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North Island College and Vancouver Island North Film Commission (INFilm) have launched a series of specialized diversity and youth training programs targeted to British Columbians under-employed and under-represented seeking employment in the province’s rapidly growing motion picture industry.

To keep pace with the growing demand for clean technology, Vancouver Community College (VCC) has added to its growing fleet of electric machinery used for training and education. Students in VCC’s Heavy Mechanical Trades program will receive hands-on training to maintain and repair the Volvo ECR25, a compact excavator that is 100% electric.

Bright futures await graduates from Selkirk College’s School of Hospitality & Tourism and employers from across the province who are eager to meet potential industry stars descended on Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus to get acquainted.

Okanagan College (OC) is opening new spaces for people interested in working in early childhood education, as childcare facilities across the region and British Columbia continue to face staffing challenges. The Early Childhood Education Certificate program starts at OC’s Penticton campus in mid-March and runs through May 2024.

Participating in job interviews can be stressful. For Ahmed Mohsin, who is currently enrolled in Vancouver Community College's (VCC) Automotive Collision and Refinishing program, learning the skills to do the job was one thing. Impressing a potential employer in a job interview was another. He was eager to practice the communications skills that would help him land a job as an auto body technician once he graduates.

Next time you pay a visit to CNC’s Learning Commons (library), take a closer look at the colourful rug on display. The carefully hand-braided fabric creation highlights one of Elsie Osterberg’s passions. CNC students are also benefiting from her other passion: helping others.

The East Kootenay Career and Job Fair, a collaboration between College of the Rockies, Kootenay Employment Services (KES) and WorkBC, will take place on March 1. Representatives from local and provincial companies, agencies and professional associations are scheduled to be on-hand.

Three NLC students and an instructor are taking a little trip this Reading Week; they’re off to the Philippines as part of the Global Skills Opportunity program.

Three NLC students and an instructor are taking a little trip this Reading Week; they’re off to the Philippines as part of the Global Skills Opportunity program.

Coast Mountain College (CMTN) students in the Hairstylist Foundation Program will now receive a certificate as a Sustainable Beauty Professional when they complete the program.