Georgian partners with Royal Canadian Navy on marine education, career pathways

Georgian College and the Royal Canadian Navy have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration to create education and training pathways between the college and the navy. The collaboration will allow Georgian’s Centre for Marine Training and Research to provide refresher training, upskilling, and occupation-aligned learning to navy members, and to provide pathways for Georgian students in […]

Georgian College has launched a new project that aims to improve the student transfer process. This project will focus on finding ways to improve how transfer-related information moves through the systems at Georgian and identifying ways to improve this information’s accuracy, consistency, and timeliness. Best practices will be shared with other ON postsecondary institutions to […]

Georgian College, the Georgian College Student Association, and shared living platform Sparrow are collaborating to connect students with Barrie homeowners who have available spare accommodations. Students and homeowners are matched based on their lifestyles and preferences. If they opt to proceed, the individuals in these matches will be offered written homeshare agreements, tenant insurance, and […]

Georgian College has received a $1.25M donation towards its Student Success and Care Centre from GuardMe International Insurance. This centre offers students personalized services, support systems, and connection opportunities so that they can build the skills and sense of belonging they need to succeed in their careers. It will be renamed to recognize GuardMe’s contribution. […]

Across the country, postsecondary institutions are celebrating Pride Month with events and resources. Alberta University of the Arts shared reading lists and resources for those interested in learning more, while institutions such as Georgian College and Okanagan College announced special parties and gatherings to bring the community together to celebrate diversity and belonging. Institutions such […]

Georgian College has received a $1.25M donation from GuardMe International Insurance to support its new Student Success and Care Centre. The GuardMe Student Success and Care Centre provides students with services, support systems, and a space for students to connect. Georgian President Kevin Weaver expressed gratitude to GuardMe for the donation, saying that the donation […]

Centennial College, Durham College, Georgian College, Humber Polytechnic, and Ontario Tech University have signed an MOU to create a consortium on clean energy workforce development. The Canadian Clean Energy Workforce Consortium will be guided by an industry advisory council and will support training and upskilling in several areas relevant to clean energy development including skilled […]

Georgian College Career & Employment Community Services has partnered with the County of Simcoe to increase access to employment and social supports in Orillia. With support from EmployNext, which coordinates the province’s employment services, the two partners have added the college’s services to the county’s Social and Community Services office. The county states that the […]

Georgian College and Canadian Forces Base Borden have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration that formalizes and expands their partnership. This agreement establishes a framework for current and future collaboration and a Collaboration Council. The partners will work on a variety of initiatives that will help military-connected learners access education, including enhanced educational pathways and recognition […]

Georgian College and Thompson Rivers University have each taken part in launching new labs. Georgian worked with the Huntsville Public Library and YMCA Simcoe/Muskoka to launch a Community Impact Lab at the library. This space will bring together students, community partners, and rural communities to tackle the region’s social and economic challenges. TRU recently opened […]