College receives scholarships from VBNC
6/7/2006 9:40:31 AM
St. John’s, NL - Bruce Hollett, President of the College of the North Atlantic announced last week that Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company (VBNC) has extended its commitment to the College’s scholarship program by contributing an additional $60,000 for students enrolled in trades and technology programs.
“We are extremely pleased with VBNC’s decision to again provide scholarships to our students,” says Bruce Hollett, President of CNA. “Pursuing a post-secondary education can be a major financial challenge to students, and scholarships such as these being provided by VBNC can go a long way toward easing that financial burden.”
This latest contribution will be spread out over a three year period, with $20,000 in scholarships available in each year, and brings VBNC’s scholarship contribution total to $110,000 over five years.
“This is a significant investment and is indicative of the commitment Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company has to this province and its residents,” says Joan Burke, Minister of Education.
“It is these kinds of mutually beneficial partnerships between industry and education that will ensure this province has a skilled workforce, enabling companies such as VBNC to prosper and thus leading to continued growth and development of our province’s economy.”
Phil du Toit, VBNC’s Managing Director noted that “The partnership VBNC has developed with the College since the project development began has been a win-win for both our organizations. We have quite a number of the College’s graduates working for us and we’ve been very pleased with the quality of the graduates from the College’s technology and trades programs. The College has been a great partner to work with. From a business development perspective, continuing this partnership and the scholarship program makes perfect sense.”
College of the North Atlantic, Newfoundland and Labrador’s public college, is one of the largest post-secondary and skills training centres in Canada, offering more than 90 full-time programs and over 300 part time courses. For more information about the college visit www.cna.nl.ca.
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For more information contact:
Laura Edwards
Manager of Alumni and Advancement
(709) 758-7515