The Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board and St. Clair College have a new agreement to assist students in the architectural design field.
The three-year memorandum of understanding will give high school students the opportunity to explore St. Clair College programs, share materials, and be mentored by college students in the same field.
"The real intent behind the MOU is to actually start to create more of a link and more of a physical connection and experience for both high school students and St. Clair students," said St. Clair College Professor Ken Acton.
Although the focus of the agreement is on the architectural field it will also give students insight into graphic design, construction, engineering, manufacturing, and computer-aided design.
"This is just another opportunity for us to open students' eyes. A lot of the students that sign up for these optional courses, they don't necessarily know what they are getting themselves into, they don't know that these are areas that they could study in the future," said Josh Spina, tech design teacher at St. Joseph High School.
Acton said it's important to help students explore these fields because they will be in high demand for a long time to come.
"Windsor is going to experience growth, there's no question, and the construction sector will continue to boom and all of these jobs, architectural technology, the construction sector, trades, they will all be in need, there's no question," said Acton.
