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MOHAWK COLLEGE SIGNS GEOEXCHANGE TRAINING AGREEMENT

Montreal, October 13, 2009

MOHAWK COLLEGE SIGNS GEOEXCHANGE TRAINING AGREEMENT

Ontario college to couple industry recognized training with practical experience

 

Hamilton (ON) / Montréal (QC), October 13th, 2009 – The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) is pleased to announce that Mohawk CollegeHamilton, Ontario) has joined a growing network of Canadian colleges that are playing a key role in the CGC led geoexchange market transformation initiative.

 

The College has recently launched its new two-semester College Certificate Renewable Energies program and is also developing a new three-year Renewable Energies Technology program to start September 2010. Mohawk is well on its way to incorporating CGC’s installation and residential design training materials into its curriculum. The College’s geoexchange courses will be recognized by CGC as fully industry-equivalent training under the industry’s national quality assurance program.

 

In September 2008, Mohawk College completed a $27 million transformation of the Stoney Creek Campus into the Mohawk Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Research, Resources and Training (STARRT) Institute. The College’s focus on offering in-school training that directly complements the practical knowledge gained during job placements ties directly into CGC’s market transformation initiative.

 

“Because CGC professional accreditation currently requires a minimum of five installations or designs, Mohawk College’s program will provide the practical industry experience required by the national quality assurance program. This will facilitate the students’ accreditation processes and help industry access talented and qualified graduates” said Denis Tanguay, CGC President & CEO.

 

“Renewable energies is a fast growing industry where public and private programs and incentives are fuelling growth. Mohawk College continually strives to meet the needs of our industry both regionally and globally. We have delivered our first certificate program that will provide job ready graduates trained on maintenance, service and installation of residential and small commercial geothermal systems. The CGC training and certificate is a natural fit for our program and students” said Piero Cherubini, Dean of Apprenticeship and STARRT Campus. “We are also launching a new three-year technology program in September 2010 and currently deliver an innovative, collaborative program with McMaster University where graduates receive an Energy Engineering Bachelor of Technology degree. This program is geared to electrical and mechanical graduates of a three-year College Technology program and provides two streams of graduates: nuclear and renewable energies” added Mr. Cherubini.

 

CGC presently has active Memorandums of Understanding with twelve Canadian colleges and is currently working with over fifteen colleges who are eager to integrate geoexchange into their curriculum. Those colleges will play an increasingly active role in the market transformation process initiated by the CGC in 2005. Harmonized college training across Canada is seen as one of the cornerstones for geoexchange technology to gain momentum and obtain mainstream recognition.

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