2017 Convocation highlights

Jessica Nolet is no longer ashamed to say she’s on social assistance.

That’s because for the first time in 10 years, the single mother of four sees a path forward, the possibility of a better life for her and her children.

In September, Nolet will begin the first semester of a two-year Social Services program at Nova Scotia Community College.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has given Nova Scotia Community College nearly $2.2 million for new research equipment and to fund new projects designed to boost students’ job readiness.

A Charlottetown based company is partnering with two Maritime post secondary schools to launch a new real estate development program. Homburg Institute made the announcement Monday, explaining the collaboration with NSCC and Mount Saint Vincent University will launch the Executive Certificate in Real Estate Development in September..

Two young local apprentices are working toward butcher certification from England. But they’re doing so by learning the trade under master butcher Ben Andrews at the Seaport Farmers’ Market. Andrews found a world of difference in the trade in the Maritimes compared with his native New Zealand, but he’s helping provide higher quality meat products in Nova Scotia with Getaway Farms.

October 2016 with an agreement with HRM to host after-school play programs for autistic children in local recreation centres. One autism organization has expanded its play-based programming to the summer months, thanks to a partnership with the NSCC..

Unexpectedly, Kirk Campbell followed his grandmother’s footsteps. She too was a Red Seal chef. Having finished a two-year program at NSCC and 6,000 hours of training through the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency, Campbell completed the Red Seal requirements, including a day-long practical exam, in 2009.