Month: November 2018

OTTAWA — Provincial Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results released today across the province show that not only are Algonquin College graduates finding jobs after graduation, but their employers think their work is outstanding.

The results, which were released by Colleges Ontario earlier today, emphasize that college education is an effective and swift route to employment. About 86 per cent of Ontario college graduates found work within six months of graduation, and more than 92 per cent of employers were satisfied or very satisfied with the graduates they hired.

Some of the highlights for Algonquin College include:

• Algonquin’s graduate employment rate increased by 2.5 percentage points compared to last year, above the system average by nearly one percentage point

  • In employer satisfaction, Algonquin increased by 5.4 percentage points compared to last year, ranking the college second among large colleges, up from seventh last year. The College is also above the Ontario college system average by 3.1 percentage points

  • Like the majority of Ontario colleges, Algonquin saw a decrease in overall student satisfaction numbers (4.2 percentage points). This decline comes in the same academic year as the five-week province-wide work stoppage in late 2017. However, in the category of student satisfaction with the quality of services in the College, Algonquin placed second among large colleges, and was well above the college-system average by 2 percentage points. The College is also ranked second among large colleges for program relevance (giving our students “the knowledge and skills that will be useful” in their future careers) and also second among large colleges for graduate satisfaction, with 80 per cent of our graduates satisfied or very satisfied with their college programs.

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Algonquin College is open Friday, Nov. 16, for all regularly scheduled classes and activities.

UPDATE – Nov. 19, 2018 – Winners Announced for 2018 Mayor’s Cyber Challenge Cup

OTTAWA – Algonquin College students will put their cybersecurity skills to the test against peers across the city.

On Saturday, Nov. 17^th 2018, students selected from Algonquin College, Carleton University, University of Ottawa, and La Cité will compete in teams to attack a vulnerable computer network, break through the cyber defences, take control of the systems and advise the fictitious company on how to defend against their cyberattack.

One of Algonquin’s student teams is from the Computer System Technology – Security program and coached by Patrick Ouellette, Program Coordinator, Cyber Security Programs. Two other teams consist of students from the Bachelor of Information Technology – Network Technology program, a joint collaboration between Algonquin and Carleton University; they are coached by Algonquin’s Rob Brandon, professor, Information and Communications Technology.

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Algonquin College announced Monday morning that it was the recipient of funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF).

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced investments to support several partnerships that address challenges affecting all Canadians, locally and nationally. One of the partnerships acknowledged with a grant was Algonquin College’s SLiDE program, which will receive a total of $239,795. Continue reading →