Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) partnered with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. to offer education, apprenticeship and career opportunities in the shipbuilding industry to Indigenous Canadians, who are historically underrepresented in the industry. The partnership involved a 14-week preparatory training program focused on personal and academic readiness and metal fabrication career exploration; a Metal Fabrication Diploma program; mentoring and coaching by community and industry supporters; two work terms at Irving Shipbuilding; and, upon graduation, full-time employment with Irving’s Halifax Shipyard.
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The Program Excellence Award
The Program Excellence Award recognizes a program or an initiative that is innovative, portable, sustainable, and effective and focuses on one or more of the following areas: Indigenous Education; Sustainable Development; Global Engagement; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Applied Research and Innovation.
CICan and TD Insurance
TD Insurance is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the CICan Awards of Excellence Program. TD Insurance will give an award of $1,000 to each Gold level Award of Excellence recipient.
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