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E. Capital Projects (Policy D-12)
E.1 Introduction (cont’d)
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Meeting Labour Market Needs - will support applied learning in various College
labs/shops/facilities and thus the development of vocational and problem solving skills,
the ability to think critically, write and work as team members. Communities are served
throughout Southwestern Ontario and beyond through the provision of appropriate
quality, capacity and type of facilities to support training requirements to meet labour
market needs.
Fanshawe continues to address long-term program and space requirements necessary to meet
both existing and future demand. Recent examples are listed below:
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The College was successful in its bid for Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP)
funding for the Centre for Applied Transportation Technology located at 1764 Oxford
Street. Construction and the transfer of activity to this site is now complete and the
facility is in full operation.
The College submitted a proposal to the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) for a major
expansion/renovation at the Woodstock Campus. However, the College was
unsuccessful in its bid for this funding. Nevertheless, the College continues to explore a
variety of avenues to address much needed space expansion in Woodstock.
The College has been and continues to be actively engaged with the City of London to
establish a School of Applied and Performance Arts in the Education and Arts District in
downtown London.
In June 2010 the College submitted a Ten Year Capital Plan to the Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities (MTCU), details of which were consistent with the Long-Term
Facilities and Properties Plan approved by the Board. An update to this Plan was
submitted to MTCU in March 2011 subdividing the College’s highest priority project, the
replacement of C-Building, into three phases. Early indications from MTCU were that
their ability to fund the entire project was unlikely, but going forward a phased approach
could be more readily considered. In addition, the College’s School of Applied and
Performance Arts project was modified to align with the financial plan approved by the
Board.
In the Capital Plan, some resources have been set aside to allow some flexibility for the
College to either leverage government capital funding or to acquire property should the
right opportunity present itself. Due to the limited expansion capacity, the College
continues to pursue a number of property acquisition options to respond to pressure for
current and future increased enrolment at the London campus.
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