Welding students get a leg up in Kirkland Lake: Ontario Centres of Excellence funding applied research work.

At the Kirkland Lake campus of Northern College, a new initiative is helping to fund research projects being worked on by third-year welding students.

Funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) will help pay for materials, equipment, travel expenses, and wages in relation to the research they're doing with private partners.

The idea is to help increase experiential learning opportunities for trades and tech students through the college's Innovation Hub.

The OCE provided a total of $80,000 to the college, which will be divvied up amongst multiple Innovation Hub programs.

"Students participating in applied research and business improvement opportunities acquire essential and relevant skills in their field of study," said Amy McKillip, Northern College's manager of applied research, entrepreneurship and innovation, in an Aug. 20 news release.

"This provides them with critical thinking, complex problem-solving, and communication skills, as well as work-relevant networks and resume building opportunities."

Through the Innovation Hub, Northern College partners with private enterprise on applied research projects that help companies develop new innovations. The students get hands-on experience working in the industry...

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