News Archives - OACC
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Conference 2011 Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration Now Open Registration for Exhibitors and Sponsors is now open! NACC + OACC Conference 2011 May 4-6 2011. Read More ... |
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Career College Students Shine at Ontario Skills Career college students made a strong showing at the recent Ontario Skills Competition. Read More ... |
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Contest Winners The results of OACC's Career College Challenge. Read More ... |
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Going for Gold Important links from Blue Mountain 2010. Read More ... |
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Blue Mountain 2010 Paralympic Gold Medallist Paul Rosen's story makes headlines. Read More ... |
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OACC Conference Blue Mountain 2010 Conference Read More ... |
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Ontario Budget Highlights in post secondary education Read More ... |
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OSAP Improvements The provincial government recently announced changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program. Read More ... |
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Accessibility and Your College Learn about the accessibility standards for customer service at OACC's conference. Read More ... |
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Harnessing the Power of 3D Trebas Institute is one of the first institutions in Canada to have students shoot a film in 3D. Read More ... |
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Bollywood West A Mississauga career college now offers a Bollywood acting program – one of the first in North America. Read More ... |
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Outstanding Instructors Two Ontario career college instructors were the subject of a recent news article. Read More ... |
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Helping Cancer Patients A career college in Ancaster, Ontario has a unique approach to helping others in the community. Read More ... |
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Intriguing Instructors From esthetics to accounting, these career college instructors stand out. Read the profile that appeared recently in Metro Canada. Read More ... |
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Graduates Work at the Olympics While Vancouver welcomes the world, two Ontario career college grads are there to lend support. Read More ... |
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Career Colleges Help Haiti After the Jan. 12 earthquake, Ontario's career colleges rallied to raise money for relief efforts. Read More ... |
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STEPS Learn about OACC's transcript storage service. Read More ... |
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Minister Milloy Praises Career Colleges In a recent speech in Toronto, Minister Milloy recognized the sector's contributions. Read More ... |
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Setting Program Standards OACC recently participated in two focus groups about setting standards for esthetician programs at career colleges. Read More ... |
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Online Professional Development OACC, in partnership with Max Knowledge, is offering online courses for college staff, administrators and instructors. Read More ... |
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Career Colleges in the News A Medix School graduate was profiled in Friday's Toronto Star. Read More ... |
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Blue Mountain 2010 Register online today for OACC's annual conference from April 21 to 23. Read More ... |
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New Private Career Colleges Branch A branch dedicated to the sector is taking shape at the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Read More ... |
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Ontario Qualifications Framework Learn about the document and what it means for private career colleges. Read More ... |
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Career College Students Give Back Aspiring chefs make gingerbread houses and massage therapy students help out at a murderball tournament. Read More ... |
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The ABC's of Choosing a Career College It might look like a daunting task at first. Read More ... |
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New Second Career Guidelines Ontario recently announced new rules for the Second Career and Skills Development programs. Read More ... |
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A Unique Learning Opportunity About 15 Ontario career college students left the classroom behind for a music video set this fall. Read More ... |
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Paralegal Program Accreditation It was a successful session producing questions and answers in an open environment. Read More ... |
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Ontario Rolls Out Awareness Campaign Protect yourself, check first. It’s the tag line of Ontario’s new campaign to differentiate private career colleges and rogue trainers. Read More ... |
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Second Career Changes Coming Private career colleges experienced slowdowns and delays in getting students approved under the Second Career program this fall. Read More ... |
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Open the Door to Discounts For Your Students Order your SPC cards today! Read More ... |
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OACC Provides Input to Ontario's College of Trades When it comes to regulating the trades, educators should have a say. Read More ... |
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Synergy '09 Education Conference Featuring China and India as partner countries this landmark event will once again feature the "who's who" of Canada's "internationalization" efforts... Read More ... |
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Private Career Colleges focus on direct experience METRO Canada interviews OACC President, Don Thibert, on the appeal of Private Career Colleges. Read More ... |
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Skilled trades spark greater interest among students OACC President, Don Thibert, tells METRO Canada how skilled trades are seeing more interest among students. Read More ... |
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Career Colleges: Intensive Training, Small Classes. Wendy Terry, WEA President, discovers the benefits of enrolling in a private career college and exactly how private and public postsecondary education institutions differ. Read More ... |
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Elmcrest College featured in Metro Learn the benefits of choosing a career in massage therapy today. Read More ... |
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Congratulations to Ottawa Academy on the Consumers' Choice Award Read More ... |
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Congratulations to Westervelt College, Business of the Year! Read More ... |
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Maxwell College Wins Smoke-Free Award Read More ... |
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Second Career Strategy Second Career is helping laid-off Ontarians succeed! It can help you too. Read More ... |
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OACC Welcomes Newest Member OACC is pleased to announce that we have a new member. We ask that members join us in welcoming Canadian Care Academy Inc. to the OACC. Read More ... |
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Program Assessments and Program Approvals In late May, the Ministry shared draft documentation with OACC relating to a proposed process for assessing program approval applications, approving programs, and establishing a roster of pre-qualifying third party assessors. Read More ... |
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Performance Indicators for PCCs On July 7, the Superintendent of PCCs, Richard Jackson, wrote to OACC informing us that the consulting firm that they have engaged to study the performance indicator initiative will be contacting OACC within the next few weeks to consult on the best way to implement performance indicators that are meaningful in the PCC sector. Read More ... |
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Transcript Storage As you will recall, OACC was approved for inclusion on the Ministry's list of pre-qualifying vendors to provide transcript maintenance and issuance services on July 18, 2007. At that time the Ministry had indicated that the list of pre-qualifying vendors would be reviewed after one year. Read More ... |
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The Student Services Committee is Looking for Volunteers The Student Services Committee is looking for volunteers to join and help build this exciting section of our association, after all, its all about our students. The Student Services committee will focus on resources and services specifically devoted to supporting students and Alumni. Read More ... |
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Strategic Roundtable Discussion Results On our AGM day on June 13, OACC members were invited to participate in strategic roundtable discussions in order to identify ways in which OACC could best provide members with the strong support and strong voice required to ensure the success of our students and build the capacity of our members and our sector. Read More ... |
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