CORE PRIORITIES Ø Transform potential students with the

CORE PRIORITIES Ø Transform potential students with the academic skills and credentials needed to offer entry into post secondary and/or apprenticeship programs in order to meet the needs of the economic development in our region Ø Increase our skilled workforce by expanding access and opportunity for education and training Ø Foster the success and retention of potential students

Training Model

WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS? • OSSD graduates who are missing a particular course for postsecondary admission OR who want to brush up on their academic skills • OSSD early-leavers who need their OSSD for admission • Workers who want to improve their skills for the workplace – employment or promotion

Regional Student Profile Diverse group of learners who are mature with a range of life experiences: • High school graduate (ie approximately 30% are direct entry from high school) • Mature student with strong ties to the community (ie family, work commitments) • Students are entering through a number of pathways (ie upgrading, GED, mature student test) • First Nation learners access regional campuses to gain education, training and employment

ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM ü Builds skills that have been forgotten or never learned ü Mastery learning (80% is a pass) so skills are strong and confidence grows ü Self-paced to accommodate different learning styles and schedules ü Students start at level based on placement test results (ESOT & TOWES)

PROGRAM FEATURES (CONT’D) • Classes in Communications and Mathematics with an emphasis on Trades Related Applications to meet goals (prepare for ACE, write MSA, meet entrance requirements etc. ) • Academic instruction provided individually Teachers are available in classroom daily • Learner centered, self-paced with an individualized training plan to meet students’ career/educational goals

Trades Based Application • Ensure that the students understand that academics are part of the “trades” • E. G. Goldcorp Program.

ACE CERTIFICATE Communications • Academic and Career Entrance Program (ACE) – All Grade 12 Equivalent courses – ACE Certificate requires 4 ACE courses (Communications, Mathematics, and 2 others) Technical Math Business Math Core Math Computers Physics Chemistry Biology Self-Management Self Direction

PROGRAM CREDENTIALS • Can acquire the provincially recognized ACE Grade 12 Equivalent Certificate • ACE Certificate is accepted by Apprenticeship as equivalent to Grade 12 – In addition, meets requirements for an Apprenticeship Signing Bonus Program also offered through Employment Ontario • Offers all courses necessary for admission into all Confederation College programs

PROGRAM CREDENTIALS (CONT’D) • Many ACE Courses are eligible for credit exemption in 1 st year of Confederation College post- secondary program ACE Communications ACE Computers ACE Math • Lakehead University also accepts ACE Courses as admission requirements for most programs

COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT – Free and confidential academic, career, disability and personal counselling services – Accommodations for students with disabilities – Participation in college activities including orientation and special events – Access to college facilities including library and computer labs

STEPS 1. Placement (Foundation Building Skills) – ESOT Essential Skills for Ontario Tradespeople Assesses essential skills specifically related to a particular trade Determines strengths and gaps in the academic areas of Reading, Document Use and Numeracy http: //esot. essentialskillsgroup. com/

STEPS (CONT’D) 2. Development of Individualized Learning Plan 3. Entry into Academic Upgrading Program • • Either individually Or by cohort 4. Completion entry into next stage of learning journey(Apprenticeship, Post-Secondary, Employment)

STEPS (CONT’D) 2. Development of Individualized Learning Plan 3. Entry into Academic Upgrading Program • • Either individually Or by cohort 4. Completion entry into next stage of learning journey(Apprenticeship, Post-Secondary, Employment)

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING v On campus—daytime 9: 30 am – 2: 30 pm Mon – Fri v On campus—evening 6: 00 pm – 9: 00 pm Mon + Wed v Online—daytime 9: 00 am – 3: 00 pm Mon – Thurs v Online—evening 6: 00 pm-9: 00 pm Mon + Wed Online classes delivered throughout region. Students work at Contact North sites or from home.

In Partnership with Contact North Distance Delivery: Equipment belonging to Contact North and Confederation College VIDEO CLASS – Kenora to Sandy Lake CENTRA STUDENTS – Sandy Lake CENTRA CLASS – Lake of the Woods Campus

PERSONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT • • • 12 week College Certificate Program Education/Career Planning Self Development/Goal Setting Academics 2 -week job placement

Pre-Apprenticeship Initiatives Native Residential Construction Apprenticeship Aboriginal Pre-Apprentice Automotive

Strategic Initiatives Confederation College/WCWC Mobile Training Unit in Dalles FN Centre for Aboriginal Apprenticeship Research Project (CAAR) in partnership with SLAAMB Whitefeather Forest - Keeping the Land Water/Wastewater Education & Training Project (WET)

52 week Medical Interpreter Program in partnership with the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Health Centre and Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board (SLAAMB) completed pilot delivery March 2011 Little Jackfish Project developed in partnership with WZI for the development of an Aboriginal workforce for the construction of run-of-river hydroelectric generation on the Little Jackfish River

Contract Training Dalles First Nation Band members in the Carpentry Program, 2008, renovating the old band office into a duplex Heavy Equipment Operator - Greenstone Webequie First Nation • Academic Upgrading • Basic Line Cutting Program Surface Diamond Driller Helper - Greenstone

Ginnoogaming First Nation • Introduction to Construction Techniques Long Lake #58 • Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator Program • Computer Skills Program • Ontario Management Development Program (OMDP) (Business Management Skills) Fort Hope • Introduction to Microsoft Office • Introductory Accounting • Academic Upgrading

Summer Beaver Introduction to MS Office AZ HEO Program

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