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Equipping graduates to find satisfying, well-pay-

ing jobs in their chosen fields is what Canada’s

150 colleges and institutes do best. Thanks to

focused, hands-on instruction in high-demand

fields, delivered by faculty members with real-

world experience, colleges have achieved place-

ment rates in the 90-per-cent range six months

after graduation. Moreover, employers report

that they are pleased with their new hires. A re-

cent survey found that the employer satisfaction

rate with the quality of college graduates was

over 93 per cent.

Small wonder, then, that colleges report rising

enrolments in most program areas. For example,

the number of students enrolled at colleges in

B.C., Alberta and Prince Edward Island was up

about 17 per cent in 2009-10 compared with

the previous year, while enrolments in New-

foundland and Labrador grew about 12 per cent.

Much of their success is attributable to the fact

that colleges are integrally aligned with the needs

of employers. Through program advisory com-

mittees that solicit business and industry input

in curriculum development, colleges are on the

leading edge of skills identification, economic

trends and market shifts.

“All of our health-related programs, for exam-

ple, are in great demand and graduates are virtu-

ally guaranteed employment,” says James Knight,

president and CEO of the Association of Cana-

dian Community Colleges (ACCC). “With a

generation of Canadians poised to retire and

allied health professionals under tremendous

pressure because of shortages in many fields,

it’s important that we train replacements by,

among other things, expanding our programs.”

The ACCC is working with Health Canada

to find ways to attract more well-qualified

people to these fields and establish national

standards for training and education for pro-

fessions that lack them, especially for health

care providers in home care and long-term

care, he adds.

One of the great college success stories is

their collaboration with small and medium-size

enterprises (SMEs) on applied research projects.

“Colleges embody an enormous concentra-

tion of expertise in the application of technology

to process improvement and product develop-

ment,” says Knight. “They are equipped with the

latest technology, solid infrastructure, skilled fac-

ulty and highly motivated students.”

Applied research alliances produce job-ready

graduates in a range of sectors, and there is grow-

ing evidence that companies involved in such

alliances hire the students, who become highly

qualified, innovation-literate employees.

“Research projects give students a taste of the

challenges they’ll face, as well as a background

in innovation, which stands them in good stead

in the workplace,” says Knight. “It’s a win-win

situation for everyone involved.”

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GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE?

It was Toronto’s only culinary school when I

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by Innovequity’s two-year relationship with

novaNAIT, the college’s centre for applied

research and enterprise development.

“NovaNAIT’s faculty and students helped

us with prototyping and assisted in finding

engineering and architectural expertise, as well

as angel investors,” says COO Mark C. Holtom.

“Working in that entrepreneurial environment

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PURSUING A PROFESSIONSENECA COLLEGE GRADUATES GO FROM

THE CLASSROOM TO THEIR CAREERS

SENECA COLLEGE GRADUATES DON’T JUST GET JOBS, THEY ESTABLISH CAREERS IN SOME OF

THE FASTEST GROWING AND MOST EXCITING PROFESSIONS. FOR YEARS, A COLLEGE EDUCATION

HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GET GRADUATES GOOD JOBS. HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL EDUCATION

COMBINED WITH AWARD-WINNING FACULTY WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD ARE SOME OF

THE REASONS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY.

For Reynold Choi, it

was the promise of a

degree that would

provide him with the

necessary theoretical

knowledge and

experience to get his

new career started.

Having previously

earned his Business

Administration

diploma at Seneca,

Choi selected the College’s bachelor of

commerce degree in International Accounting

and Finance. Along with completing courses

leading to professional certification during the

program, graduates complete a four-month co-op

placement to gain practical work experience.

Weeks before graduating from the program,

this 30-year-old accepted a job offer as an

Accounting Associate with SmartCentres–the

Canadian real estate development company

known for their shopping centres.

“The need for accounting talent will only

continue to grow,” Choi says. “If you’re good

with numbers and are interested in this profession,

the International Accounting and Finance

program will give you the hands-on training and

theory you need to work in this field.”

Michelle Dakin took a different path to prepare

for her field. In 2006, the 26-year-old graduated

with a bachelor of arts - Criminology and Criminal

Justice degree from Carleton University but

decided she needed more hands-on experience.

She enrolled in Seneca’s Advanced Investigation

and Enforcement graduate certificate program

and was introduced to business continuity and

emergency management – the career path she

would pursue upon graduation.

