As a leading academic partner, the Marinucci Family Centre for Professional Advancement & Continuing Studies (CPACS) is dedicated to supporting the emerging and evolving needs of the workforce through cutting-edge programming. Our expertise lies in crafting flexible educational offerings that can be delivered online, in-person, or using a blended approach. Whether you’re experiencing a workforce problem, staffing challenge, or skills gap, our team is happy to explore customized training solutions to suit your unique needs.



The Marinucci Family Centre for Professional Advancement & Continuing Studies employs a data-driven approach to inform and enhance leading educational practices. From health care to skilled trades and everything in between, the Marinucci Family CPACS offers a scalable and sustainable solution to workforce training that can be applied across industries, anywhere around the globe.
Small business? Not to us. Whether you’re a new startup or a blue-chip enterprise— the Marinucci Family CPACS is here to support your goals. By design, this innovative model of employer-sponsored programming draws on the collective knowledge, facilities and resources to support a highly flexible delivery, building meaningful partnerships between the education sector and the employer.
In collaboration with employer partners, our team of curriculum developers and subject matter experts have developed and delivered over 18 customized programs, empowering professionals to meet the challenges of tomorrow with confidence and competence. From accelerated training to micro-credentials, onboarding to skill specializations, the Marinucci Family CPACS offers a comprehensive range of solutions to achieve desired outcomes.

The accelerated MRI corporate program is accredited with Accreditation Canada’s EQual™ program and provides a full-time training opportunity for existing staff, increasing the staffing compliment of technologists in as little as 28 weeks.

The Welding assessment is offered free to individuals who have been recruited by TAC. The program provides a competency-based assessment to recognize prior learning for newcomers seeking careers in Canadian manufacturing.

The Fire Monitoring Onboarding program spans five full-time days and equips new employees with the necessary theoretical knowledge and department-specific training to become valuable team members.
