Join Startup Canada, in partnership with Business Development Bank of Canada, Intuit, industry partners, Startup Communities, leading women entrepreneurs, and government decision-makers, throughout the month of March to scale-up women-led businesses across Canada.

Register now for local women entrepreneurship events across Canada, digital training opportunities, and tune into a special LIVE Broadcast presentation featuring Hon. Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion. Click here to read the press release. 

“Startup Canada is committed to scaling-up support for women entrepreneurs whose efforts and ingenuity can help Canada’s economy rise to its full potential.” – Victoria Lennox, President and Co-Founder, Startup Canada

The City of Quinte West in partnership with Loyalist College and Quinte Economic Development Commission are proud to present Leadercast 2019. Returning for the second year in a row, this one day Leadership Development Conference is for local leaders passionate about devleoping ther skills alongside fellow community and business leaders.
Leadercast provides participants with a simulcast broadcast of world famous leadership experts from around the world, as well as an in person presentation. 

Participate by getting your ticket for this unique and rewarding leadership developing experience!

Friday, May 10, 2019
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 

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Join us for a webinar to learn more about the Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding for agri-food producers and processors.

The webinar is aimed at economic development organizations and practictioners looking to support their agri-food clients. Come with your questions ready about the Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding.

Tuesday April 2, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

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This course is designed for individuals looking to become Licensed Oil Burner Technician 3’s (OBT3) and who are currently working in the industry.  Upon successful completion of the course, individuals will have gained the knowledge to complete the theory portion of the Oil Burner Technician 3 exam through the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) for certification.  A comprehensive look at the oil heating industry will be covered and its regulations as follows:

• Safety
• Tools & Fasteners
• Math for OBTs
• Introduction to the Laws Governing the Oil Heat Industry
• Fuel Oil Properties, Combustion Theory and Combustion Chambers Introduction to Efficiency
• Piping and Tubing
• Fuel Oil Storage and Delivery
• Burners and Nozzles
• Fundamentals of Oil Controls
• Introduction to Oil Fired Appliances
• Draft and Combustion
• Basic Electricity, Technical Manuals, Drawings and Graphs Annual Maintenance

To successfully obtain your Oil Burner Technician 3 license with TSSA students will be  required to:

1. Successfully complete this training program
   • Minimum 90% attendance of class instruction
   • Minimum 75% mark on the TSSA written examination
2. Minimum 75% on the practical evaluation assessment completed directly with TSSA
   1. Practical must be completed within 1 year of the written exam at a location of your choosing
   2. Additional fees for practical will apply from TSSA

Registrations are required 15 days in advance of the course start date.  

Prerequisite

Entry level course.

Your Facilitator:

TS Technical College

Duration:

5 day (Mon to Fri 9:00-4:00 pm; exam Fri Afternoon)

Locations:

Loyalist College (Belleville)

Investment: $2,399.00+ HST per person, includes all course materials and TSSA written exam

Course materials provided

• Student Manuals (Oil Burner Technician 3 – Student/Lab Manual)
• B139 Codebook (B139 Series 15-Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment)
• Ontario Act and Regulations (O. Reg. 213/10, O. Reg. 215/01, Fuel Oil Code Adoption
  Document Amendment, Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000)

Contact: Email Tiffeny Dyck tdyck@loyalistcollege.com or call 613-969-1913 Ext 2294 for questions.

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Welding Introduction to GMAW (MIG) and SMAW (STICK)

This introductory course will guide students through basic theory and safety aspects of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW): popular with home hobbyists as well as in high-production welding, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (STICK): one of the oldest and most common arc welding processes.  Hands-on training will be held in our state-of-the art Welding facility, common joint types and positions will be discussed and practiced.

Who should attend

Students with little or no experience.

What You Will Learn:

• Basic theory and safety aspects of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (STICK)
• Skills to make consistently sound welds
• Common joint types and positions

Prerequisite: 

None

Your Facilitator:

Steve Butcher

Duration:

Tuesday Nights 10 weeks (6:30-9:30 pm)

Location:

Loyalist College (Belleville)

Investment: $389 +HST per person

Requirements: Students must bring their own Safety Gear: Welding Mask(some available in shop), Welding Gloves (heavy gauntlet style), Safety Glasses and Safety Shoes (steel toed).

Contact: Email Colleen Ringham cringham@loyalistcollege.com or call 613-969-1913 Ext 2497 for questions.

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NEW REGULATIONS ARE COMING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 2019

IT’S TIME TO LEARN MORE

Canada is recognized as having one of the strongest food safety systems in the world. But the speed, volume and complexity of food production have produced new risks and challenges – including new threats to food safety, changing consumer preferences and prevention-focused international standards. Responding to these challenges is critical to maintaining Canada’s reputation as a world leader in food safety and to help Canada’s food businesses remain trusted both at home and abroad.

