Have you ever been asked your postal code when you are at a store checkout? Did you know that your postal code can be mapped to a location on the ground? And that all the items you purchased are then attached to that postal code location? The more you buy from that store, the bigger … Read more
The #BCTECH Summit is an initiative of the Government of British Columbia in partnership with the BC Innovation Council. As the largest technology conference in British Columbia, the two-day event showcases BC’s vibrant technology industry, builds cross-sector opportunities for businesses, and explores the latest ideas and innovations fueling our economy. Building on our successful 2016 … Read more
Last week at the Enactus Western Canada Regional Competition in Calgary, the Enactus BCIT team showed off its outstanding presentation skills and desire to use entrepreneurship to give back to the community. Four teams presented in four challenges—the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge, the Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge, and the … Read more
A team of BCIT General Insurance and Risk Management students were shortlisted to compete in the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge in Philadelphia on April 23-24. This is the first time that a Canadian school has made it to the finals! The Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge was developed in 2011 to give risk management students an … Read more
Guillermo Dietsch, an international student of the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Occupational Health and Safety Diploma program, prepares to embark on the long journey from the BCIT Burnaby Campus to Valley Comfort/Blaze King Industries in Penticton, BC to conduct his Safety Program Review (SPR) with the company. “The drive takes just over four hours … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been named one of British Columbia’s Top Employers for 2017. This is the seventh consecutive year BCIT has received the distinction, which acknowledges BC employers for leading their industries in offering exceptional work environments. “We’re delighted that BCIT has once again been recognized as one of the best employers in … Read more
It’s International Women’s Day and Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, so we thought we’d give some props to one of our pilots. Jamie Sedawie is an alumna of the Airline and Flight Operations program. In 2008, she became one of the first students to graduate from BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus. “Jamie is one of those individuals … Read more
At the northeast corner of the Burnaby Campus sits a low-slung, wood-shingled building ringed with green space. Home to the Centre for Architectural Ecology, building NE3 is a hub of activity. Under the direction of Dr. Maureen Connelly, graduate students engage in applied research, using the centre as a living lab for integrating building science and … Read more
Did you know that at this year’s BCIT Winter Graduating Awards Ceremony, the BCIT Foundation celebrated the successes of 45 new graduates by giving out a total of $36,000 in achievement awards? … and we didn’t stop there! Last year alone, the BCIT Foundation presented 1,809 student awards totaling over $2.7Million ! These awards are … Read more
The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment and Coast Capital Savings are pleased to announce a new entrepreneurship course designed and developed for the trades. The new course, From Apprentice to CEO, has been developed as part of the Coast Capital Savings Entrepreneurship Skills for Trades and Technology Program started in 2015. If you are … Read more