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Second Intake Opens for Arts, Culture and Sport in Community Fund
Small Capital & Special Initiatives (up to $300K)Deadline to submit: April 17th 2023 Small Capital: Acquisition of specialized equipment; Planning, feasibility and facility assessment projects intended to lead to capital work; and Design and production of major permanent interpretive installations.Special Initiatives: Activities that support leadership development and organizational capacity; New arts, culture or sport initiatives or programs; Pilot projects; Initiatives that expand or enhance existing
Assiniboine receives $50K grant to support partnerships with small-to-medium size enterprises.
BRANDON, Man. (March 20, 2023)— Assiniboine Community College is pleased to announce a new agriculture-based grant of $50,000 to support partnerships with small-to-medium size enterprises (SMEs) through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). The grant, formally known as a Contribution to Organization (CtO), will allow the college to provide short-term scientific or technical assistance to Canadian for-profit SMEs. “Having access to funding programs like
Virden to host Assiniboine Practical Nursing program in 2024
BRANDON, Man. (March 9, 2023)— Assiniboine Community College is offering a second intake of the Practical Nursing program at the rural rotating training site in Virden, Manitoba. The program will start in September 2024 with capacity for 25 students. “Offering training closer to home means people living in rural communities have more choice when pursuing post-secondary education, and this Practical Nursing program in Virden will enable more nurses to be trained to fill the on-going demand,” said Manitoba
Cougars’ return to Nationals to defend Championship Title held since 2019
BRANDON, Man. (March 1, 2023)— The Cougars Women’s Hockey team will enter familiar territory at the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s (ACHA) Women’s Division II (W2) Championship tournament held March 16 - 20 just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. “I am thrilled to be heading to the Nationals once again. Our team has worked so hard, both on and off the ice, to finish first in the West Region,” said Tony Bertone, Cougars head coach. “The thought of leading this amazing group of athletes to defend
Introducing Supervising 101 Course
Supervising 101 provides new and emerging supervisors with the tactical skills needed in everyday people leadership. Often, supervisors are promoted into their role because they are great at their job. However, the promotion doesn’t always come with the training needed to take on the hardest job of all- leading people. This course provides a tool kit to support supervisors as they navigate the day to day challenges of people leadership. Supervisors will leave this course prepared and confident to take on