Karen Willy describes herself as a life-long learner. And she’s helping others do the same.

A Yellowknife resident, Willy is the most recent graduate of Red River College’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Practitioner program, available through the School of Continuing Education.

She serves as Coordinator for Adult Literacy and Basic Education for the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Education, Culture and Employment, where she’s responsible for the Adult Recognition Model, designed for those enrolled in adult basic education.

The program gives participants the opportunity to complete academic credits for core courses, and to receive recognition for the optional credits they need for a senior secondary school diploma.

“You need to understand that adults come with their own experiences, their own knowledge, and their own learning that we need to honour,” Willy says of her clients.

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Interested in developing your skills for a career in business or office environment? Learn more about the full-time (and part-time) Administrative Assistant program at Red River College.

We’re hosting an Information Session taking place on our Notre Dame Campus, Winnipeg MB.

Meet instructors, get your questions answered, and learn about entrance requirements.

Dates:

• October 7, 2015
• November 4 & 18, 2015
• December 9, 2015

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Location: E-101, 2055 Notre Dame Avenue

Read more: rrc.ca/ada

Start in January 2016 and be work-ready in 17 weeks.

Meet Olufemi Ogungbemi – Manitoba Justice V.I.P.

How does someone from Nigeria move over 10,000 km to the icy Priaires to find their dream career? Just ask Justice and Public Safety graduate Olufemi Ogungbemi how he discovered his dream career in Thompson, Manitoba.

“To graduate and get a good job [in Nigeria] is really hard,” says Ogungbemi, a 28-year-old native of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. “I love my country, and I am a proud Nigerian, but the economy was suffering because of poor leadership in government. I felt Canada was a better opportunity for me.”

The chance to start a new life in Canada came in 2005, when Ogungbemi’s uncles — James Ogungbemi Jackson, a probation officer, and David Ogungbemi, an RCMP officer — asked him to move to Winnipeg, their home for over 40 years. In 2011, following years of paperwork, Olufemi arrived in Manitoba, where his uncles, both graduates of Red River College, wasted no time in introducing him to their alma mater.

“I can still remember the first day [Uncle James] took me to see the Notre Dame Campus,” says Ogunbemi, who also holds a degree in accounting from Lagos State Polytechnic. “I liked everything about the school, and the same day I registered to take a course in Justice and Public Safety.”

While Ogungbemi’s uncles inspired him to follow in their line of work, the idea to work in a justice position was one he’d had since witnessing corruption throughout Nigeria’s legal system.

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During the break, general access to the Notre Dame and Exchange District Campuses will be limited to the following hours:

• Dec. 24 – Regular hours until 12:00 p.m.
• Dec. 24-26 – Closed – No access
• Dec. 27-31  – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Jan.1, 2015 – Closed – No access
• Jan. 2, 2015  – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Jan. 5, 2015 – Resume Regular Hours effective 7:00 a.m.

Lab access on the Notre Dame and Exchange District Campuses during the above hours will be limited to the classroom labs listed below. Students who are in one of the designated labs prior to closure will be given a 4 hour grace period  (until 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. depending on day) to complete their studies or project before being asked to leave.

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