TORONTO, Feb. 24 – Toronto residents looking for work or a career change will be sure not to miss Job Fair 2010, held at Centennial College’s Student Residence and Conference Centre on Thursday, March 11.

Local and national employers are invited to attend this recruitment event that will draw up to 3,000 attendees. The free-admission job fair will be open to the general public, as well as to Centennial College students and graduates.

Organizations exhibiting at the fair include Peel Regional Police, RBC Insurance, Sedna Globe, VPi, Devik Pharma and Spring Masters. Employers will be able to meet talented people face-to-face, and connect quickly with serious candidates interested in full-time, contract, summer, co-op, volunteer and part-time work.

Job Fair 2010 is part of a series of employment events hosted by NAPP Canada, a human resources consulting firm that connects job seekers with employers. Taking all these points into consideration, Toronto college has arranged a grand job fair.

Centennial College’s Job Fair 2010 will be held from 10 am to 3 pm on Thursday, March 11 at the Student Residence and Conference Centre, 940 Progress Ave. (401 & Markham Rd.) in Scarborough.

To exhibit, visit www.nappcanada.com for more information.

Media Contact: Alice Hsiung
Centennial College,
P.O. Box 631, Station A,
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M1K 5E9

Phone: 416-289-5000 ext. 2531
Email: [email protected]

December 09, 2009, Toronto — Does your furnace intimidate you? Centennial College is offering a new Saturday seminar intended to acquaint homeowners with their own furnace and the different types of forced-air central heating systems available on the market.

Centennial College

Participants will learn the function, terminology and differences between standard, mid-efficiency and high-efficiency furnaces. Other topics of the six-hour weekend seminar include preventative maintenance and the functions of various controls and furnace accessories such as humidifiers and air cleaners.

Instructor Rob Brooks, a licensed gasfitter who has been working with heating and cooling systems for almost 15 years, will demystify the common furnace using a complete demonstration model in the classroom. Brooks will emphasize the safe operation of equipment, which often involves removing flammable substances and materials away from the vicinity of the furnace.

With the popularity of government incentives to replace aging systems with more energy-efficient models, consumers are looking for information and knowledge so that they can make an informed buying decision, says Brent Groh, coordinator of continuing education at Centennial College.

“The resulting knowledge helps provide homeowners with some degree of confidence with respect to understanding how their furnace operates,” Groh says. “It also gives them the opportunity to comparison shop the different brands and systems on the market, so that they can ask the right questions before committing to a new furnace and air conditioner, which can cost up to $10,000 these days.”

The course is intended to help homeowners understand their heating system and perform simple maintenance tasks – but not repairs, which must always be performed by a licensed professional. The course fee is $75.

Centennial offers more than 1,000 career-related and personal-interest continuing education courses starting in January. For more details about Central Heating Systems for the Homeowner, course code CESD-922, call 416-289-5300.