An overview of the services & initiatives connecting business, government & not - for profit organizations with St. Lawrence College

1. Business Development
& St. Lawrence College
Business Development is the workforce development arm within St. Lawrence College that provides
customized professional development training to local businesses, individual community residents, and
government employees. The department has complemented St. Lawrence College’s academic mission and
has positioned itself as the regional leader in human capital development.
Investment in life-long learning while also connecting job seekers and employers provides the local
workforce with the necessary skills to foster economic development and social prosperity.

2. Six Divisions
• Corporate Learning & Performance Improvement (CLPI)
• Community Youth Employment
• Programs Employment Services
• Customized skills based workforce learning
• Career and Placement Service
• SLCWorks (Entrepreneurial Support Services)
We have created an innovative workforce team that assists local
businesses in remaining globally competitive within a growing
technologically and knowledge driven economy.
“ It is Business Development’s
goal to ensure this region’s long
termvisionforeconomic vitality."
Our Role
Through our corporate learning team, SLC plays a critical
role in both the regional and provincial economic
development efforts. Our Workforce Development
Initiative provide a life-long learning partnership between
higher education and regional organizations:
• Practical upgrade training programs to skilled
professionals who are working.
• Technical and soft skills upgrading needed for job
retention, advancement and enhanced productivity
• Workplace safety training that ensures the most up-
to-date compliance with provincial regulations

3. Courses are customized short-term training programs which
meet business and industry training needs. These
professional development or technical training programs
hosted at your site, or are held at any one of our three
conveniently located campuses in Kingston, Brockville, or
Cornwall.
The key to corporate learning success rests in the
development of partnerships, strategic alliances with the
community and collaborative relationships working with
the local, regional,and provincial & federal governments.
Corporate Learning and Performance Improvement (CLPI)
has had the privilege of providing programs that support
the professional development and skills training needs of
business , industry, and government in Central & Eastern
Ontario.
Corporate and Government investment in continuous
learning strategically positions a company’s workforce for
regional economic development and future growth. With
this in mind, building a more productive, educated, and
skilled workforce by upgrading the current skills and
retraining the workforce in the local area remains the
primary objective of Corporate Learning and Performance
Improvement.
Corporate Learning and Performance Improvement

4. We serve small and medium size enterprises, the manufacturing
sector, health care, retail and service sector as well as government
clients
Whether it is a single course or an extensive training program for a small
or large enterprise company, Corporate Learning offers the following:
Free training needs assessments
Customized courses to meet unique needs
Flexible scheduling of courses
State-of-the-art training labs
Interactive, quality training from industry
experts and faculty
Productivity enhancement training
Greater efficiency, cost savings and profitability as a result of training
Grant resource information and assistance
Competitive pricing
College level assessment and validation of learning outcomes
We also work closely with Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government organizations
offering them a variety of product options from strategic planning to front line customer service
with a very successful focus on management and supervisory training.

5. Benefits of OurTraining
Our training will give your employees the personal, interpersonal and group skills to be influential in one-on-one situations,
facilitate group discussions and become effective leaders and team members.
Our programs provide the following deliverables:
• Professional Development training programs are designed for organizations who want to create an enthusiastic culture
that strengthens relationships with their customers and creates a positive working environment for their employees.
• Planning, organizing, leading, and motivating are the main responsibilities of management. We have training for all
aspects of these management/ supervisory roles.
• New supervisors will develop the crucial management tools to help lead and motivate your team to enhance employee
engagement.
• Succession Planning.
We are proud of our partnerships with the City of Cornwall and the Town of Prescott where
we have facilitated the development of their Strategic Plans. As well as the ongoing Manager
and Supervisory Training Programs we manage for the City of Kingston & Correctional
Services of Canada.

