Category: Workforce & Education

Building our economy through advanced skills and learning

Putting Our Higher Education Institutions at the Center of the Great Lakes Region’s Economic Success and Sustainability

March 13, 2024

Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium Releases First Strategic Plan The Great Lakes Region is shared by the United States and Canada and comprises eight states, from New York to Minnesota,…

Making Recycling Fun

October 18, 2022

When students actively learn through fun and engaging experiences, they have a better chance of retaining that learned knowledge and incorporating it into various aspects of their lives. And when…

Building Workforce Capacity and Solutions to Capitalize on Retrofit Opportunities

August 31, 2022

Canada’s green retrofit economy is primed for significant growth between now and 2050, and this growth will come with many benefits. Through green retrofits, Canada’s buildings can contribute to net-zero…

Skilling the Workforce and Leading an Equitable Clean Energy Transition

November 24, 2021

Manufacturing regions have long been looking for a spark to revitalize communities and bring jobs to areas that have lost workers to automation and market transition. In Normal, Illinois, that…

Binational Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium Launched

October 29, 2020

Universities of Toronto and Illinois System to Serve as Co-Founders and Co-Chairs For Immediate Release October 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ontario and CHICAGO, Illinois – Today, the Council of the Great…