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Outreach

Ontario Tech conducts and supports the work of communities and industry in engaging and educating people on nuclear power, from the “how it works,” to career opportunities and objective technical information on nuclear projects, operations and waste management. The Brilliant Energy Institute is a place where everyone can learn and contribute to more effective and sustainable pathways for the use of nuclear in clean energy systems, medicine and other uses that strengthen communities and society.

More broadly, Ontario Tech engages communities to provide learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to youth. The university offers free, high-quality programming to inspire local youth to take interest and pursue further education in STEM.

Ontario Tech’s Engineering Outreach team provides valuable programming to connect with Indigenous youth and girls to engage in STEM learning opportunities.

Outreach to Indigenous Youth

Outreach to Indigenous Youth

Engineering Outreach has developed a program specifically for Indigenous Youth to support their journey as they move through their educational pathway. The program has been developed by Indigenous STEM Students and provides Indigenous youth with a community-oriented and accessible learning environment to explore different areas of STEM, as well as coding, and engineering design. In 2021, the program reached more than 600 Indigenous youth over 33 sessions. The curriculum for these programs is aligned to the Ontario Curriculum in the areas of science, technology and mathematics. The program is offered at no cost to families with the support of Actua and the Government of Canada’s CanCode program.
InspirEng: Connecting engineering with Grade 9 and 10 Girls

InspirEng: Connecting engineering with Grade 9 and 10 Girls

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Hydro One hosted the InspirEng All-Girl Engineering Conference, open to girls in grades 9 and 10, intended to inspire the next generation of girls interested in STEM to become future engineers.  

Attendees learned about what high school course pathways they need in order to apply for STEM programs, specifically engineering, as well as gained insight into what it's like to be a female in STEM. The program explained the importance of physics, the different streams of engineering, and some of the career paths that are possible in each one. 

Outreach to Black Youth

Outreach to Black Youth

Engineering Outreach developed a program specifically for Black youth in Grades 1 to 12. Designed by Black STEM students, the program provides Black youth with a community-oriented and accessible learning environment to explore different areas of STEM, as well as coding and engineering design. In 2021, the programs engaged 1,780 Black youth over 52 different sessions.