For some time, residents along the Lake Huron shoreline have been aware of the lack of post-secondary education facilities and opportunities in the area. Commencing in January of 2004, a small group of Goderich citizens began investigating the idea of introducing post-secondary studies in Huron County. At that time, a reported 68% of students in the area did not continue their education past grade twelve. In 2006, the University of Western Ontario offered three first-year university courses in Goderich. The courses were extremely popular and as a result, Western is again offering courses in the fall of 2007. Four courses will be taught in Goderich and one in Southampton. Click here for more information on these university courses (link to "Learning Opportunities - University"). Lake Huron Learning will continue to work with regional universities and colleges to bring post-secondary courses and training to the communities of Huron and Bruce Counties. In addition to the university courses, Lake Huron Learning will be offering non-credit interest courses built around local needs and using local expertise. A two-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation has allowed the LHLC to hire a Community Education Developer who, working with the collaborative and the community, will develop a series of courses, workshops and forums to further life-long learning in our communities. Click here for more information on upcoming community education courses. If you would like to receive notice of upcoming courses in Huron and Bruce Counties please e-mail us at info@lakehuronlearning.ca.
The LHLC is an incorporated not-for-profit organization that is primarily volunteer-based. There are two co-chairs and a board of directors as well as several committees. The committees are: Programming Communications Membership Finance /Fundraising Human Resources The purpose of the Human Resources Committee is to develop policies related to employees and staff of Lake Huron Learning; to act as a liaison between the Board of the Directors and the employees; and to maintain control and management of Lake Huron Learning information and data. The Human Resources Committee is responsible for developing an HR budget and addressing workplace issues, and is also responsible for facilitating the hiring process for new staff. The HR Committee reports to the Board of Directors. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these committees, please contact us. Click here for more info. In addition, there is one part-time staff person who is responsible for community education development - see biographies section for more information.
Phil Maier - Chairman
DIRECTORS: Judy Cairncross Awareness leads to Interest - Interest leads to Involvement - Involvement leads to Success |
