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Introducing Manitoba’s Polytechnic RRC Polytech embraces bold new identity and plan to support recovery, innovation and growth This fall, the province’s largest college unveiled a bold new strategic
institution that blends deep, theoretical learning with applied, hands-on experience, and highlights the important role our graduates will play in growing Manitoba’s economy as our province emerges from the pandemic and looks to the future.” The term polytechnic is used around the world to identify institutions that focus on strategic workforce development and applied research, and offer a variety of credentials, from micro-credentials to bachelor degrees. The model enables RRC Polytech to build on its strong foundation as a post-secondary institution, and to grow and expand its current offerings. For students, a polytechnic education means more choices, flexible options and opportunities to gain highly sought-after skills — at the start of their career, or anywhere along the way. For employers and industry partners, it means a pipeline to top Manitoba talent and a direct hand in developing a workforce that meets their current and future needs. It also means expanding partnerships and applied research collaborations to help position employers at the forefront of innovation and growth.
direction and embraced its identity as Manitoba’s polytechnic by bringing that word into its name, as Red River College Polytechnic, or RRC Polytech. “For RRC Polytech to continue to grow as the post-secondary institution that Manitoba needs today and into the future, we are redefining ourselves,” says President and CEO Fred Meier. “This enables RRC Polytech to continue to modernize apprenticeship training and expand in areas that are hallmarks of a polytechnic education — applied research and work- integrated learning — which allows students to seamlessly transition from the classroom to their careers, while setting the stage for the many exciting new initiatives we have underway to help transform higher education here in Manitoba.“ “Embracing this new identity recognizes RRC Polytech’s evolution into a unique kind of post-secondary
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