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Good News for the PSW Industry and Algonquin College

The Ontario government is investing up to $100 million to add an additional 2,000 nurses to the long-term care sector by 2024-25. The government will do this by supporting the training of thousands of personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses who want to advance their careers in long-term care.

Today’s investment supports the government’s Long-Term Care Staffing Plan, which was launched last year and sets out actions that will educate, train and help recruit tens of thousands of new health care staff through partnerships with sector partners, long-term care homes, and education and training providers, so that homes can provide an average of four hours of direct care per resident per day.

“We are pleased to learn about this important investment in the education of more nurses and personal support workers,” said Claude Brulé, President and CEO of Algonquin College. “Algonquin looks forward to welcoming those who wish to advance their careers in these important fields and help the long-term care sector meet its increasing demand for skilled employees.”  Continue reading →

Algonquin College Animation Student Maïta Mutonji Receives Scholarship from Jam Filled

“This is crazy.” That’s how 24-year-old second year animation student Maïta Mutonji described what she was feeling when she found out she had been awarded a Jam Filled Diversity in Animation Scholarship. “I was really happy and it (winning) gave me a boost of confidence, for sure,” she said.

Jam Filled, an Ottawa Animation Studio, created a scholarship for students in four Animation programs, including Algonquin College. Jam Filled Entertainment, a Boat Rocker company, announced the inaugural recipients of its scholarship program focused on attracting students from diverse backgrounds to the animation industry. The Jam Filled Diversity in Animation (JFDIA) scholarship program provides financial support and mentorship opportunities to promising second year animation program students.

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World Egg Day spotlight: Egg Farmers of Ontario partnership with Algonquin College

First Annual Egg Farmers of Ontario Video Contest

World Egg Day is to perfect time to learn more about Algonquin College and the Egg Farmers of Ontario’s partnership to create a recipe for student success.

The $250,000, five-year partnership, first announced in 2018, built a state-of-the-art pastry lab and provides ongoing research and training opportunities for students and faculty in Hospitality and Tourism programs.

“Over the next five years we will be donating $50,000 a year to the School of Hospitality and Tourism,” Scott Graham, Chair of the Egg Farmers of Ontario, told about 100 students, faculty and employees who attended the launch event in 2018. “We’d be proud to be involved with Algonquin College in any and every program we can be,” he added.

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