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A Q&A with Diploma in School Board Administration Graduate, Jonathan Howley
This winter, begin your educational journey towards a Diploma in School Board Administration . By enrolling in OpenEd’s Operational Resource Management course, you can expand your career opportunities and gain a competitive edge. School business operations courses are developed in partnership with the Ontario Association of School Business Officials (OASB), making it easy for you to...
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While candy and treats are typically the only things given at Halloween, the staff at Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) generously gave to United Way through a Halloween coffee break social. In the short span of an hour, OpenEd donated more than $100 to the campaign, and raised $90 plus three boxes of items for the Guelph Student Food Bank Drive.
To date, OpenEd has collected more than $11,500 for United Way, surpassing the initial goal of $10,500.
During...
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On Friday, October 11, Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) hosted the 2019 Continuing Education Convocation at the Arboretum Centre, University of Guelph. The ceremony began with welcoming remarks from Michelle Fach, executive director, OpenEd, who emphasized the importance of lifelong learning. Cate Dewey, associate vice-president (academic), led the convocation address and spoke about family support throughout the educational journey.
Guest speakers Gayle Ecker,...
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This fall, Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) will be launching four exciting new horticulture and landscape design programs—the Horticulture Certificate , Horticulture Diploma , Landscape Design Certificate , and Landscape Design Diploma .
The new programs feature redeveloped and enhanced courses, an improved student online learning experience, and a program structure that allows participants to tailor their studies to their personal and professional...
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Can you imagine being the preferred candidate for a job only to find out that you don’t have the right credentials? This scenario was all too real for Tracy Dopko, instructor for the Equine Online Studies program at the University of Guelph (U of G). Dopko, an established equine professional, applied to instruct an online equine course at U of G but was turned down because she did not have a degree.
Dopko started a Bachelor of Science degree in her 20s only to leave...
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