Applications for the Community Integration Through Co-operative Education Program at Confederation College are now being accepted.
Two groups have already graduated from the program with five coming from Dryden.
Angelina Anderson is the Director of the Dryden/Sioux Lookout campus and says the two year program is designed to help anyone with learning, social and intellectual challenges find ways to overcome them.
Anderson says the course provides personalized, assisted learning tailored to fit each student’s academic needs inside and outside the classroom.
“Starting in their second semester they have a supervised field placement. All of the other semesters so semesters two, three and four. It gives them the opportunity to gain valuable work experience that they can add to their resume so they can show off their talents to potential employers.”
Anderson notes classes in the program include skills for life and work, computers, personal and professional growth, success tips and strategies and goal setting.
She adds in the two years of the program, most students find success academically, but they learn how to overcome their specific challenges thanks in part to the one-on-one attention they receive.
Graduates of the CICE program go on to a wide variety of workplaces including offices, restaurants and retail.
For more information or to apply, contact:
Rhonda Parenteau, Integration Facilitator
Phone: 807-475-6368
Email: rparente@confederationcollege.ca
To hear more from Angelina Anderson, visit the Audio link below.
