Future Ready Blog

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...

Why should we care about sustainable self-care anyway? #DidYouKnow According to Zero Waste Week , every year more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry alone? This contributes to an annual loss of 18 million acres of forest! Many standard self-care...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Creativity is a driving passion for many young artists, and a spark of creativity can be found in everyone. Shaista ‘Shay’ Obaidullah has found a way to harness her creativity and use it to pursue a career where she can let it thrive. How did she do it...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Most people have played with Lego at least once or twice, and some will remember it prominently from their childhoo d. Spending hours putting blocks together, taking them apart , and building them back up again to create something new. According to...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student When a semester approaches its end, most students find themselves with their noses buried in their books, deep in study. However, Paralegal student and Study Skills tutor Olivia Barontseff finds herself teaching others how to study. Olivia’s journey as...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student For many people, the question of what to study in college is difficult. For others, life sends you down a path that provides clarity in what you want to study. When it came time for Chloe Gallagher to enrol at Mohawk College, she knew exactly what...

Gabriel Gonzalez Third year Business Administration – Marketing student My name is Gabriel Gonzalez , and I ’ m a third - year Business Administration - Marketing student at Mohawk College . My program has taught me everything I need in order to succe ed in the world of marketing, including valuable...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student When I first learned I would have to do a placement experience for my program, I was full of anxiety and doubt. I was sure I was going to fail in a multitude of ways – I would have no idea what I was doing, I would say the wrong things, do the wrong...

When Parth N. Jani arrived in Canada from India, he did so with a mechanical engineering background. Wanting to continue his education and to launch his career in the mechanical field, he enrolled at Mohawk College. The choice was simple: Mohawk is the only post-secondary institution in Canada to...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Mohawk’s online Open House offers future students an opportunity to explore different aspects of Mohawk College such as the programs offered, the services available to students and what life is like on campus. Here are a few ways to get the most out of...