CAREER COLLEGE UPDATE

We have had a very busy year with students completing their Recognizing Prior Learning Process (RPL) toward their CCA certification. To date, the Northwood Career College has graduated 12 students in the RPL process. Of the 12 students, eight have successfully passed the CCA Certification exam; one is waiting exam results and three are getting ready to write the provincial exam in July. The Northwood Career College continues to register conditionally hired staff to help them obtain their CCA certification.

The Northwood Career College was created to support staff who do not already meet the requirement for entry to practice which is a provincially certified CCA. Like other private career colleges we are held to the standards of the CCA Program and the Private Career College Act, Operations and Regulations. Students registering with the Northwood Career College for RPL Phase II are also held to the policies of the college and are required to be engaged, meet the attendance requirement for self-directed learning, and complete all components of their learning path within the one-year timeline as per their signed student contract.

Organization Recognition

Northwood has been named one of Nova Scotia’s and Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2023. Northwood has been named a top employer in Nova Scotia since 2014 and a top employer in Atlantic Canada since 2013.

This special designation recognizes employers in Nova Scotia and in Canada’s four Atlantic provinces that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers using the same criteria as the national competition and are also compared to other organizations in their field to determine which organization offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.