An infusion of provincial cash will ensure that students at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology are training on the most up to date trades and technology equipment.
The B.C. government announced it would be providing the Merritt school with $160,000 to buy new and replace aging trades and technology equipment.
At the Merritt campus, much of the grant will go towards high tech equipment such as a blast chiller for the school’s new culinary arts program, said John Chenoweth, dean of academic partnership and development at NVIT.
Another portion of the funds will be used on welding equipment for the school’s Bridging to Trades program, which delivers 12-week courses to First Nations communities around B.C.
“Then we have a few technology pieces to get, things like a smart board to send out to communities. That should probably eat it up,” said Chenoweth.
“With updated equipment in facilities like our newly opened Centre of Excellence in Sustainability, learners in NVIT’s on-campus and community-based trades and technology programs will be trained on modern equipment, resulting in a sense of confidence in their skills and the training they receive at NVIT,” said Ken Tourand, president of NVIT, in a news release on Nov. 7.
