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The following information was released by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

ALBERTON (PE) – The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Mr. Jake Baird, Vice-President and Chief Learning Officer, Holland College, were on hand today to announce new technology at Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵwhich will help the institution better instruct its students through a tele-presentation format.

“Our Government understands that innovation, investment, education, skills and communities are drivers of growth and job creation,” said Minister Shea. “This tele-presentation system will give Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵthe capacity for cross-campus instruction allowing students across »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵ, including rural areas, to pursue studies and skills training in different programs.”

The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Business Development Program, has invested $174,081 to support Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵwith the purchase and installation of this new system and Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵhas invested an additional $58,027.

Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵwill install one tele-presentation system at each of their four campuses, in Charlottetown, Summerside, West Prince (Alberton) and Georgetown. The capacity in cross-campus instruction will allow students across »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵ to pursue studies and skills training in different programs and courses offered by Holland College.

“This generous funding from ACOA enables Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵto further expand its educational reach into rural »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵ,” said Mr. Baird. “Connecting campuses in Charlottetown, Summerside, Alberton, and Georgetown provides an ideal platform for the exchange of information and knowledge between these campuses.”

This new technology will provide a platform for Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵto effectively train their students and to meet the changing needs of local industries. At the outset, the technology will be used to deliver training in welding, bioscience, e-health and marine training.