New and amended Provincial Health Orders – March 29

Provincial Health Orders March 29

Today, the Premier of British Columbia and the Provincial Health Officer announced amendments to the Provincial Public Health Orders in efforts to address the rising COVID-19 case count and to help break the chain of transmission. The following new and amended orders are in effect midnight tonight, through April 19, 2021: Restaurants, pubs and bars … Read more

Meet the BCIT Digital Arts instructor animating blockbuster films

BCIT Digital Animations Instructor Mark Wong

Mark Wong, BCIT instructor and Lead Animator at Scanline VFX, still looks forward to seeing his name on the big screen even after working on some of the most memorable productions in recent history — including Game of Thrones, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, released March 18, and the upcoming Godzilla vs Kong, to be released … Read more

Graduate Advice: Words of wisdom to prospective students

Graduate Advice

When you choose BCIT, you became part of a powerful community of successful innovators, creators, and leaders. Our 190,000 alumni are making a positive impact in industries across BC and beyond. In this Graduate Advice series, we asked our graduates for their words of wisdom to prospective BCIT student. Brett Ballah, Airport Operations “My best … Read more

Graduate Advice: Why I chose BCIT

BCIT Graduate Advice

Graduates of BCIT demonstrate remarkable resilience, innovation, and leadership throughout their educational journey. At the Winter 2021 Convocation Ceremony, BCIT welcomed over 3,000 graduates who now join the growing family of 190,000 BCIT alumni who are innovators, creators, and leaders making a positive impact around the globe As we celebrate our graduates and their impressive accomplishments, … Read more

BCIT Winter 2021 Convocation Ceremony: A virtual celebration

Winter 2021 Convocation

Congratulations to the BCIT Graduating Class of 2021! On March 23, BCIT celebrated more than 3,000 graduates in the Winter 2021 BCIT Convocation Ceremony, hosted by proud BCIT alumnus Kevin Lim, Morning Host, 104.9 KiSS RADiO Vancouver. This virtual convocation welcomed families, friends, peers, and mentors who have joined in honouring our graduates and their … Read more

A half century’s wisdom on providing a future-proof education for generations of learners

Rob Nason's wisdom

BCIT Television and Video Production Instructor Rob Nason recently celebrated his 50 years of teaching at BCIT. When you’ve been teaching for half a century, you witness a lot of change. Rob Nason reflects on 50 years of teaching at BCIT and the educational ingredients that have stood the test of time. In an article … Read more

Want to set yourself apart in a packed job market? Specialize

o set yourself apart in a packed job market? Specialize

When training or searching for a job, people often want to cast the widest possible net. If your skill sets have a little of everything, then surely you’ll be hired somewhere. But that logic is flawed for a couple reasons. First, you have to compete with a large number of fellow job seekers with similar … Read more

Graduate Advice: How BCIT prepared me for the workforce during a pandemic

BCIT Graduate Advice 1

As we look to celebrating our graduates at the upcoming virtual Winter 2021 Convocation Celebration on March 23, we turn to our BCIT graduates for their advice to prospective students. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of Graduate Advice from some our graduates who have demonstrated remarkable resilience, innovation, and leadership during … Read more

New career opportunities for a new world

New career opportunities for a new world

Over the course of 2020, the world changed almost beyond recognition. So it begs the question: what kinds of jobs will there be in 2021 and beyond? The short answer is that there are actually boundless opportunities. That said, the in-demand careers of tomorrow will look a bit different than today’s, for a few reasons.  … Read more

Thank you: BCIT 2020/21 Milestones timeline

BCIT 2020/21 Milestones timeline

This week marks a year since our lives, work, and the world changed dramatically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together we have demonstrated tremendous resilience, kindness, patience, and innovation within our classrooms and communities. We commend all those who persevered in new learning and teaching environments, and express our deep thanks for those … Read more