6. Construction skills
Small engine repair
Bicyclerepair
Heavy equipment operator
Apprentice masonry skills
Food service and culinary skills
Carpentry skills
Entrepreneurship
Health and safetyprograms
Horticulture techniques
Community YouthEmployabilityPrograms
Our Government funded programs for at risk youth focus on developing employability skills for youth with obstacles to workforce
entry. We partner with Service Canada and the Provincial Government to develop training programs that provides essential skills
in areas where job demand is strong and where sector growth exists such as:
The community youth programs group also delivers similar
programs to offenders incarcerated in Ontario’s Federal
penitentiaries. Our partnership with Correctional Service Canada
offers similar programs to at risk youth and seeks to support
offenders’ integration back into the workforce. We are very
proud of this partnership and have developed many innovative
skills based programs to assist offenders in their reintegration to
society. Over the past four years we have built four Habitat for
Humanity homes and trained offenders in the community.
We deliver more programs to at risk youth through Service Canada than
any other organization in Ontario.

7. Employment Service
Through Employment Service offices we offer skills development, career preparation and job matching services in Kingston, Ottawa,
and Sharbot Lake with itinerant services in Sydenham and Verona. Through this service we offer thousands of job seekers and
employers support across Eastern Ontario such as:
• Access to a qualified pool of candidates
• A competitive and high-traffic online job board to advertise job openings for free
• Incentive hiring grants
• Information & access to government funding to support and induce hiring
• Applicant pre-screening and support throughout the hiring process
• Opportunities for grants to train new and existing staff members
• Labour Market Data developed through our cutting edge job board and
analytical tools
a) Job demand (today & prospective)
b) Salary information
c) Sector growth
d) Demographic trends
820New employers have
posted on our job
board just this year

8. Career and Placement Services
Our mission is to educate, motivate
and support our students and88,000
strong alumni to develop plans and
take action to achieve current and fu-
ture career goals. We accomplish this
through high quality interactions,
digital services and resources in part-
nership with students, faculty,
alumni and employers.
A full range of services and resources are offered to meet the diverse needs of our student population and alumni. Career and
Placement Services provides students with:
Career readiness resources
Self-assessments
Workshops
Careerfairs
Mock interviews and job networking opportunities
Job Board
These services ensure that our students have the best opportunity to find the job they want upon graduation. We encourage
students to take ownership of their career direction early in their college experience and be willing to devote time and energy
to conduct career exploration activities, placement experiences and future training and education opportunities.

9. Through our Career Coach platform, students can access the latest information concerning college programs, graduate employ-
ability, current junior salary levels, labour market information, access to our robust employer data base, sign up for interviews and
conduct career related searches. Leveraging innovative technology, we offer precision matching capabilities for job seekers
and employers through our job board (where there are currently over 400 jobs posted) allowing students to search, find and
share jobs and opportunities.

10. SLCWorks: We Pinpoint Your Start-Up Need
SLCWorks provides Entrepreneurs access to resources they need to succeed – from mentorship, government grants, workshops,
labour market intelligence to regional network access.
We have worked with over 150 SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2015 supporting their growth and prosperity. Obsessed with start-
ups and regional market development, our team is a key pillar in regional economic development and workforceoptimization.
External Community Partners
Queens Masters of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
LaunchLab
Innovation Park
What do we provide entrepreneurs?
Grant and funding expertise
Meaningful networking to ensure business success
Talent pool and recruitment assistance

11. “Entrepreneurship is a powerful force driving innovation, productivity, job creation and economic
growth. Countries with a high level of entrepreneurial activity tend to be better off economically.
Entrepreneurs have made fundamental impacts throughout the history of Canada, and today more
and more Canadians from all walks of life are becoming, or thinking of becoming, entrepreneurs.
Canadian entrepreneurs are celebrated in their communities and in the media, and, in an age where
people are cynical about many public figures, they are becoming our new role models.
- Government of Canada
Grants and Funding
Screening Services
MAESD Grant
Hiring Incentives
Networking
Removing Silos
Connecting with Local Businesses
Help Problem Solve to Independence
Talent Pool and Recruitment
Onboarding Resume
Help
Skills Development
Job Description Development
Screening Services
Labour Market Intelligence

12. Charlie Mignault
Director of Business Development, Career Services
& Student Recruitment
St. Lawrence College
These initiatives represent our commitment to a corporate
community integration model and our steadfast belief that
students who have a career goal will achieve their dreams.
Employers can access this service and are providing support
locating talent with:
Job description template builder
Access to job alert software with a network of over
8,000 potential applicants
Pre-employment assessments with Psychometrics
Job fair support