Education

Education

Education and Training That Support a Skilled Workforce

Simcoe County’s education and training partners help businesses access talent, develop workforce skills and build connections with future employees.

Employers can connect with post-secondary institutions, school boards, employment services and training organizations to recruit emerging talent, explore work-integrated learning opportunities and develop training that responds to their changing workforce needs. These partnerships help businesses build the skills and workforce capacity needed to grow and succeed in Simcoe County.

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Lakehead University

Collège Boréal

Georgian College

Simcoe County is home to Georgian College, Collège Boréal and Lakehead University.
Over 50% of Simcoe County’s adult population have received post-secondary training.
Top three areas of study Architecture, engineering and related technologies; Business, management and public administration; Health and related fields.
Simcoe County’s post-secondary institutions offer full-time, part-time,in-person, virtual and hybrid courses.
Lakehead University and Georgian College have partnered to offer joint degree-diploma programs, which allow students to earn both a university degree and a college diploma in four years.
Lakehead University and Georgian College offer micro-credentials, rapid training for in-demand skills that employers need.