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Ontario mandates tech credit for high school diplomaOntario mandates tech credit for high school diploma

May 22, 2023| 8:41 am

The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT), for one, “strongly supports revitalizing the graduation requirement,” says Jim Vlahos, the associations’ executive director. “The skilled trades offer in-demand, lucrative and rewarding careers and we believe the mandatory credit will expose students to opportunities they would not have known of otherwise. GCAT applauds the work this government continues to do to address our labor shortage while promoting careers in construction, including the skilled trades and to provide a healthy perception of the construction industry to help make an informed career decision.” “This change will result in more students being introduced to skilled…

Afghanistan: Eighteen months after ban, classroom doors must be open for secondary school girlsAfghanistan: Eighteen months after ban, classroom doors must be open for secondary school girls

April 17, 2023| 8:02 am

A Community-Based Education class run by Save the Children. Photo credit: Holly Robertson/Save the Children. More content is available here Child marriage and poverty will soar if the Taliban does not immediately lift the ban on girls’ education, Save the Children said KABUL, 16 March 2023 – As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school-aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom after an 18-month ban on their education, Save the Children said. A failure by the Taliban to reverse this ban will drive up child marriage, exclude half of the…