Future Ready Blog

Taking time off from your successful skilled trades career to complete a degree isn’t always possible. Juggling upgrading your education with work creates challenges. Do you keep working in your trade or complete your degree? Can you do both? And is it worth it? Whether you want to manage a team as...

Successful businesses begin with a few very important components: the birth of great ideas, the acquirement of monetary and physical resources necessary to convert those ideas into tangible plans, and an insightful and resourceful team to collaborate with over the course of the development process...

Written by Emmett Steele '22 and Juan Zambrano '22 Starting your college journey is exciting and fulfilling, and it can also be a little intimidating if you don’t know what to expect. Fortunately, you’re not alone – almost every student has felt nervous about going to school, and they all found ways...

Written by Negar Noroozi Workplace Preparation Program (WPP) graduate I started my career in Canada as a postdoctoral researcher in electrical engineering, specifically in power electronics. After two years of working as a postdoc, I was extremely eager to continue my job in the electric vehicle...

Written by Emmett Steele ‘22 When covid hit, Kaitlyn ‘Katie’ Dobinson-Dunne, a Mohawk College student in her second semester of the Health, Wellness and Fitness program, saw an opportunity to change her life and leave a job she didn’t like. With her newfound free time, Katie dove into a new hobby...

Written by Juan Zambrano Third year Journalism student The technology and trades fields are increasingly becoming more gender diverse. It's important to recognize women in Mohawk College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs. They demonstrate the rich networking and community...

By Emmett Steele ‘22 Mohawk College has launched a new Public Health Nursing Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program this year. The program aims to become a nationally recognized certification for those wishing to enter public health nursing. Under the guidance of lead subject matter expert...

Yafet, a current Computer Systems Technology - Network Engineering and Security Analyst student, recently got a sample of the real world. As a Mohawk College student of a program that features a co-op work term, Yafet had the opportunity to apply all of the knowledge and practical skills he gained...

Written by Juan Zambrano Third year Journalism student At Mohawk College, students get the chance to discover and pursue their passion to the fullest. Electrical Engineering Technology student Hamza Zaib Bajwa was one such student. The Electrical Engineering Technology program allowed him to find...

Shelby’s dad was a jack of all trades. Along with a well-rounded repertoire, he also inspired his daughter to consider various career trajectories. It was an influence strong enough to encourage Shelby to pursue a career in trades — where women are still notably underrepresented. In the industrial...