Who should Attend

This 3 hour course has been specifically tailored for those accountable to ensuring that their product and/or facility meets these new regulations. This includes Owners, Operators, Plant Managers, Financial Controllers and Board Directors.
It is also a good starting point for the Technical Professionals who are accountable for designing, implementing, training and auditing their systems and processes to ensure they meet all requirements. This includes Quality Control, Production Management, Sanitation Supervision, Maintenance Professionals and ingredient buyers.
The content will be suitable for all employees including front line associates who want to learn more about the new expectations.

Skills Developed

• Why Canada and the USA have implemented new standards
• What is the difference between the Safe Food For Canadians Act (SFCA) and Safe Food For Canadians Regulations (SFCR)
• Which companies fall under the new act and which are exempt
• Who enforces the SFCA
• What are the elements of SFCA that are being implemented
• How is SFCA different from existing HACCP and GFSI standards
• Your role in administration and compliance

Benefits to the Organization

• These new requirements will position food businesses to ensure they produce safe food to be more innovative and competitive at home and abroad, and help avoid costly recalls
• Companies who are early adopters have the potential to capture more market share as customers and consumers are looking for more assurances that products are safe to consume
• This course will help companies to demonstrate a critical element to all emerging Food Safety Systems: “Developing a Food Safety Culture”
• Creating strong and objective expectations, cross-functional teams are more likely to become high performing and execute against the standards
• Understanding the competencies needed for SFCR, Human Resource and Operations Manager are in a better position to hire the right people and provide the right support
• Most importantly, companies who embrace food safety continuous improvement, are doing their part to ensure that Canada retains the recognition as one of the most desirable countries to import products from

Benefits to Participants

• Develop more confidence to escalate issues that could have serious consequences
• Learn about new roles that will emerge and could be exciting career development opportunities
• Leverage your existing knowledge of your business to help design risk mitigation strategies that make sense for your operations
• Be in a better position to create an accurate capital resource plan knowing what “preventable controls” are expected
• Help to develop stronger partnerships along your supply chain by implementing new food traceability and food fraud standards

What the regulations mean for food businesses

The SFCR are centered on three key food safety elements:

• licensing
• preventive controls
• traceability of food products

The new regulations include a mix of prescriptive and outcome-based regulations aimed at ensuring safety while still allowing businesses to be innovative and to use new technologies and processes to respond to emerging risks.

Who will be covered under the new regulations:

Are you an importer of foods from out of province? Do you plan to export outside the province? Do you have revenues of more than $100,000 per year? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you most likely will be impacted.

Duration: 1 half day session 9-12pm

Cost: $199 +tax

Facilitator:

Amanda McCamus is a USDA Certified Preventative Controls Quality Individual with 15 years of experience in creating a sustainable high performance cultures. Her passion is emphasis Food systems and process management with emphasis on professional training and regulatory compliance.
She is a versatile, highly motivated, results driven Food Safety Educator with experience in Food Manufacturing /Supply Chain, Mining, and Secondary Education. She has been recognized as a creative thinker and problem solver with excellent leadership and communications skills; who drives for results while developing a strong understanding of the processes and building solid working relationships at all levels in the organization. Amanda brings 15 years of experience in Food Safety.

Contact:
Email Melanie Roy mroy@loyalistcollege.com or call 613-969-1913 Ext 2480 We will answer your questions and help you register or set up an on-site session at your company.

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Health and Safety Knowledge for the Workplace

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requires employers to ensure at least one certified member represents management and one certified member represents workers on the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). This training provides participants with an overall knowledge of health and safety that is applicable to all workplaces.

Who should attend?

All JHSC members, including alternate members or other workplace parties, including supervisors and managers, to build their health and safety expertise.

Course Goals:

• To acquaint participants with the importance of occupational health and safety, the role of government, industry, and workers regarding health and safety
• Provide participants with a working knowledge of the
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and related legislation
• Provide participants with the basic knowledge on how to identify hazards and how workplace hazard can impact on the human body.
• Make participants aware of hazard assessment tools and
• techniques and
• how to best use these varying tools and techniques to assess workplace hazards.
• Introduce participants to the concept of hazard control, how we look at hazards and control them for the protection of a worker
• Provide participants with the skills to prepare for and conduct workplace inspections and to report on the inspection to the Joint Health and Safety Committee
• Enable participants to conduct an effective investigation into occupational accidents, incidents, illnesses, and diseases, report on the investigation and make recommendations.

• Enable participants to function effectively as members of a Joint Health and Safety Committee and to promote the effective operation of JHSC’s in the workplace
• Provide participants with the background knowledge to exercise their rights, to carry out their duties, responsibilities and other functions of the certified member.

What you’ll learn

Level 1

• Provides participants with an overall knowledge of health and safety that is applicable to all workplaces. The following courses are mandatory:
• Introduction to Workplace Health and Safety
• Health and Safety Law and Responsibilities
• Identifying, Assessing and Controlling Hazards
• Planned Workplace Inspection
• Incident Investigation
• Joint Health and Safety Committee
• Certified Member

Facilitator

Jerry Traer, Workplace Safety North

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 3 Day (9am – 4pm). May 28-30

Investment:  $ 459 plus HST

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