Students from N.W.T. and Nunavut learn carpentry, life skills at Ottawa Campus

Fifteen students from Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) have come to Algonquin College to participate in this year’s Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) Next program. Open to youth aged 16-22, NYA Next students live at the Ottawa Campus while receiving individual career coaching, volunteering in the community and learning presentation skills. They leave the program with high school credits, career preparedness, and the experience of living on a college campus.

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Corporate Training and FNIGC celebrates the success of the Fundamentals of OCAP® course

On July 23, Corporate Training proudly welcomed the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) to celebrate the grand launch of the award-winning Fundamentals of OCAP® course, highlighting the essential Principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession OCAP® related to First Nations’ data sovereignty.

AC Corporate Training and FNIGC staff members gather for a group photo following receiving their awards for their work on the Fundamentals of OCAP® course.

AC Corporate Training and FNIGC staff members gather for a group photo following receiving their awards for their work on the Fundamentals of OCAP® course.

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Algonquin College students visit University of Wollongong in Australia

Four students from Algonquin College are currently in Wollongong Australia as part of a two-and-a-half-week Indigenous student study tour.Algonquin College students pose in front of the Wollongong campus sign on an exchange trip to Australia

In total, 20 students from Algonquin, Cambrian College and Georgian College arrived on July 8 and will meet Indigenous students, staff and community members from Australia as they learn and discuss the history and knowledge around Indigenous people. Read more >