Looking for stimulating work? Where can you find a wide range of exciting employment opportunities? Granby’s industrial sector will open its doors to you.

This section provides information on the many professional and technical training programs that offer a whole new world of day-to-day challenges. Choose an industrial sector where you can develop your creativity, skills and abilities. In Granby, the manufacturing industry needs your talent!

Here is a list of training programs that provide superb employment opportunities within Granby’s manufacturing sector, some of which are listed in the Top 50 Programs*:

• Accounting and Management (Technical Training Diploma)
• Computer Technology (Technical Training Diploma)
• Industrial Electronics Technology (Technical Training Diploma)*
• Industrial Engineering Technology (Technical Training Diploma)*
• Mechanical Engineering
• Instrumentation, Automation and Robotics
• Accounting (Diploma of Vocational Studies)*
• Electricity (DVS)
• Automated Systems Electromechanics (DVS)
• Industrial Construction and Maintenance Mechanics (DVS)
• Production Equipment Operation (DVS)*
• Secretarial Studies (DVS)*
• Welding and Fitting (DVS)
• Welding and Fitting Assistant (Sociovocational Integration)
• Machining Techniques (DVS)*
• Numerical Control Machine Tool Operation (DVS)*
• Wood Products Manufacturing (Sociovocational Integration)

The Cégep de Granby is the region’s institution for higher learning. It offers a wide range of study programs:

• Pre-university programs
• Technical programs
• Adult education and business training programs
• "Services aux entreprises"

The Centre régional intégré de formation (CRIF) is an organization dedicated to adult learning. It offers:

• General adult education (High school)
• Professional training
• Employability training
• Recognition of acquired competencies (RAC)

The Brome Missisquoi Campus offers adult training for both French and English-speaking students from across the region, along with the following services:

• Professional training
• Part-time individualized instruction, concomitant or traditional;
• Recognition of acquired competencies (RAC)
• General adult education

To learn more about the schools that are available in the region, consult the Val-des-Cerfs or Eastern Townships School Boards’ websites.

the city of Granby offers a stimulating environment for both outdoor enthusiasts and city dwellers seeking cultural activities and an urban lifestyle:

• Night life
• Internet cafés, restaurants, bistros, bakeries, chocolate factory
• Fashion boutiques and shopping centres
• Nearby mountains (night skiing and a water park fifteen minutes from Granby)
• Mountain biking
• Horseback riding
• Mountain climbing
• Golf
• Boivin Lake and its seasonal attractions
• Bicycle and cross-country skiing trails
• Granby’s Festival international de la chanson and its spin-offs
• Art centres
• Etc.

Granby is located half-way between Montreal and Sherbrooke, less than one hour’s drive from the large urban centres along highway 10.

Choosing a training program in Granby comes with several benefits:

• Training programs based on the region’s actual needs
• Financial support from Emploi Québec for those returning to school
• Manufacturing companies seeking qualified labour
• Public transportation
• Granby’s quality of life
• A range of part-time jobs to help offset the cost of education
• A proactive school board and a business sector dedicated to promoting work-study conciliation

And especially:

Cégep de Granby, offering:

• Access to academic scholarships
• Contests and events
• A level 2 Cégep Vert du Québec certified environment
• An online carpool service
• A student card providing discounts in stores, restaurants and sports facilities. Certain jobs have been reserved for student card holders
• Free public transportation within the city (with the student card)
• Several disciplines in intercollegiate sports
• Elite sport
• Access to co-operative education

The Centre régional intégré de formation (CRIF) offers:

• Personalized reception, references, consultants and accompaniment services for adults who are considering a professional or school project
• Various modes of school attendance to facilitate academic success
• An online carpool service
• A loans and scholarship program
• Access to training as “student for a day”
• Two work-study conciliation programs
• Francization and employment accompaniment services for immigrants