Confederation College Hosts Annual CareerFair

Confederation College hosted its annual Career and Job Fair on Wednesday February 15. More than 60 local, regional, and national employers were in attendance.

Confederation College’s Career and Job Fair is an essential event to support students, upcoming graduates, alumni, and community job seekers to get connected to employer partners. The event is designed employers from diverse sectors and backgrounds here at the college to meet with future employees," said Dan Stezenko, Supervisor, Operations, Workforce Development at the college. "We had an overwhelming response from employers, and that means a lot of opportunities for students and graduates looking for their next, or first career opportunity."

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“We’re thrilled to be at Confederation College this week and to support this event, as we are always looking to meet and recruit the next generation of mining talent.LDI is close to Thunder Bay, is a great place to live and work, and provides an exciting opportunity for young people to gain entry into the workplace,” said Mike Newbold, General Manager, LDI.

“We hope everyone enjoys this year’s Career Fair.”

Confederation College has been serving the citizens of northwestern Ontario since 1967 meeting the educational needs of stu- dents in a catchment area of some 550,000 square kilometres. Along with its main campus in Thunder Bay, Confederation College has seven regional sites located in Dryden, Fort Frances, Greenstone, Kenora, Marathon, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake, as well as a growing Distance Education division. to help individuals to learn about opportunities and make connections with key employers.It is intended for all interest levels, so this is the perfect way to learn more about organizations directly from the employer; furthermore, for employers to make connections with future talent.

Confederation College delivers exceptional education and training to an average of 4,800 combined full- and part-time students per year and currently has a total of 600 full- and part-time employees.

Confederation’s regional economic impact and contribution is valued at $703.3 million annually.

"We're incredibly excited to have over 80

Career Fair, and will be one of the employers showcased at the event. Their Lac des Iles (LDI) palladium mine has been in operations for nearly 30 years and is located 90 minutes northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. With a workforce of more than 700 people, Lac des Iles is regularly recruiting new team members and runs a successful apprenticeship program for indi-