Unique Sporting Goods Business Program Now Offers Students Paid Co-op Placements
Peterborough ON – March 9, 2010 – Students in Fleming’s Sporting Goods Business program now have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and earn money while they complete their studies. A 16-week, fully paid, cooperative placement has been added between the first and second year of the program to give students a funded employment experience to better prepare them for jobs after graduation. The Sporting Goods Business program at Fleming is unique in Ontario. The two-year business program prepares students for careers in the sporting goods industry by combining business and people skills with a passion for sports. “The placement is going to allow students of the Sporting Goods Business program to gain experience in a real-life business setting in their chosen field of study. We feel that this co-op placement will expand and enhance the learning of our students,” said Charlie McGee, coordinator of the Sporting Goods Business Program. “They will be even better prepared to make a valuable contribution to their workplace immediately upon graduation.” Previous students have done placement assignments with employers such as New Era Caps, Bauer Hockey and Sports Distributors of Canada. “Placements are a huge part of the learning experience. Fleming College changed my life and got me to the places I am because of the real-world, applied learning opportunity provided by the program,” said Sales, Marketing & Promotion Coordinator of Rawlings Group Canada Jason Shipley, a graduate of the Sporting Goods Business program. Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 90 full-time programs in Business and Technology, Continuing Education and Skilled Trades, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, Health and Wellness, and Law, Justice and Community Services. Fleming College has more than 5,700 full-time and 10,000 part-time students and 50,000 alumni. – 30 – For more information: Shelby Parker, Communications Officer, 705-749-5530 x 1370 or parker@flemingc.on.ca