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Electronic Technology Workshop 2008 Application Form The Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology Department is once again please to offer a free program that will introduce Grade 7 students to Electronic Engineering Technology and Network Technology. We will be offering eight sessions at our Princess Street Campus and invite Grade 7 students to join the Saturday morning Grade 7 workshops. These workshop will begin on Saturday March 1st with an Electronics camp and will alternate Saturday mornings with Networking for 8 weeks ending Saturday April 19th. Students will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. For more information please contact Ms. Valerie Mackenzie, Administrative Assistant at 949-8442. Feb 01, 2008 New Facility Fuels Opportunities For Green Energy Economy
Construction is beginning
on a new $15.1-million training centre that will
provide leading-edge research opportunities for
youth in Manitoba’s green energy economy, increase
job training opportunities and ensure the province’s
growing economy has the skilled workers it needs,
Premier Gary Doer announced today.
“Increasing training opportunities are a priority for business and this government,” Doer said. “Moving forward, we must address the research and training needs of our growing economy, which includes emerging clean- and green-energy industries.” Scheduled to open in January 2009, the Heavy Equipment Transportation Centre at Red River College will double its current size and support Manitoba’s growing green-energy economy by conducting applied research and advanced training in leading-edge technologies such as biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen and electric hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, and emissions and cold-weather testing. “Demand for skilled training is at an all-time high in Manitoba and this facility will allow us to expand our programs and strengthen connections with industry as we build tomorrow’s workforce,” added Red River College president Jeff Zabudsky. Since 2001, Red River College (RRC) has seen enrolment in heavy-equipment transportation courses more than double. The new building will allow the college to further expand capacity to 368 students by 2009-10 from the current 230. Funding for the training centre includes $12.6 million from the province and the balance coming from a private-sector capital campaign. ”We’re excited the government is partnering with industry to support growth in the transportation sector,” said Doug Harvey, president of Maxim Transportation and chair of the Red River College capital campaign. “The new heavy equipment training facility will immediately increase the college’s capacity to train technicians by 60 per cent.” More skilled workers are also needed to support Manitoba’s thriving transportation cluster. With New Flyer Industries and Motorcoach Industries, Manitoba is the bus manufacturing capital of North America. The province is also a leader in trucking, boasting about 430 companies, 33,000 direct and indirect jobs and a $1.2-billion industry. The existing centre at RRC has already been involved in new research projects like road testing the hydrogen-powered bus built in Manitoba by New Flyer. The new centre will give students, instructors and industry a top-level facility in which to do their work, Doer said. “By giving students hands-on experience with leading-edge technologies, we are driving innovation in business,” he added. The centre currently offers pre-employment training programs such as heavy-duty equipment mechanic and outdoor power-equipment technician. Apprenticeships offered include transport truck and bus mechanics, plus a new-product training program that helps workers upgrade their skills as new products enter the market. The new centre will also conduct applied research in heavy-duty equipment, bringing students, instructors and industry together to work on practical research. This increased focus on applied research builds on RRC’s new Centre for Applied Research in Sustainable Infrastructure. The centre will also help meet the growing needs for skilled workers to work on major capital investments now underway in Manitoba. Building and modernization of infrastructure is underway across the province including the construction of the new $258-million Manitoba Hydro head office, the Red River Floodway expansion, the $569‑million upgrading of the Winnipeg airport facilities, the $50-million investment at McGillivray and Kenaston by Hopewell Development and the $30-million Biovail expansion in Steinbach. Since 1999, Red River College’s full-time enrolment has increased by 58 per cent, to 10,433 students from 6,595. Total provincial funding to the college has increased to $83.5 million from $42.9 million. |