Dakin landed a six-month contract as a Pandemic

and Contingency Planning Co-ordinator at Rouge

Valley Health System (RVHS). Within a month,

she was faced with creating a pandemic plan

for H1N1 while managing risks and assisting

with the co-ordination of a systematic response to

the outbreak. In March 2009, she was offered a

new contract as Business Continuity, Emergency

Preparedness and Enterprise Risk Lead for RVHS.

“Seneca’s Advanced Investigation and

Enforcement program prepared me for my

profession immensely,” says Dakin. “The work

I do every day draws on what I learned in

the program.”

While Dakin is busy preparing for and managing

emergencies, 22-year-old Seneca Travel and

Tourism graduate Cici Lam is helping to arrange

the building of schools, the planting of trees

and the painting of classrooms.

Lam is a Co-ordinator of Corporate and Family

Engagement for Me to We – a Free the Children

organization that aims to transform consumers

into world changers.

One of the ways Me to We achieves this

mission is through its Volunteer Adventure

program to Kenya, which is managed by Lam.

As part of her job, she familiarizes families and

individuals with the process of taking this

transformative trip from the moment they express

interest to when they arrive back home.

“Travelling to Kenya is definitely a once-in-a-

lifetime experience,” she says. “Helping

families get there and make a difference has

got to be the best part of my job.”

Yvonne Yang combined her love of flowers

and design talent with hard work to launch Pistil

Flowers – a successful floral boutique located in

the heart of Toronto’s Financial District.

After graduating from Seneca’s Floral Design

certificate program, she began working as an

independent florist designing and installing

decorative arrangements for hotels and

restaurants.

The 32-year-old launched Pistil Flowers last

year and now leads a team of seven florists

who create contemporary floral designs.

“I’m a better florist for having gone to Seneca,”

Yang says. “It was one year, but it was a year

well spent.”

WHAT SETS SENECA APART

• SENECA HAS CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT

TORONTO AND YORK REGION – PROVIDING

STUDENTS WITH EDUCATION OPTIONS

CLOSE TO HOME.

• SENECA HAS TWO GRANTS EACH WORTH

$2.3 MILLION FROM THE NATURAL SCIENCES

AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF

CANADA FOR GROUNDBREAKING AVIATION

AND OPEN SOURCE RESEARCH.

• CO-OP IS OFFERED IN 50 PROGRAMS,

INCLUDING SENECA’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.

• 93.2 PER CENT OF EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE

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“Without novaNAIT, everything would

have been much more difficult,” adds Holtom.

Across Canada, small and medium-size en-

terprises (SMEs) like Innovequity are using

the expertise of college faculty and students to

develop new or improved products, processes

and services.

“The private sector has a real hunger for

what colleges offer, and turns to them for

new technologies, prototyping and process

improvement,” says James Knight, president

and CEO of the Association of Canadian

Community Colleges. “The results translate

into productivity gains, enhanced competi-

tiveness and new jobs.”

Colleges make ideal partners because they

have strong ties to local enterprises and can

respond quickly to the applied research needs

of business, says Knight. “It’s a tribute to their

successful partnerships with SMEs that fund-

ing from the private sector for applied research

support remained stable despite the economic

downturn,” he adds.

The amount of applied research taking

place at colleges and institutes has grown dra-

matically in recent years. Between 2005-06

and 2009-10, private sector investment in ap-

plied and industry-driven research ballooned

from $4 million to $45 million, according to

a 2011 Association of Canadian Community

Colleges study, Productivity Through Innova-

tion. The association also found that 4,419

companies, primarily SMEs, partnered with

colleges for applied research projects in

2010-11, up 23 per cent from 2008-09, and

that 13,510 students participated in these

projects, up 62 per cent from the number

reported in 2009-10.

College-industry research partnerships are a

win-win situation. A 2010 Conference Board

of Canada report (Innovation Catalysts and

Accelerators: The Impact of Ontario Colleges’

Applied Research) reviewed 29 business-college

collaborations and found that the majority

led to a new or improved product, service

or process. Businesses reported that working

with colleges reduced delays in their projects,

lowered costs, increased quality and provided

ideas and opportunities for further collabora-

tions. They also gave industry partners access

to R&D resources that would normally be

unavailable to them, and lead them to invest

more in R&D.

