CAREER COLLEGE ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES WITH FOREIGN DIGNITARIES, PRESENTS

QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MONTREAL – May 2^nd, 2012 – Private career college owners and operators from across Canada will gather in Montreal May 2^nd to 4^th for the annual conference of the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC).  The conference will attract foreign dignitaries and sponsors, as private career colleges continue to play an important role in Canada’s economic recovery by training the labour force in an efficient and productive way.

The conference begins May 2^nd with an opening night reception, in which U.S. Consul General Andrew C. Parker and other foreign dignitaries will attend.  The event signals the interest Canadian career colleges have generated in the international community.

“We are pleased to see how the strengths of our sector are being embraced by the international community, especially the positive opportunities career colleges provide international students,” said NACC’s CEO Serge Buy.  “Our doors are always open to foreign students, and the fact foreign dignitaries have shown their support by celebrating with us shows how well-regarded Canadian career colleges have become.”

The following evening, six individuals from the career college sector will be honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.  The recipients are the following:

• Modern day pioneer of the career college sector in Canada and extensive volunteer, Peter Dykstra Sr.
• Pioneer and respected member of the sector through his business and board involvement, Hartley Nichol
• Respected and sought-out leader in post secondary education both in the public and private sector in Canada and internationally, Dr. Terry Miosi
• Former NACC Executive Director, Anne Burns
• Ontario Association of Career Colleges Executive Director, Paul Kitchin
• Former Executive Director of the British Columbia Career Colleges Association and Assistant Registrar of the Private Career Training Institutions Agency, Monica Lust.
   

About NACC

Established in 1896, the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) is the oldest post-secondary association in Canada, representing almost 500 career colleges across the country.  All NACC members meet the highest regulatory standards, ensuring the best possible education for their students.

Visit www.careercollegescanada for more information.  Follow us on Twitter @NACC_.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Serge Buy, contact:

Serge Buy, CEO
NACC
Tel: (613) 720-1777
Email: sbuy@nacc.ca