Our natural caregivers 6-week (18-hour) community sponsored course given at the NOVA Career Centre came to an end recently and a few of the participants shared with us their thoughts on the experience. A couple of testimonials: “I know my life is changing and you have helped me to understand how important my role is...Read More
Chateauguay Valley Regional High School students took part in a field trip to the NOVA Career Centre and Pearson Adult Career Center during the month of March. CVR students had a fantastic day, taking part in hands-on activities which created an opportunity to explore multiple vocational programs for possible future post-secondary career options.Read More
Christine Tolhurst, an accounting student from the NOVA Career Centre, has been working a couple hours a week at the New Frontiers School Board main reception desk since November. After being recommended by the accounting teaching staff to take part in this opportunity, Ms. Tolhurst went through an interview process and was hired gaining some...Read More
Gault Institute students Abby and Malorie will take you around Gault’s Career Day event. Students learned about Cegep, vocational trades, firefighting, police work, playing professional football for the Montreal Alouettes and everything in between. Career Day gave the students an opportunity to get some hands-on experience and ask all the questions they could think of. A...Read More
Of the many modules offered in the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program, the Interior decorating project based on Modular Built-in Elements may be one of the most interesting! In this module, students actually make over a kitchen and family room. The challenge was that the room which they had to work on felt cold and...Read More
A small look at how drafting students are getting more equipped for their trade. Similar to the other programs offered at NOVA Career Centre, the Residential and Commercial Drafting program offers its students both theoretical, as well as hands-on learning. For the students enrolled in the drafting program, the first half of the curriculum consists...Read More
Canadian Forces Recruiting Group: Visible Minority/Women – Influencer Event Joanne O’Hanley and I attended the Influencer Event at the Support Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick (February 24-26th). The event showcased various aspects of life in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). We participated in various lectures, tours, “hands on” experiences and had one-on-one time to meet and speak with various...Read More
Our students had their ‘Kongzi’ (‘Confucius’ in Chinese) art designs showcased during the International “Hello Kongzi” exhibit at the “MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE” festival this past month. The work done by the ‘Interior Decoration and Visual Display’ students were part of the festival’s “Shenzhen: Grande ville à l’honneur” exhibits for the festival! Find out how the students enjoyed the...Read More
Time to register for an evening program at the Nova Career Centre that will lead you to obtain a DEP in Home Care Assistance! Starting date: April 27th 2016 (updated) Ending date: December 22nd 2016 (updated) Hours: 3:30 pm – 10:00 pm Location: 70 Maple Street, Chateauguay, QC Phone number: 450-691-2540 Program objectives: The program enables students...Read More
Chinese New Year 2016 – The Year of the Monkey – was celebrated at the NOVA Career Centre and Howard S. Billings High School by showcasing a variety of different Chinese customs & traditions as demonstrated by the international students from each school.Read More