Applied research

projects help college

faculty keep current in

their areas of expertise;

this means better teach-

ing and better program

curriculum, which im-

prove the student learn-

ing experience. These

projects also provide

students with real-

world challenges and

experience, improve

their technical and en-

trepreneurial skills, and

increase their employ-

ability. In the end, the

report says, more than

a dozen students were

hired by the compa-

nies after their projects

ended.

A case in point

involves Markham, ON-

based Tertec Enter-

prises. In 2006 the sys-

tem design house de-

veloped an interactive

“companion” called

Mon Ami, which al-

lows elderly users to live

more independently.

With wireless connections to devices around

the house, Mon Ami helps the user with daily

routines. It also has a web portal that allows

caregivers to manage it remotely from their

Internet browser.

Tertec sought help from Seneca College

faculty and students in developing peripher-

als for Mon Ami, including a pill dispenser, a

microwave robot and a voice-activated help

system, in case of emergency. The students

proved so valuable that Tertec hired three of

them after they graduated.

Tertec and Seneca are now conducting a

pilot study to determine the efficacy of Mon

Ami for community-based organizations that

work with older adults living independently.

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Colleges make ideal

partners because they

have strong ties to

local enterprises and

can respond quickly to

the applied research

needs of business.

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Innovequity’s chief

technology officer

Ben Bertrand (left)

and chief operating

officer Mark C.

Holtom (right)


These projects also provide

students with real-world

challenges and experience,

improve their technical and

entrepreneurial skills, and

increase their employability.

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“Seneca has been an excellent partner, pro-

viding us with insight and encouragement,”

says Tertec president Terry D’Silva. “Their in-

structors are industry-savvy, and students have

practical knowledge and experience from

their studies and co-op placements, so they’re

ready to hit the ground running. We wouldn’t

be where we are now without them.”

Involvement in applied research projects

can also lead college students to create their

own jobs. Chris Bint is executive director of

Elder Technology Assistance Group (ETAG),

which operates in the Toronto area. He had

the idea for the non-profit organization while

volunteering as a technology coach at Sheri-

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In 2008, Bint received a certificate in

digital communication from Sheridan

and graduated from the joint Sheridan/

University of Toronto communication,

culture and information technology program.

Soon after, his organization was born.

Sheridan’s volunteer technology assis-

tance program continues to run out of its

Elder Research Centre technology lab. In a

partnership with the research centre, Bint’s

ETAG has organized the study to include

many more seniors, and volunteers from the

community. The research centre develops

new, innovative technology studies concern-

ing seniors, and ETAG both organizes the

participants and trains volunteers to be tech-

nology tutors to supplement the study.

“Our goal is to eliminate the digital divide

between older adults and younger, tech-savvy

generations,” says Bint, noting that, to date,

ETAG has helped about 1,000 people in

the Halton Region, just outside the Greater

Toronto Area.

“The research component of my education

shaped my career in a very positive way,”

he adds. “I expected to work in the IT field

after graduation, but volunteering at the

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and convenience made available by the

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A strong entrepreneurial bent took

Dave Hale from a university program

that wasn’t meeting his needs to Algon-

quin College, where he acquired the skills

to create his own business – Soshal Group

(www.soshalgroup.com) – an Ottawa-

based social media marketing agency.

When he entered Algonquin, Hale

considered it a stepping stone to a

university commerce degree. But

he quickly realized that the business

marketing program had everything he

needed to succeed.

“The program gave me the tangible

skills to get my business off the ground,”

he notes. “My success had much less to

do with the courses than with my in-

teractions with the instructors and my

peers. The work was very collaborative

and client-centred. We created cam-

paigns for local firms and competed in

province-wide business development

and marketing competitions that pro-

vided a terrific learning opportunity.”

One of them was the Ontario Col-

leges’ Marketing Competition, which

Hale’s first-year marketing instructor

urged him to participate in. “Without

that, I wouldn’t be where I am now.

Everything that has happened since is

a spinoff of that.”

But the competition was not a

case of instant success. Hale calls his

sixth-place finish in a field of 13

“immensely humbling.”

“It was more difficult than I’d ex-

pected,” he continues, “and I realized

that I didn’t try hard enough.”

His instructor thought he deserved

another chance and suggested he par-

ticipate in the annual Vanier College

BDC Case Challenge, where he was

part of a group that placed third – a

much more satisfying result.

Hale admits that he had a mistaken

view of college before starting at Algon-

quin. “I had a big ego going in because

I’d spent two years at university. Then I

realized that many of my peers already

had university degrees and were attend-

ing college because it gave them the real-

life skills they needed in the workplace. I

also learned from business competitions

that I had to work really hard to place

near the top. It all opened my eyes to the

benefits of a college education.”

