Featured VideoFeatured StoryAlgonquin College provides students with Options Algonquin College and Renfrew County's District School Boards have a winning formula when it comes to engaging employers in addressing the shortage of skilled trades workers in the region. For the past seven years, the college and the school boards have worked with Passport to Prosperity to coordinate a skilled trades fair that is attended by more than 2,000 high school students each year. For more than a decade, the Passport to Prosperity campaign has supported educators and employers in developing experiential learning opportunities for high school students. Passport to Prosperity is a province wide campaign that seeks to provide communities with the tools and resources to respond to their local workforce development needs and contribute to the growth of the local economy. Today, more than 40,000 employers across Ontario have recognized the value of incorporating student programs into their human resources strategies. |
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