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Building for our Future: A case for support of Durham College 1

Building for our FutureA case for support of Durham College 2010


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Table of contentsThis is our community 3

At Durham College, its about jobs 4

Our changing reality 5

A bold plan of growth 6

Building for our future 7

An important role for everyone 9

Your return on investment 10

We invite your support 11

Building for our Future: A case for support of Durham College2


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At Durham College, its about jobs

Among the Greater Toronto Areas most successful, career-focused colleges with a $125

million budget and campuses in the heart of the region, Durham College has animportant role to play in the prosperity of our region.

Since its founding in 1967, Durham College has emerged as the training ground of choice for

career-focused students as well as professionals pursuing a second career. In September

2009, we welcomed more than 20,000 students, including more than 7,000 full-time

post-secondary students a 10 per cent increase over last year and close to 400 students

in the Second Career program. Each one of our more than 100 full-time programs, hundreds

of part-time and continuing education programs, and 17 apprenticeship programs in areas

including automotive technology, nursing, building technologies and the environment, are

market-driven and developed in collaboration with advisory committees of local business and

industry experts.

Our record of success is having a measurable, local impact:

Close to 2,500 graduates per year provide a rich supply of trained workers for local businesses

and industry. More than 75 per cent of the colleges alumni live and work in Durham Region,

and nine out of every 10 graduates in 2008 were employed within six months of graduation

one of the highest employment rates of any college in the Greater Toronto Area;

When it comes to delivering the knowledge and skills local businesses need, 92 per cent

of employers ranked Durham College graduates as tops;

Durham College is a leading source of revenue-generation for business and employment

across the region. The building of Phase I on the colleges Whitby campus, for example,

injected $9 million into the local economy while creating approximately 75 construction

jobs in the community as well as stimulating the economic multiplier effect throughout

the area; and

Consultation with representatives of the local energy and hospitality and tourism sectors

has resulted in two new programs Energy Audit Techniques and Renewable Energy

Technician and plans for additional programming in the areas of sustainable energy,

culinary, food processing, and hospitality and tourism management to meet the growing

needs of Durham Regions industries.

In these ways and countless others, Durham Colleges success matters to the future of

our community.



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Our changing reality

More than ever before, Durham Region is relying on our college to help bolster the

economy and support long-term opportunities for our residents, businesses andorganizations.

A quickly growing population, new technologies, globalization and a strained economy are

changing the face of the region. In the last year alone, 7,400 local full-time jobs were lost. The

regions energy, construction and agriculture sectors have emerged with intensified demands

for next-generation workers skilled in the fields of sustainable development, environmental

engineering, biotechnology and renewable energy.

Meeting the demand, however, may be easier said than done. Within the next 15 years,

Ontario is expected to face a shortfall of 364,000 skilled workers, resulting in an urgent need

for more college-trained workers, particularly in the Durham Region. The Durham Region

2009 Integrated Local Labour Market Report similarly stated that lifelong education, training

and access to information (is necessary) to maintain or secure employment in a changinglabour market.

ENERGY

With 10 operating nuclear reactors responsible for more than 30 per cent of the provinces

electricity two more to be built and multiple ties to energy production and distribution,

Durham Region is Ontarios energy capital with untapped potential for new professionals

skilled in green technologies. Green jobs are growing more than twice as fast as other jobs,

at 9.1 per cent over the past decade compared to the 3.7 per cent average job growth in

other sectors.

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

Within the next 15 years, 52 per cent of Ontarios tradespeople are expected to retire,

resulting in potentially dire consequences for the development of new homes and services

across Durham Region, where the population is projected to swell over the next 25 years

from 560,000 to almost one million residents. To accommodate this dramatic growth, plans

are now unfolding for construction of Canadas largest eco-friendly community for 70,000

people in north Pickering. Labelled as The Seaton Project, it calls for the creation of about

35,000 new jobs.

HOSPITALITY AND AGRICULTURE

Hospitality and tourism is the largest and fastest growing industry in the world, expected

to employ another 300,000 Canadians by 2015. The Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel

Association predicts the need for more than 133,000 new graduates including cooks, chefs,food processors and distributors, and hospitality and tourism managers. They will offer a

cosmopolitan flair, reflective of the regions ethnic diversity; an appreciation of local ingredients;

and a business approach to the total food experience, from neighbouring farms to the table.

Now is the time to focus on our regions unique strengths andopportunities and for Durham College to continue its leading role insupporting and providing the trained workforce needed to builda sustainable future for our community.



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A bold plan of growth

In 2007-2008, Durham College set out an ambitious five-year strategic plan built on the

cornerstones of quality learning experiences and best-practice decision-making criticalto the future of our local economy, students, businesses and quality of life. Were

planning new programs and training to attract additional students and support the regions

goals of stimulating a vibrant economy that includes the agricultural and energy sectors, and

opportunities for more people to live and work in a sustainable Durham Region.

But it takes more than innovative programming to deliver graduates that are ready to hit the

ground running with an awareness of the well-being of our natural world.

Durham Colleges vision is to deliver the spaces, equipment andjob-related skills our students need and their employers demand to

meet projected growth within the local energy, building technologies,and hospitality and agricultural sectors.

Building on our solid record of local impact and partnership with our community, were

renovating, expanding and equipping our campus to reflect these priorities and the new and

planned realities of our region.

Durham College is building for our future.



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Building for our future

In September 2009, the Durham College Board of Governors approved a three-phase,

$30 million expansion and renovation plan for the colleges Whitby campus.

