Angela decided to start a home-based health & nutrition business. Realizing the complexities of a small business, she decided to take the Starting a Business (4-months/2 nights a week) program at the NOVA Career Centre to refine her business plan. After completing the program she has now gained valuable small-business insights, picked-up some best practices,...Read More
Mom and Dad… do you have a feeling that CEGEP isn’t quite the right fit for your child this year? Have you considered a trade program? Most of our 15 programs are approximately one year long, are tuition-free… and with a free shuttle bus running daily between our three vocational training centres, nothing is too...Read More
We had to show off our Hairdressing students skills! Check this out! Our “House of Hairdressing” students had a friendly competition for the honour and glory of walking away with the “Game of Combs” mini-throne replica! Way too much fun. Great job to the students, who used their skills to create some fantastic renditions of...Read More
Neil Elsmore has just completed the Starting a Business (4-months/2 nights a week) program at the NOVA Career Centre. Our program helps entrepreneurs who have an idea, are halfway through their business plan or are already in operation but looking for some refinement and insights for their business plan. As with any great idea, you...Read More
A little known fact is that vocational training options in English in Quebec are open to everyone! Yes, everyone*! While the language of instruction is in English, we have bilingual staff who are very at ease and capable of helping those who have English as their second language. Want proof? Let Brigitte tell you in...Read More
“Game of Combs” – comes to our Hairdressing team. Students re-created stunning hairstyles from some of your favourite Game of Thrones characters. Staff and students voted on which one they liked best and the winner will walk away with the state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind throne will go to the winning creation. Read More
Salon Chatelle Concept owner Harry Govindasawmy partnered with the NOVA Career Centre’s Hairdressing teachers Kathy Burke and Melanie Sheehan for over 4 months during the 2018-2019 school year. They had long discussions about curriculum, trends in the industry and intensive training for students on styled perms, styled cuts, communications and sales. Everyone gained from the experience and hopes...Read More
Inica is an experienced hairdresser. She owns her own salon and has mentored numerous new hairstylists in the trade over the years. Inica recently graduated with a (DVS) Diploma of Vocational Studies in Hairdressing, after completing the Recognition of Acquired Competencies (RAC) process under the encouragement of Kathy Burke, Hairdressing-Content Specialist at the New Frontiers...Read More
