BC Invests $3 Million in Trades Training at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

BC Invests $3 Million in Trades Training at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

August 16, 2016

The province has announced it will invest $3 million at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) for skills training in high-priority trades seats, including electrical.

The investment, through the Industry Training Authority (ITA), will fund 1,238 seats at KPU’s Tech Campus in Cloverdale through to March 31, 2017, in various trades, including electrical, welding, automotive service technician, millwright, and carpentry.

The funding is part of the ITA’s annual allocation to B.C. post-secondary institutions and training providers to run various training programs throughout the province. The provincial government invests more than $94 million annually in industry training through the ITA.

The ITA leads and co-ordinates British Columbia’s skilled trades system by working with employers, employees, industry, labour, training providers and government to issue credentials, manage apprenticeships, set program standards and increase opportunities in the trades.

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