Students at Northwest Community College (NWCC) will benefit from a government investment of $187,000 toward new industry-standard trades-training equipment, such as survey equipment for the carpentry program.

Students in northwest British Columbia will be better equipped for the well-paying, jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of an $18.4-million investment to renew trades training facilities at Northwest Community College.

Chris Taylor speaks enthusiastically about his time at Camosun: “It’s a great college, I really like it. I’ve met a lot of friends here and I love to expand my horizons.”

Premier Christy Clark and Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson have officially opened the newly renovated $35-million Trades Training Complex at Okanagan College.

Students who plan to chart a course for maritime careers in shipbuilding and ship repair will benefit from a further $150,000 in funding to support training programs at BCIT and Camosun College as part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint.

Jacquelyn Cragg, ICORD Postdoctoral Fellow has won the Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship (http://www.society-in-science.org/jacquelyn-cragg.html) for her postdoctoral studies.

Post-secondary institutions help equip young Canadians with the education and training they need for future careers that will help them join a strong, healthy middle class.

A survey of over 2,800 former apprenticeship students in British Columbia demonstrates that the completion of trades apprenticeship training overwhelmingly leads students to well-paying jobs.

Students at College of the Rockies (COTR) will benefit from $187,000 in funding toward the purchase of trades equipment, such as automatic truck transmissions for the heavy duty equipment technician program.

Josh enrolled in the electrical pre-apprenticeship training at College of the Rockies in 2008. Upon graduating, he decided to continue his learning through the apprenticeship program.