Fleming College hosts Kawartha Family Business group
Fleming College is pleased to host the Kawartha Family Business Group on Monday, Oct. 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sutherland Campus.
Guests will have the opportunity to hear from key leaders at the college and learn more about how the local business community and Fleming College can work together.
Presentations will include key initiatives taking place at the college, including an update on the largest addition to the college campus since 1972, the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre, as well as an overview of Career Services and Corporate Training available to all businesses.
For more information on registering for this event or how to get involved with the Kawartha Family Business Group, please contact Michelle O’Neill, (705) 741-9819, moneill2@cogeco.ca or Jhane Brasier, (705) 748-3494, jbrasier@cogeco.ca.
About the Kawartha Family Business Group
Kawartha Family Business Group (KFBG) is a growing community of local Family Businesses and Advisors who are working together to better understand how family businesses grow and connect. KFBG provides the opportunity for members and advisors to discuss and share experiences that are unique to a family business. We address the challenges and opportunities particular to family businesses and demonstrate the value of connecting with other family business peers and professional advisors to meet both business and personal goals.
About the KTTC
Fleming College is constructing a new $36.6 million, 87,000-square-foot trades and technology skills training facility to be located on the college’s Sutherland Campus in Peterborough. The Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (KTTC), through a unique partnership with education and industry, will teach and train students from regional secondary schools, Fleming College and regional industry. The facility will provide new space and equipment for training in such areas as carpentry, welding, plumbing and machining. The KTTC will feature state-of-the-art, sustainable shop facilities, smart-wired classrooms, and labs with the newest technology. It will offer all students access to a full suite of services and supports and a vibrant campus life.
About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Community Development and Health, Continuing Education, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Justice and Business, Skilled Trades and Technology, General Arts and Science and Visual Arts. Fleming College has more than 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 65,000 alumni.
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For more information:
Nicole Grady, Corporate Giving and Communications Officer at nicole.grady@flemingcollege.ca or 705.749.5530 x 1204