Entrepreneur: Dave Hale

Founder and CEO, Soshal Group,

Algonquin College (Ottawa),

business marketing, 2010

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Andrew Mizzoni didn’t wait to fin-

ish his education before launching his

business career. Barely 20, the third-year

Seneca College business administration

student is already applying his new

skills to a budding career in the Toronto

area’s red-hot real estate market.

“The program is teaching me ev-

erything I need to run a business, from

accounting and marketing to presen-

tation skills,” says Mizzoni, one of the

city’s youngest real estate agents. “I

like the hands-on approach at college

as well as the fact that my teachers are

professionals in their fields. The classes

are also smaller than those in university,

which is a bonus.”

Practical outcomes are what the

business administration program is all

about. Mizzoni created a sales presen-

tation for an assignment, and he uses

it daily in his work with HomeLife /

Metropark Realty. Similarly, marketing

assignments have helped him develop

his online and print marketing strate-

gies. He is already seeing his education

pay off in one of the ways that count

most – earnings – as he lists and sells

properties, many of them high-end.

Contributing to others is a key

value for Mizzoni, who donates a per-

centage of his earnings to Toronto’s

Hospital for Sick Children. As a child,

he had a rare form of cancer that re-

sulted in the removal of his left eye.

Now with a clean bill of health, he has

raised more than $400,000 for pediat-

ric cancer research through a founda-

tion he and his family started while he

was undergoing chemotherapy. The

Andrew Mizzoni Charity Golf Classic

began as a family tournament and has

grown into an annual event supported

by local athletes, celebrities and corpo-

rate sponsors. “I’ve also applied what

I’ve learned at Seneca to enhance my

fundraising program,” he notes.

Despite his achievements, Miz-

zoni isn’t resting on his laurels. After

graduation in early 2012, he hopes

to expand his career by launching

several business ventures. He also has

plans to pursue a business degree and

eventually an MBA.

Entrepreneur: Andrew Mizzoni

Agent, HomeLife/Metropark Realty,

Seneca College (Toronto), business

administration, 2012

SENECA COLLEGE

Science Building

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Get the world-class education you need

to get the career of your dreams. With the

highest graduate satisfaction rate of any

Ontario college, St. Lawrence is a great

place to bring your career plans to life.

open house, sat. nov. 19Brockville, cornwall, kingston

start living

your dreams.

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1-800-463-0752

www.stlawrencecollege.ca

lothe job you

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FIRST

YO

U

THEN

YO

U

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88% of our college grads use French in their workplace

www.ustboniface.ca

École technique et professionnelle

Oui!In an effort to boost the number of aboriginal entrepreneurs and

business people in Canada, Toronto-based Centennial College has

introduced two new programs designed to equip students with the

skills they need to launch their careers.

The college hopes to start admitting students to its three-year

business administration/accounting program and two-year general

business program in January 2012. The two diploma programs

are part of Centennial’s aboriginal stream, which is tailored to

aboriginal students.

Applicants must have an Ontario secondary school diploma or

equivalent, or be 19 or older to qualify.

“Centennial is one of the most multicultural colleges in

Ontario, and these programs are part of our outreach to the

aboriginal community,” says John Harris, program chair of the

School of Business, noting that the Canadian Council for Aboriginal

Business has identifi ed a need for aboriginal people to become

more involved in economic development and industry.

According to the 2006 census, of the 242,495 aboriginal people

living in Ontario, about 80,000 are in the Greater Toronto Area

and 25,000 to 30,000 are under 19 years old. The aboriginal

community is growing faster than the non-aboriginal population

in Canada, but many among them don’t fi nish high school.

BUSINESS PROGRAMS REACH OUT “Yet many businesses, including

the major banks, very much want to

employ aboriginal people, so there’s

an opportunity here. We want to get

younger students involved and help to

grow aboriginals’ presence in Canada’s

business community,” says Harris.

The business administration/account-

ing program was created in partnership

with the Aboriginal Financial Offi cers

Association of Canada. As well as a rigor-

ous accounting curriculum, students will

fi nd courses on aboriginal governance,

aboriginal strategy and decision-making,

and aboriginal challenges and advocacy.

“Learning how to integrate effective

business practices with aboriginal tradi-

tions and issues will benefi t students and

create broader cultural awareness in the

business world,” notes Harris.

