C2R2

Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery and Wawanesa Insurance announce five youth-led projects fueled by $150,000 in Youth Innovation Grants

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Climate change, College, Wawanesa Insurance, C2R2, Partnership, Mohawk College, Face, Communication, Student, Renewable energy

Youth currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a C2R2 partner institution submitted their climate-focused ideas for evaluation.

Key Points: 
  • Youth currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a C2R2 partner institution submitted their climate-focused ideas for evaluation.
  • Of those submitted, the following projects have been chosen to receive funding:
    “The quality of the proposals received for the Wawanesa Climate Champions: Youth Innovation Grant was impressive.
  • “We are proud partners with the Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery on the Wawanesa Climate Champions: Youth Innovation Grants,” said Jackie De Pape Hornick, Director, Communications & Community Impact, Wawanesa.
  • We are honoured to support the five selected students and their work.”
    C2R2 is proud to partner with Wawanesa Insurance.

Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery focuses on resilient housing and upskilling for Canadian communities

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Housing, Government, British Columbia Institute of Technology, ESDC, Official, Employment, BCIT, Mohawk College, SIIT, College, Organization, Economic development, Social Development Canada, Workforce, Growth, Workforce development, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Employment and Social Development Canada, Occupation, Construction, Management, Indigenous, C2R2

Hamilton, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2) announced today a new national project, Resilient Housing and Upskilling for Canada’s Communities, to support workforce development in Indigenous and rural communities across Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Hamilton, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2) announced today a new national project, Resilient Housing and Upskilling for Canada’s Communities, to support workforce development in Indigenous and rural communities across Canada.
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) provided $3,036,000 to C2R2 institutions to execute the Resilient Housing and Upskilling for Canada’s Communities project until March 31, 2024.
  • Throughout the implementation of the project, C2R2 is committed to three key goals:
    Consulting with Indigenous communities to identify and co-develop housing opportunities and training needs.
  • Creating resources to guide Indigenous communities through the planning and construction of their own housing solutions.

Quick Train Canada offers fully funded training for upskilling, reskilling workers across the country

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Workforce, Mohawk College, Natural Resources, C2R2, Clean technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (Malaysia), College, Nursing, Management, Transport, Agriculture

Hamilton, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quick Train Canada is welcoming the Canadian workforce back to school this fall.

Key Points: 
  • Hamilton, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quick Train Canada is welcoming the Canadian workforce back to school this fall.
  • Through a network of community colleges across the country, Quick Train Canada is introducing more than 100 new fully funded job-skills-related microcredentials for workers looking to upskill for their existing jobs or reskilling for a new career.
  • Quick Train Canada microcredentials offer ideal training opportunities for existing workers and those new to a sector to gain new skills and competencies.
  • For more information about Quick Train Canada and the new micro-credential offerings, visit https://quicktraincanada.ca/
    Within the next six months, 110 courses will be delivered across Canada, focused on five sectors: Construction; Natural Resources & Environment; Transportation; Agriculture; Clean Tech
    66% of Quick Train Canada learners are 31-54 years old (35% 31-40; 31% 41-54)

Government of Canada invests in training for workers in a net-zero economy

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Agriculture, Government, Curriculum, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Employment and Social Development Canada, Social Development Canada, Mohawk College, Workforce, Ageing, Natural Resources, Economic development, Research, Government of Canada, CEGEP, C2R2, Employment, Environment, City, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, College, Creative industries, Nursing

Canadians workers are already leading in spaces like clean tech, and the Government of Canada is focused on ensuring workers will continue to lead in this space for years and decades to come.

Key Points: 
  • Canadians workers are already leading in spaces like clean tech, and the Government of Canada is focused on ensuring workers will continue to lead in this space for years and decades to come.
  • C2R2 has launched Quick Train Canada, a project that provides Canadians with access to fully funded micro-credentials to help increase their skills and competencies.
  • Of this target, 3,000 workers currently employed will receive upskilling in the latest technologies and 1,000 new entrants, with little or no previous sector training, will receive training.
  • Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery is a coalition of leading colleges, CEGEPs, institutes and polytechnics from across Canada.

Canadian Colleges fueling Canada's clean economy transition with fully funded microcredentials

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
C2R2, Government of Canada, Environment, Canada Green Building Council, Carbon, Government, Agriculture, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (Malaysia), Workforce, Clean technology, Mohawk College, Student, Nature, SWSP, Transport, Renewable energy, Nursing, College

"The Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery coalition has developed Quick Train Canada to provide Canadians with a direct link to thousands of training and research opportunities to help Canadians access good jobs.

Key Points: 
  • "The Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery coalition has developed Quick Train Canada to provide Canadians with a direct link to thousands of training and research opportunities to help Canadians access good jobs.
  • We are excited to support the transition to the low carbon economy while fostering inclusion, diversity, and equity throughout the process."
  • Quick Train Canada provides Canadian workers and employers with options to update skills quickly, increasing job security and participation as Canada's economy transitions to more sustainable, low-carbon practices.
  • With courses across Agriculture & Agri-food, Indigenous Engagement, Transportation, Construction, Clean Tech, and Natural Resources & Environment, Canadians can prepare for the jobs of tomorrow at Canada's Colleges today.