Students Benefit From Career Technical Centre

By 250 News

A partnership that links education with the work force has given 16 students in School District 57  a double payback.

Through the Career Technical Centre, the students not only picked up skills, but cash in the form of a bursary.

Education Board Chairman Lyn Hall says the   Career Technical Centre  is a response to the scarcity of qualified  trades people in the Central Interior.  This program puts students in touch with professionals gaining valuable experience in their chosen field.

The partnership between School District 57,  Canfor Pulp, the Pulp Paper and Woodworkers Union,  the Communication , Energy and Paper Workers  Union and the College of new Caledonia, provides students with   the chance to work with  professionals at Canfor Pulp and Paper in a variety of disciplines. After completing their 40 hours of training, they then worked for another month in their chosen field.

Those areas are, electrical, millwright/machinist, Heavy duty/Commercial transport mechanical repair,  and  welder fitter skills.     At the end of the program, each student was then presented with  ½ of  a $1500 bursary , the balance would be delivered once the student completes the  Career Technical Centre program.

Hall says the program is win-win for everyone “Our students get training and bursaries and are more likely to stay in a community that desperately needs their skills.”

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