The general business program will

prepare students for careers in aboriginal

communities and the wider society, both

locally and internationally. They will gain

specialized cultural knowledge and learn

to integrate that with effective business

practices, to the benefi t of all communities.

The School of Business’s develop-

ment of partnerships with aboriginal

and non-aboriginal organizations will

provide mentoring and networking

opportunities to students as they work on

their diplomas.

Bursaries and scholarships are available

from a number of sources.

BUDDING ABORIGINAL ENTREPRENEURS

to

SPECIAL INTEREST FEATURE SPECIAL INTEREST FEATURE

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

The three campus libraries provide materials, facilities and services to enable students

to fi nd the information they need, including quiet study space. Photo: Tim Forbes

DOUGLAS COLLEGE

Student takes time for a

quick study break at the

College’s Coquitlam B.C.

campus. Douglas College

has two campuses in Metro

Vancouver servicing 20,000

students a year.

Photo: Randall Cosco

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WhyGradsGetJobs_Print.indd 16-17 11-10-13 4:28 PM

Get the world-class education you need

to get the career of your dreams. With the

highest graduate satisfaction rate of any

Ontario college, St. Lawrence is a great

place to bring your career plans to life.

open house, sat. nov. 19Brockville, cornwall, kingston

start living

your dreams.

[email protected]

1-800-463-0752

www.stlawrencecollege.ca

lothe job you

is calling

FIRST

YO

U

THEN

YO

U

dream it

LIVE IT

88% of our college grads use French in their workplace

www.ustboniface.ca

École technique et professionnelle

Oui!In an effort to boost the number of aboriginal entrepreneurs and

business people in Canada, Toronto-based Centennial College has

introduced two new programs designed to equip students with the

skills they need to launch their careers.

The college hopes to start admitting students to its three-year

business administration/accounting program and two-year general

business program in January 2012. The two diploma programs

are part of Centennial’s aboriginal stream, which is tailored to

aboriginal students.

Applicants must have an Ontario secondary school diploma or

equivalent, or be 19 or older to qualify.

“Centennial is one of the most multicultural colleges in

Ontario, and these programs are part of our outreach to the

aboriginal community,” says John Harris, program chair of the

School of Business, noting that the Canadian Council for Aboriginal

Business has identifi ed a need for aboriginal people to become

more involved in economic development and industry.

According to the 2006 census, of the 242,495 aboriginal people

living in Ontario, about 80,000 are in the Greater Toronto Area

and 25,000 to 30,000 are under 19 years old. The aboriginal

community is growing faster than the non-aboriginal population

in Canada, but many among them don’t fi nish high school.

BUSINESS PROGRAMS REACH OUT “Yet many businesses, including

the major banks, very much want to

employ aboriginal people, so there’s

an opportunity here. We want to get

younger students involved and help to

grow aboriginals’ presence in Canada’s

business community,” says Harris.

The business administration/account-

ing program was created in partnership

with the Aboriginal Financial Offi cers

Association of Canada. As well as a rigor-

ous accounting curriculum, students will

fi nd courses on aboriginal governance,

aboriginal strategy and decision-making,

and aboriginal challenges and advocacy.

“Learning how to integrate effective

business practices with aboriginal tradi-

tions and issues will benefi t students and

create broader cultural awareness in the

business world,” notes Harris.

The general business program will

prepare students for careers in aboriginal

communities and the wider society, both

locally and internationally. They will gain

specialized cultural knowledge and learn

to integrate that with effective business

practices, to the benefi t of all communities.

The School of Business’s develop-

ment of partnerships with aboriginal

and non-aboriginal organizations will

provide mentoring and networking

opportunities to students as they work on

their diplomas.

Bursaries and scholarships are available

from a number of sources.

BUDDING ABORIGINAL ENTREPRENEURS

to

SPECIAL INTEREST FEATURE SPECIAL INTEREST FEATURE

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

The three campus libraries provide materials, facilities and services to enable students

to fi nd the information they need, including quiet study space. Photo: Tim Forbes

DOUGLAS COLLEGE

Student takes time for a

quick study break at the

College’s Coquitlam B.C.

campus. Douglas College

has two campuses in Metro

Vancouver servicing 20,000

students a year.

Photo: Randall Cosco

–

WhyGradsGetJobs_Print.indd 16-17 11-10-13 4:28 PM

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