At BC Colleges, we want to acknowledge the successes of our colleges, especially excellence in teaching and community building. We celebrate the many milestones, projects, collaborations and announcements from our colleges on our website, in our monthly newsletter, and throughout our social media channels.
Read about the latest news and activities happening at colleges throughout BC in this month’s What’s New at BC Colleges? e-newsletter.
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North Island College student Steven Thompson has a leg up on his new career in brewing, thanks to the training he received at NIC.
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A new centre dedicated to Early Childhood Educators and new child care spaces will be coming to the Comox Valley, thanks to a new $14.2 million investment from the Province and support from the Government of Canada through the 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 Canada-British Columbia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
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With more secure funding from the province, North Island College is expanding programming to help communities meet the demand for skilled nurses.
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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.
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A new dedicated university-level pathway at North Island College will help make it easier for students to pursue careers in the medical and health sciences. The Island Pre-Health Science program was developed in response to the growing demand for health science and medical professionals across the region. Applications are open now, with the first intake starting in September.
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NIC graduate, Shalini Prejesh, is crediting the Port Alberni community and her move to Canada for helping her build confidence and a new career.
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Tiny homes should start appearing at Watyaqit Tiny Home Village on Fourth Avenue in Port Alberni this week.
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NIC wants to help connect students with places to live in Campbell River, the Comox Valley and Port Alberni.
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Sept. 30 marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “It is a day to honour and recognize the ones who survived, and remember and honour the ones who were murdered in the schools,” she said. “But I don’t think it should be called a holiday. Holidays (imply) everybody having good times, and all that. This is a time where we should be remembering, and having ceremonies, to remember all those who didn’t make it, and all the ones who were traumatized for life from their experiences there.”
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A member of the Ahousaht Nation and North Island College alum, Bennett is the first Nuu-chah-nulth member to take on the Port Alberni campus administrator role since the college first began operations in the Valley in 1976.
