Truth, Reconciliation & Indigenization

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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Northern Youth Abroad students learn culinary, carpentry skills at Ottawa Campus

For three weeks in July, Northern youth aged 16-22 from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut travel to the Ottawa Campus to build career and life skills in the Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) Next program. This year, 21 participants are living on campus while they volunteer in the community, receive individual career coaching, and develop public speaking and presentation skills. They leave the program with high school credits, career preparedness, and the experience of living on a college campus.  Continue reading

Wayfinding at the Ottawa Campus

Algonquin College has a new wayfinding webpage with the following information:

    • Maps of every building and every floor.
    • Campus maps of levels 1 and 2.
    • Searchable campus directory listing.
    • How to read a room number.
    • Quick Links to Where to Eat, where to find All Gender Washrooms, and more….

These new online campus maps have been thoughtfully designed to help guide learners and visitors while on campus or ahead of arriving to campus. These maps are in an easy to read PDF format which allows users to zoom in and find destinations at any size. Maps can be printed or loaded to a mobile device.

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