universities.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/8/prweb544591.htm |
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Wanted: 89,000 IT employees
Employers want more well-rounded employees
with soft skills and a flair for marketing the products they work on,
and real-world experience. While these university graduates are in short
supply, there is also a dearth of IT grads.
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=43124 |
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Where is Canada's most expensive university?
The Newfoundland government's plan to make Grenfell College an
independent university won't come cheap, according to a new report. As a
stand-alone institution, the college, which is currently part of
Memorial University, would need to increase its operating expenses from
$11,000 per student to between $12,000 and $14,000 per student, making
it the most expensive public university in Canada.
http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?
content=20070816_201939_7904 |
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Middle-class students caught in tuition crunch
Too rich to qualify for full student loans but too poor to pay
the tab themselves, Canada's middle-class students are being squeezed
into troubling debt and daunting work schedules to cover the cost of
higher learning, a new study shows.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/242351 |
Many new opportunities in education and training
There are new job opportunities in virtually every sector of the economy
and new opportunities in education and training. And young people with a
postsecondary education are increasingly in demand.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?
id=ef7d321f-15e6-4390-9be3-b1c4412f763d |
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College grads nail the jobs
Ontario colleges, marking their 40th anniversary this year, have evolved
from their trade-school roots. The scores of programs they offer have
changed with the times, many now preparing students for jobs in today's
high-tech industries in line with their historic specialties such as
accounting, early childhood education and public relations.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/201278 |
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From Ontario and Quebec to Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
has some impressive universities and post-secondary institutions.
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/4/15/education/17416108 |
The post-secondary experience
Helping your grad choose a university, college or plan for a
post-secondary experience is no easy feat . Many high school graduates
don’t really know where they want to go, what they want to study or what
career they might like to pursue. Although it’s the choice ultimately of
the individual, parents can help.
http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-123149-The-postsecondary-experience.html |
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Good courses, affordable fees and friendly people – Canada is an
attractive study option.
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/4/8/education/17256857 |
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Here’s To The
Next 140 Years
Canada has lived through 140
eventful years, but it is still far from being a truly united and
successful country. Much remains to be done.
If there is one area that does require government spending, it is
education. If everyone could learn or study whatever he or she wanted,
if every possible career option were opened up to all people, there
would be no need for welfare. Give everyone the means to help themselves
— pay for their education to the highest level, and you will never have
to worry about them again. This could actually become the real Canadian
dream: be whatever you want.
http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=6391 |
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Ontario Government Breaking Down Barriers For Newcomers
"This program is the first of its kind in Ontario and breaks down
barriers so the internationally trained can put their global experience
to work in our province," said Colle. "The program graduates will help
meet Ontario's labour needs for early childhood educators."
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/December2006/14/c7583.html |
Programs turning brain drain into gain: experts
"If you look just at the foreign students who are admitted to Canada to
study, just over 65% reported that they are intending to remain in
Canada," she said. "It still shows a clear majority of foreign students,
once they're here intend to remain in Canada."
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?
id=1d541f67-877c-4ed9-8e34-5dd7eb865fa1&k=0 |
Canada Foundation for Innovation Invests $26 Million to Attract and
Retain the Best and Brightest Minds and Fuel World-Class Research
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced a $26-million
investment to help universities across the country attract and retain
the best and brightest minds from Canada and around the world. The funds
will provide infrastructure support for 136 projects at 40 universities,
enabling 192 high-calibre investigators to conduct their research in
world-class facilities.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=748071 |
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Canada
calling
The
high
quality of courses, coupled with sheer diversity, is what makes Canadian
colleges popular as seats of higher learning among Indians, writes Usha
Albuquerque after a recent visit.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070502/jobs/main1.htm |
Regulations leave foreign doctors in licence limbo
"We have to verify what sort of training they had. That's a difficult
process for colleges and councils. In fact, many have given up trying to
do so. (Foreign doctors) come from so many backgrounds that they can't
be authenticated," Canadian Medical Association president Colin McMillan
said.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?
id=7bd3636a-461a-4fe1-bafb-22b37bc29dce&k=71586 |
University enrolment increases to continue - AUCC report projects
continued growth nationally over the next 10 years, although some
Canadian regions may face challenges
Canadian university enrolment will grow nationally by between 70,000 to
150,000 full-time students over the next decade despite challenging
demographics in some regions of the country, according to a new study by
the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/May2007/01/c3449.html |
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New ads encourage
families to learn more about OSAP
A postsecondary education is within reach for more Ontarians thanks to
recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), Chris
Bentley, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, said today.
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/May2006/29/c8343.html |
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