New designation for Urban Forestry diploma/degree program
City of Kawartha Lakes ON – (January 29, 2015) – Fleming College students taking the Urban Forestry Technician Co-op diploma program can now go on to take the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) bachelor of science in Forestry with a major in Urban Forestry. The university recently received approval for the Urban Forestry major from Continue Reading”
Fleming Knights host 2014-15 college curling provincial championships
Peterborough ON – (January 28, 2015) – The Fleming Knights will host the 2014-15 Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) Curling Championships at the Peterborough Curling Club Feb. 12-15, 2015. Twenty-two teams from nine colleges will vie for OCAA gold medals in Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Curling divisions. Round-robin play will begin at 8:15 a.m. on Continue Reading”
Promoting mental health awareness through Bell Let’s Talk
Peterborough ON – (January 26, 2015) – Staff and students at Fleming College will promote the importance of mental health awareness through the Bell Let’s Talk initiative on Wednesday, January 28. The Counselling department, along with faculty and students in the college’s community services programs, are inviting students and employees to join in the conversation Continue Reading”
Pharmacy Technician program receives national accreditation
Peterborough ON – (January 22, 2015) – Fleming College’s Pharmacy Technician program was last month awarded the status of full accreditation by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). The term of the accreditation is five years, from Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2019. Application for national accreditation requires significant time and Continue Reading”
Improving mental health support for post-secondary students
NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF MPP JEFF LEAL: January 16th, 2015 Ontario is supporting a new project at Trent University that will improve student access to high-quality mental health services and help ensure that students in the Peterborough area get the right care, at the right time, in the right place. The Continue Reading”
Computer course for beginners at the Cobourg Campus
Cobourg ON – (January 20, 2015) – Computers are now a staple in staying in touch with friends and family and often the first source for finding information. Yet in our tech-savvy world beginner computer courses are hard to find. We glean our computer skills by using them at work, school, and home. But for Continue Reading”
Earning college-level credits in high school
Tucked away on the first floor of St. Peter Catholic Secondary School, 20 Grade 12 students are in a hair styling/cosmetology lab practicing nail art on a Wednesday morning. Within their cosmetology course, taught by St. Peter’s Andrena Finn, the class (all female students) is taking a dual credit course on manicures, led by Julie Continue Reading”
New funding and support for employer training needs
Peterborough ON – (January 8, 2015) – Fleming College is providing support for employers who want to invest in their workforce through the new Canada Ontario Job Grant. The Canada Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial support for employers to obtain training for their workforce. Any employer in Ontario that identifies a training need in Continue Reading”
UOIT, Durham and Fleming colleges, and Trent University launch FastStart program
OSHAWA, ONTARIO – The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), in conjunction with Durham College, Fleming College and Trent University shared today that the four organizations are working with Spark Centre and the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) to launch the FastStart program (FastStart), a powerful new resource designed to help university and college Continue Reading”
Fleming College officially opens the Kawartha Trades & Technology Centre
Celebrating the new class of skilled professionals Peterborough ON – (December 5, 2014) – Preparing graduates for an evolving workplace that is more often fusing trades and technology together was the driving force behind the new Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (KTTC). And after years of planning, design and construction, the KTTC was officially opened Continue Reading”