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UCN formally commemorates co-op employers for the second year in a row

The University College of the North (UCN) celebrated another successful year of their work-integrated learning program by hosting a pair of employer recognition luncheons at their Thompson and The Pas campuses.

The University College of the North (UCN) celebrated another successful year of their work-integrated learning program by hosting a pair of employer recognition luncheons at their Thompson and The Pas campuses.

During a March 18 ceremony at the Thompson Regional Community Centre (TRCC), UCN co-op education co-ordinator Krystle Paskaruk said over 75 northern employers from both municipalities choose to participate in the program last year by giving post-secondary students the chance to gain practical workplace experience in their chosen field of study.

Since UCN’s Thompson campus specializes in programs like early childhood education, facilities technician and nursing, the local organizations that were eligible for awards on Monday ranged from Light of the North Daycare to Smook Contractors to the Northern Regional Health Authority.

UCN’s campus in The Pas hosted the same kind of ceremony on March 20, which featured around 156 students and members of the local business community.

Since this is her second straight year of organizing these employer recognition luncheons, Paskaruk said she is going to keep this momentum going by setting up another UCN industry engagement night this coming November, which will give students the chance to connect with an even larger pool of potential employers.

For more information on this upcoming event or UCN’s co-op program in general, please contact Paskaruk at kpaskaruk@ucn.ca.

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