Training and Something News
REAA grads hired before the tassel turns
Hard work pays off and this year’s graduating real estate appraisal and assessment (REAA) class can vouch for that. More than 70 per cent of REAA business administration graduates this year secured full-time positions in this industry before they graduated at the end of May. “We are seeing record...
Future first responders welcome to attend ETC Info Session
Lakeland College’s Emergency Training Centre (ETC) will be throwing open its doors to welcome the next generation of future firefighters and first responders on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Fire and Emergency Services Program Info Session. “We know the ETC offers students the best training opportunities...
Checking off the bucket list with street rod technology
Restoring his ’76 Corvette is a bucket list item for Trevor Whelan and, after completing Lakeland College’s street rod technology (SRT) microcredentials, he’s got the skills he needs to get the job done. “I’ve been working on the car for three or four years now,” Whelan says. “It...
BASEM practicums provide hands-on experience
Lessons learned in the classroom are only a small part of Lakeland College’s bachelor of science: environmental management program (BASEM). After spending three years in Lakeland’s labs and learning spaces, as well as out in the fields, farmland, wetlands and rivers on and surrounding campus,...
City kid finds fulfillment in agriculture
It’s interesting because not every farm works the same way and you get a feel for how each farm runs." Lisa Koladich considers herself “one of the token city kids” of the 2014 crop unit on Lakeland College’s Student-Managed Farm – Powered by New Holland (SMF). The crop technology alumna...