PHASE I: ONTARIOS ENERGY EDUCATION LEADER $9 MILLION

Less than a year later, the doors opened on Phase I of our bold plan a $9 million

second-storey addition to the colleges Whitby campus built to deliver the customized

training experiences expected from Ontarios energy capital. An additional 120 students are

now benefitting from a suite of new smart energy programs offered within a one-of-a-kind,

living lab environment featuring:

Solar water heating, solar cell systems, wind turbines, geothermal technology systems

and trombe wall solar thermal collections;

Seven smart classrooms;

Electrical, building system and computer simulation laboratories; and

An Incubation Centre developed in partnership with the Durham Strategic Energy Alliance,

a non-profit organization of business, government and educational institutions working to

advance local energy initiatives, to support innovators and investors in prototyping and

testing new products.

The new capacity has allowed an additional 100 students to enrol in a variety of other programs.

Building on the success of Phase I, Durham College is now embarking on the next, critical

phases of our plan for a sustainable future.

PHASE II: TRAINING FOR A BUILDING BOOM $15 MILLION

Construction recently began on a $15 million retrofit of the Skills Training Centre at our

Whitby campus to create a 20,000-square-foot wing, featuring an expanded shop area

and space for additional students and programs in areas focused on building trades and

technology, including carpentry, millwright and plumbing.

The Phase II project will also include the addition of two houses one older home with

dated technology and wiring, and a second, newly constructed home with the latest energy-

efficient and environmentally-friendly technologies where Durham students will learn

first-hand about changes in the construction and building trades.



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PHASE III: PROUDLY GROWN IN DURHAM $6 MILLION

In 2010, Durham College will embark on Phase III of its development project with the creation

of a state-of-the-art Food Centre a made-in-Durham solution to the nations hospitality and

tourism resurgence. The $6 million, 18,000-square-foot building will be located on the west

side of the colleges Whitby campus.Trends identified by the Ontario College of Application Services suggest that there is a

significant need for tourism, hospitality and service programs, which require new teaching,

learning, lab and research areas. Focus groups with local government and industry leaders

also indicate that this sector is growing and will need the support of new programs from

Durham College.

In the last two years alone close to 300 local students confirmed acceptance in hospitality

and tourism-related courses at other Ontario colleges. Offering these programs will fill a

significant demand by college-bound students living in Durham Region.

The new facility will accommodate approximately 650 students and will also provide a

full-service restaurant, lounge and meeting space to facilitate studies in culinary arts, food

sciences, safety, design and other related tourism activities.The Food Centre will be characterized by a unique agricultural component. More than a

centre of teaching and research, the Food Centre will celebrate locally-grown food; link the

regions independent food producers with students and customers; and serve as a gathering

place for students and community members.

People will be inspired by experiencing the foods of Durham as they come to life, from

planting to serving. They will be stimulated by classes, discussions, tastings, tours, excursions

of plantings and demonstrations.

Phase III completes the circle of sustainability. This Food Centre will demonstrate better use

of energy, water and nutrients. There are practices that will economically reduce greenhouse

gas emissions; minimize waste and pollution while simultaneously reducing the consumption

of over processed foods; and reduce the reliance on food imports.In straightforward terms, the Food Centre will reconnect both the rural and urban communities

through the education of the production of healthy, safe, affordable and delicious food.



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An important role for everyone

We cant realize such an ambitious vision alone.

Federal government: $7 million

Provincial government: $12 million

Regional government: $5 million

New infrastructure funding: $3 million

Community of Durham Region: $3 million

TOTAL PROJECT GOAL $30 million

Of the $30 million total project goal, $24 million has been confirmed from the federal, provincial

and regional governments. Another $3 million is projected in new infrastructure funding.

In 2010, Durham College will launch the Building for our Futurecampaign to raise $3 million from the community who also share inthe vision and promise of prosperity in Durham Region.



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Your return on investment

Support for Durham Colleges Building for our Future campaign will lay the foundation for

a meaningful and sustainable future for our families and throughout the Durham Region

community:

By 2011, we will attract an additional 1,200 students per year from the region and beyond

to the colleges energy, building technologies and food sciences and agriculture programs;

New spaces, equipment and programs will deliver the trained graduates that local businesses

need to grow and thrive in the face of enormous change;

Solid capital investments will help bolster a flagging local economy; provide workers with

second-career training opportunities; and prepare Durham Region for a leading role in the

energy, building technologies, and hospitality and agricultural sectors;

Future students will be proud to graduate and remain to live and work in Durham Region;and

The new facilities will become winning examples of what is possible when community,

education and government work together to create a unique building and learning

environment for today and the future of Durham Region.

A transformational gift will also result in a customized recognition program that will include

prominent naming opportunities on the colleges Whitby campus.



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We invite your support

Generations ago, people inherently understood the value and spirit of community building.

Everyone chipped in to help their town grow and help neighbourhood farms and businesses

succeed. But the communities of old have expanded into cities and from cities into regions,

and the definition of community today is much more complex.

At Durham College, we have a plan of community building that is inclusive, focused, beneficial

and ambitious. Over the next two years, we will work together with local families, businesses

and government to create the spaces, programs and skilled graduates that Durham Region

needs to build a sustainable future. Already a leader in energy education and building trades

and technology, we will introduce a uniquely green approach to local food production and

distribution training.

With the launch of the $3 million Building for our Future campaign,our shared vision of prosperity for Durham Region is becoming areality. We extend a hand of partnership to families and organizationslike yours to help strengthen a community where future generationswill choose to live, work and thrive.

Together, we can build for our future.

For more information, please contact:

David Chambers, associate vice-president, Office of Development

Durham College

2000 Simcoe Street North

Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4

T: 905.721.3138

E: [email protected]



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Durham College 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4 www.durhamcollege.ca

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