Metalworks Institute
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| Type | Private Vocational Institution |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Location | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Metalworks Institute Website |
Metalworks Institute is a private career college located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Institute was founded by Gil Moore (Inductee of the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame) of the Canadian rock band Triumph (inductees into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame), and is the educational extension of Metalworks Studios, Canada's largest music recording studio, and Metalworks Production Group. The institute offers one and two year diploma programs in a variety of entertainment art disciplines. In 2016, Metalworks Institute received the inaugural Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry award for Music School of the Year.
Metalworks Institute was founded in 2005 and is registered as a Private Career College under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005. The school offers both full-time diploma programs and certificate courses taught by a faculty of music industry professionals with extensive entertainment industry experience. The Institute includes over 80 full-time staff members and has an enrollment of more than 250 students.
On November 20, 2013, the Metalworks Group became the recipient of the SME Excellence Award at the Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA), presented by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
Metalworks Institute offers twelve full-time diploma programs and multiple certificate programs in the following fields:
In the 2011-2012 academic year, Metalworks Institute introduced five new majors designed for musicians - Music Performance & Technology. These five major programs offer students the complete range of industry knowledge required to take the art of performance to a professional level, allowing them the opportunity to work with expert instructors in the studio, on the stage, and in the classroom. Music clinics and workshops are conducted one-on-one, in ensembles, and in larger groups. These programs are designed to "delve way beyond standard music theory and instruction, covering such considerations as Music Business, Music and Culture, People and Organizations, Desktop Music Production, MIDI and Synthesis, Live Music Systems, Audio Post Production, and Music for Film & Television."
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