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The RAC will update the news section of Career on Track as our College Partners release information on upcoming information sessions. These events are a great way to learn about the Railway Conductor Programs and the colleges who offer them.
Calgary: SAIT, the RAC's college partner in Calgary, is holding Information Sessions for individuals interested in enrolling in their upcoming Railway Conductor Program starting in January 2009. Talk to instructors and staff, take a tour of the Rail Centre, and find out how this program can benefit you. Sessions will be held on October 22 and November 19, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Centre for Rail Training and Technology, Buck Crump Building, 1940 Centre Avenue NE. If you have questions about the program or the information sessions, please contact the Rail Centre at (403) 210-4150. Click here to learn more about the Railway Conductor program offered at SAIT!
Vancouver: BCIT, the RAC's college partner in Vancouver, is holding Information Sessions during the first Wednesday of each month (October 1, November 5, December 3) from 5:00 p.m. - 7:0 p.m. at the BCIT's Great Northern Way Campus (555 Great Northern Way) in Room 201A. If you have questions about the program or the information sessions, please contact the program's Chief Instructor, Monica Serbanescu at (604) 451-6838. Click here to learn more about the Railway Conductor program offered at BCIT!
Toronto: The Railway Conductor Program information sessions at George Brown College will be held at the Casa Loma Campus, 146 Kendal Avenue in Toronto. They are scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd from 7-9 P.M., Saturday, November 8th from 1-3 P.M., and Thursday, December 4th from 7-9 P.M. Click here to learn more about the Railway Conductor program offered at George Brown College!
Kent Flint, Director of Workforce Development with the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), announced today that the RAC has signed a Statement of Intentions with Winnipeg 's Red River College to start the process of bringing a Railway Conductor pre-employment training program to Manitoba .
"Winnipeg has a great railway tradition," says Flint , "and we are looking forward to growing our relationship with Red River College as we continue to expand our network of Canadian Community College Partners."
The Railway Conductor Program is likely to commence with its first class in either late 2008 or in early 2009. Check back to Career on Track for updates as they become available. Interested potential students are asked to contact Red River College 's Betty McInerney at (204) 632-2408.
Confederation College in Thunder Bay is the newest educational partner to offer the Railway Association of Canada's Conductor Program. Beginning in September 2008, Confederation College will start to offer the pre-employment training program aimed at delivering quality graduates to Canada 's railway industry. More information will be available soon on Career on Track or you can contact John Hatton at the college directly via telephone at (807) 475-6626 or email at hatton@confederationc.on.ca.
Career on Track was in Surrey, B.C. at the Cloverdale Agriplex to greet over 6,000 secondary school students at the Trading Up Career Fair. The event, held on April 8-9, allowed students the opportunity to learn about a variety of careers including options discussed by Career on Track.
Monica Serbanescu, Chief Instructor of the Railway Conductor Program at BCIT joined the Railway Association of Canada’s Kent Flint at the event.
Students who subscribed to our eNewsletter, Signal, were automatically entered in a draw to win an iPod Shuffle - Congratulations to
Chris Cabalquinto of
Johnston Heights Secondary School who won the contest!
Career on Track is coming to the lower mainland of British Columbia to discuss a variety of railway career options with secondary aged students. We will have a booth at the 4th Annual Trading Up Fair and Exhibition on April 8-9, 2008 at the Cloverdale Agriplex in Surrey. Grade 10 students from the Surrey, Delta, and Langley School Districts will attend the event during classroom hours as a required part of their Planning 10 curriculum. Students in grades 8-12 around the Lower Mainland will also be invited to attend during daytime hours. Students who visit the Career on Track Booth will be invited to complete a ballot to be entered into a draw to win an iPod Shuffle. Take a look at the event website at www.gotradingup.ca to learn more.
SAIT, the RAC's college partner in Calgary, is holding Information Sessions for individuals interested in enrolling in their upcoming Railway Conductor Program starting September 2, 2008. Talk to instructors and staff, take a tour of the Rail Centre, and find out how this program can benefit you. Sessions will be held on March 13, and April 22, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Centre for Rail Training and Technology, 1940 Centre Avenue NE. If you have questions about the program or the information sessions, please contact the Rail Centre at (403) 210-4150 or email rail@sait.ca .
The Vancouver-based BCIT Railway Conductor Program will be holding a information sessions for individuals interested in enrolling in their upcoming (Spring and Fall) Railway Conductor Programs. These sessions offer a great opportunity for those interested in Conductor training to hear directly from college staff and instructors about Railway pre-employment training at BCIT.
The sessions will be held during the first Wednesday of each month from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the BCIT's Great Northern Way Campus (555 Great Northern Way) in Room 201A.
If you have questions about the program or the information sessions, please contact the program's Chief Instructor, Monica Serbanescu at (604) 451-6838.
Click here to learn more about the Railway Conductor program offered at BCIT!
Traditionally the George Brown College Railway Conductor Program has only been offered in January and September. But a high level of interest in the program combined by industry demand for new Conductors has prompted the addition of a third offering of the program. The additional program will start on May 5, 2008.
The College is holding information sessions for individuals interested in learning more about the Spring or Fall intakes. Evening sessions will be held on March 13 and April 16 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. This is a good opportunity for perspective students to hear more about the program from college staff and instructors. Contact the college directly if you have any questions about the sessions or location.
Click here to learn more about the Railway Conductor program offered at George Brown!
The Railway Association of Canada is pleased to welcome the new students who are entering Winter 2008 Railway Conductor Programs at Canadian Colleges. Students in Vancouver and Toronto are the first intake of 2008. The RAC and its college partners anticipate that enrolment in programs throughout the year will produce the largest pool of Conductor graduates since the program’s inception.
Given the combination of the program’s outdoor exercises and Canadian winter weather that is often unpredictable, students at BCIT and George Brown will experience a true appreciation for the realities of working as a Conductor with Canada’s Railway Companies.
Conductor programs at these colleges, as well as at NAIT and SAIT in Alberta, are offering additional intakes throughout the year. Visit our Training Programs section to learn more about the programs that are offered.
The Railway Association of Canada is proud to announce the launch of the new Career on Track website, designed to showcase careers in the rail industry! The website profiles occupations, training and apprenticeship programs and job opportunities in rail, one of Canada’s fastest growing industries.
Site visitors will find detailed descriptions of career choices and video segments to demonstrate exactly what careers in rail are really like. careerontrack.ca also promotes the exceptional training programs available in select colleges across Canada and provides details about a variety of apprenticeship opportunities.
For more information, please contact the Railway Association of Canada at info@careerontrack.ca
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