Embracing tradition and reconciliation around the fire

Summer is a time when many people enjoy the great outdoors. For a group ofgroup shot of participants at the Indigenous cultural camp at Algonquin College Pembroke campus 13 incoming and current Algonquin College students, six days in late August was more than just campfires and starry nights. It was a foundational and transformative time to learn more about truth and reconciliation.
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Students at Algonquin College receive Canada’s largest skilled trade scholarship

Inaugural recipients receive up to $40,000 for two-year program

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Ottawa (September 7, 2023) – Ten students have been named Algonquin College’s inaugural recipients of the newly created Schulich Builders Scholarships for Skilled Trades.

This comes as the country’s most populous province faces a growing shortage of skilled labour.

Out of more than 1,000 students nominated, 100 across the province received the financial support – the country’s largest skilled trade scholarship. Ten colleges, including Algonquin College, each awarded 10 scholarships – five for one-year certificate programs and five for two-year diploma programs. Read more >


Algonquin College and Field Effect partner to transform cybersecurity education

OTTAWA (September 7, 2023) — Algonquin College and Field Effect, a global cybersecurity solutions and services provider, are excited to announce they’ve formed a strategic partnership to transform cybersecurity education.

Core to the partnership is Field Effect’s Cyber Range, the company’s purpose-built cybersecurity educational platform. From training and simulation to testing, the platform’s interactive controls replicate real-life networks in a controlled virtual environment, while its course and simulations library empowers users to evolve from junior practitioners to expert security operators. Read more >