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Gain experience in cutting-edge technology in field-based learning that gives you the hands-on skills and knowledge you need to compete successfully for jobs as Park Rangers, Fisheries and Wildlife Technicians, in outdoor recreation, and in the forest industry. Our small class sizes and experienced instructors provide a rich learning environment that is complemented by the spectacular West Kootenay lifestyle.
Our Refrigeration Plant Operator certificate gives you flexibility to enrol anytime and finish your coursework at your own pace while you continue working. A comprehensive ten-unit course approved by the BC Safety Authority taught entirely through distance education and online learning. This course is one of the requirements needed to challenge the Refrigeration operator's certificate of qualification.
According to the World Tourism Organization “tourism is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing export sectors, contributing to 9% of the global GDP, and accounts for one in eleven jobs worldwide.” With the prediction of a substantial rise in worldwide employment opportunities, our Resort and Hotel Management (RHOT) program will set you up with the skills you need to launch a career in this dynamic industry.
Take this program if you’re interested in alternative methods to avoiding conflict and achieving peace through viable, sustainable methods. You’ll especially like this program if you’ve already completed our peace studies program and want to add a practice-based component to your studies. You’ll get a mixture of classroom learning, independent study and community practice in our program. Expanding on conventional approaches, you’ll learn about alternative perspectives to conflict resolution on interpersonal, community and global levels.
This unique program was developed to address the ongoing shortage of rural doctors in Canada but providing a strong viable pathway for rural and Aboriginal students to become physicians. The Rural Pre-Medicine Program provides a comprehensive and specialized program that prepares students to apply to medical school and to meet the specific needs and challenges they will face as rural physicians.