CNC and SD57 Sign Agreement
( at right CNC Board Chair Keith Playfair and SD57 Board of Education Chair Sharel Warrington sign agreement- photo submitted)
The agreement ensures high school students will continue to have access to Career Technical Centre trades training at the college. The program had been subsidized by CNC, but with some of the classes not filled to capacity, the financial viability of the program was in jeopardy.
Under the new agreement, many of the programs will be offered on a "blended" basis offering a certain number of seats to high school students and making some available to adults.
The Education Partnership Agreement, will be reviewed annually.
“The Education Partnership Agreement expands the relationship between CNC and SD 57 to include other trades and skills training not previously considered,” said Sharel Warrington, Chair of School District 57. “An example is Power Engineering, which will now have seats available to high school students for the first time.”
The expanded relationship will also see the CTC Heavy Duty Mechanic/Commercial Transport Foundation program continue as a dual-credential, 40 week cohort program of 16 high school students.
“CTC is an excellent program, which basically gives high school students 2 for 1 credit for College and high school at the same time,” said CNC Board Chair Keith Playfair. “We wanted to sign this new agreement to ensure the program survives long-term to meet the needs of students, both organizations, the growing resource sector and the province’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint.”
Eight other CTC programs will be offered in a blended model with adult programs, they include: Electrical Foundation¸ Carpentry Foundation, Automotive Service Foundation, Professional Cook Levels 1 and 2, Plumbing Foundation, Industrial Mechanic/Machinist Foundation, Welding Foundation, Power Engineering.
“The blended models were necessary to ensure the trades classes are fully subscribed moving forward,” said Bryn Kulmatycki, CNC Vice-President Academic. “Neither institution can afford to subsidize under subscribed programs, so this new relationship ensures trades classes will have the best chance of being filled in the future. CNC has a long standing relationship with School District 57 to ensure the academic journey for the students in our region is relevant and rewarding.”
Comments
That’s too bad that the classes aren’t full all the time. It’s a great program for high school students. It’s a lot cheaper than taking the same program after you graduate.
The govt keeps pushing trades….maybe they should have spent a little of the money promoting this program. I think if parents/students were more aware of the program there would be full classes. You have to sign up in grade 10 and most people aren’t thinking of college yet.
Yes, I agree it is an excellent program. Much cheaper taking it while in grades eleven and twelve and graduating with one year into the program of choice. I had two kids doing this in the first years of the program. It worked very well for both of them.
Problem!
CTC co-ordinator isn’t welcomed into the high schools sometimes. Automotive teachers don’t want their class canceled because half the class goes to CTC. Automotive instructor would have to teach something else.
Should be interesting to see how a mixed class works. Might be an eye opener for the high school kids. Maybe if I was an adult taking such a class I might not be impressed to have to deal with a bunch of teens. I guess time will tell if it will works or not.
Can I go 50 kph?
No! As a matter of fact they are considering school zone speeds to be in effect through the summer months too!
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