The Mining Industry Human Resources Council has stepped up to provide scholarship funding for post-secondary programs related to the mining sector.
In this case, more than $100,000 is being provided by MiHR Council to 40 students at Collège Boréal. The scholarships aim to encourage the future workforce in construction engineering , welding, industrial mechanics, heavy machinery mechanics, and electrical and electronic engineering, said a Collège Boréal news release.
Mathieu Chretien, a student in the Construction Engineering Technician program at Collège Boréal and recipient of a $2,500 scholarship, expressed his thanks: “I am deeply grateful to the MiHR Council for this generous scholarship, which encourages me to pursue my academic aspirations with determination and gratitude.”
The MiHR Council is a Canadian not-for-profit organization committed to identifying and addressing human resource and labour force challenges in Canada’s minerals and metals sector. To help address the sharp decline in enrollment in mining-related post-secondary programs, MiHR invested 2 million dollars in funding from its Mining Sector Skills and Solutions Strategy for the Clean Economy project.