There’s more classroom space and training opportunities for post-secondary students thanks to the 2010 Ontario budget. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced Thursday that provincial government plans to spend $310 million to add space for 20,000 new students into the post-secondary school system. Duncan also announced the province will continue its Second Career program, which provides financial assistance [...] Continue Reading

Sue Hawkins could not help but burst out laughing when she was reminded about the first few months at Durham College after Second Career, an Ontario government skills-retraining  program, was introduced in June 2008. Hawkins, the college’s Second Career adviser, said only 17 people had enrolled in the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities’ program, which [...] Continue Reading