CTAB Reaches New Milestone -- Accreditation Granted to Jubail Industrial College in Saudi Arabia

After thirty years of leadership and sustained  service, the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board recently awarded it’s first ever international accreditation decision based on the National Technology Benchmarks©.  According to Cathy Cardy, Accreditation Team Chair, the Jubail program “was everything you would expect to see from a similar program in Canada”.   Congratulations to Jubail Industrial College on this landmark accomplishment.

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Brighton College awarded National Accreditation

The Canadian Technology Accreditation Board is pleased to announce that the Civil Infrastructure Design Technology program at Brighton College in Burnaby, BC has been granted national accreditation status.

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CCTT Participates on ACCC’s Canadian Immigrant Integration Project (CIIP) Advisory Board

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On July 5^th, 2012, Director of Communications, Rick Tachuk represented CCTT at the semi-annual Advisory Board meeting for the Canadian Immigrant Integration Project.  The CIIP Project (http://ciip.accc.ca ) is an innovative program that aids immigrant integration for foreign skilled workers (FSW) who are in the process of immigrating to Canada.  This 5-year pilot project is funded by the Government of Canada and managed by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). The project is designed to help immigrants under the Federal Skilled Worker Program prepare for integration to the Canadian labour market while they are still in their country of origin completing final immigration requirements.   CCTT is partnered with CIIP through its Canadian Technology Immigration Network (CTIN) initiative which assists internationally trained technology professionals with credential assessment and preparation for certification in Canada.   For more information visit www.ctin.ca

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CTAB Applied Research Contest Finalists Announced

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CCTT to represent Canada on the International Review Panel of Australia and New Zealand

The International Engineering Alliance (IEA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Isidore J. LeBlond, CEO at CCTT to the upcoming review panel evaluating Australia and New Zealand under the Dublin Accord.  Joining Canada during the review will be representatives from Ireland and the UK.

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College News

Mr. Claude Brulé, PEng., has been appointed Vice President - Academic at Algonquin College in Ottawa effective August 8, 2012.  Mr. Brulé is the former Executive Dean, Faculty of Technology & Trades at the College and a strong supporter of National Technology Week and GoTECHgirl activities.   CCTT would like to officially thank Mr. Brulé for his leadership and support on skills development issues over the past several years and we wish him the greatest success in his new position!

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Follow us on Twitter

You can now keep up with Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologies (CCTT) on Twitter. There are four Twitter accounts that you can follow us at:

CCTTCanada – All updates concerning CCTT and its day-to-day operation.

CTABCanada – Updates for Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB) stakeholders.

NTWCanada – Updates regarding National Technology Week (NTW) and related news from the world of technology.

GoTECHgirl_CAN – Updates on GoTECHgirl initiative and any related news from the world of technology.

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Share Your Innovations

Are you or your colleagues creating some innovative technology applications?  We’ll gladly publish a story on your accomplishments. Send 200 words or less to: rtachuk@cctt.ca

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