The European Training Foundation (ETF) has spotlighted Mohawk College in its recently published ETF Cookbook, a comprehensive guide outlining the best vocational education and training practices across Europe and beyond. This practical resource showcases effective models for aligning education with workforce demands, highlighting Mohawk College as a leading publicly funded Canadian institution.
The ETF Cookbook is designed to inspire excellence. It brings together recipes from around the world, demonstrating how, with similar ingredients, different approaches to vocational excellence can be created. It aims to enable vocational education institutions to act as agents of change', developing programs responsive to their economic environment, innovative in their practices, and committed to continuous improvement. Mohawk College is one of 11 institutions featured around the world. The guide emphasizes the college's strong connections to industry, its commitment to experiential learning, and its embedding of hands-on training directly into its programs, whether through co-ops, apprenticeships, or on-site learning hubs developed in collaboration with employer partners.
The ETF profile praises Mohawk's collaborative governance model, diverse funding streams, and international engagement. It emphasizes the college's strategic focus on innovation, applied research through IDEAWORKS, and flexible lifelong learning opportunities. The "recipe" for success includes skilled educators, responsive curricula, digital integration, and research-informed teaching, positioning Mohawk College as a global exemplar in skills development and education transformation.
