BCIT Announces New Mott Electric Pavilion, Enhancing Skills Training Experience for Trades Students in BC

May 12, 2025

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Mott Electric announced the naming of the new Mott Electric Pavilion at the BCIT Burnaby Campus on May 7, 2025. The pavilion will play a critical role in expanding access to electrical apprenticeship training opportunities, creating over 250 new seats each year to help meet the growing demand for skilled tradespeople in British Columbia.  

This ambitious project is made possible through the generous $2 million donation from Mott Electric and Dan Mott, President of Mott Electric and BCIT Electrical Apprenticeship alum. Mott Electric’s gift to the BCIT INSPIRE Campaign marks one of the Institute’s largest donations received from an alum-owned and family-operated business.  

The Mott Electric Pavilion will be a purpose-built space, featuring hands-on training and skills development in the emerging areas of renewable energy, robotics, and automated controls. Located in the BCIT Trades and Technology Complex, the Pavilion will help meet the growing demand for skilled electrical professionals across the province. Currently, BCIT Electrical Trades program is the largest trades program at BCIT with approximately 2,000 electrical trades students enrolled annually and with an extended waitlist. The pavilion will help alleviate waitlists and provide enhanced training environment for thousands of trades students annually once completed. 

“The Mott Electric Pavilion exemplifies the strong tie that BCIT has with industry – collaborating to expand training capacities and meet the demands of the workforce,” said Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, President, BCIT. “The pavilion is an important part of the BCIT Trades and Technology Complex – a comprehensive set of new buildings and upgrades to support adaptive 21st century trades education. Thanks to Mott Electric and Dan Mott for leaving a lasting legacy that will benefit generations of trades professionals.”  

“As President of Mott Electric, and a BCIT alumnus, this is a full circle moment to give back and help transform the very place that I once trained at as a young electrical apprentice,” said Dan Mott, President, Mott Electric. “I feel extremely proud to support future trades students and hope the expansion of the pavilion will benefit and prepare future trades professionals in the province and in our communities.”

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