The funding is part of the government’s $583 million investment over three years to help institutions modernize classrooms by upgrading technology, carrying out critical repairs, improving their environmental sustainability and supporting virtual learning projects that increase access to postsecondary education for students.
“Despite a global pandemic, there are 500,000 more net new jobs today than in 2018. Our efforts to eliminate job-killing red tape, reduce fees and costs on businesses and people, and invest in education, training, and skills development are working; laying the foundation for long-term economic growth in our region and across Ontario,” MPP Dave Smith said. “Today, we take one more step in that direction with a $5.8 million investment to deliver better, more accessible education for students – training them for the jobs of the future.”
The $3.3M investment at Fleming College will help to modernize learning spaces, equipment, and infrastructure in the School of Trades and Technology, School of Environmental and Natural Resources Sciences, and the School of Health and Wellness.
The $2.5M investment at Trent University will help to renovate and upgrade IT/AV infrastructure to enable virtual/real-time delivery to support micro-credential programming as well as to enhance the ability create AV content in particular for nursing and STEM. It will also support a variety of projects including roof and skylight replacement and repair and mechanical and electrical improvements.
“Ontario’s postsecondary institutions offer world class education, which is critical to the future of the province, and our economy,” said Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities. “Our government’s investments to build Ontario will help colleges and universities renew and modernize their facilities and buy vital training equipment so they can continue to deliver high-quality education to students – anytime and anywhere.”
