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Masonry and Electrical Dual Credit at Conestoga College
This Dual Credit package is laying the foundation for masonry and enlightening students to opportunities in careers in the electrical trades.
Dual Credit is a School-College Work Initiative that provides students a post-secondary college experience while introducing them to the commitment required to succeed in college and be treated as a young adult. Students earn an OSSD credit along with a college credit as they complete a college course. These are taught by college instructors and industry professionals
Twelve students from Avon Maitland District School Board are joined by six students from London Catholic District School Board and are transported, at no expense to the student, every Friday to the Ingersoll Skills Training Centre.
Grade 11 and 12 students, in which many are also participating in Cooperative Education, the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and the Specialist High Skills Major, are working alongside a Conestoga College instructor gaining sector relevant skills in masonry and in a few weeks
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AMDSB Pathways e-magazine | Fall 2019 Issue