Ultrasound to fruit? You might be asking yourself what the connection is there. Let me clear it up – you’ve probably seen those charts that say what size your baby is based on how far along the mother is. For example, week 5 they are the size of a sesame seed, 7 weeks a blueberry, … Read more
For the eighth consecutive year, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been named one of British Columbia’s Top 100 Employers. “We are honoured to be recognized as one of the province’s top employers,” says Ana Lopez, Vice President, Human Resources and People Development. “This award is a celebration of BCIT’s most valuable asset – … Read more
Hey it’s Megan! Recently the Human Resources students came together in our set to make up a volleyball team called “Friends with Benefit Plans”. Majority of us are beginners to intermediate skill levels, but it is a great way to get to know people in your program outside of group projects and homework. I’d highly … Read more
On February 20, 2018, approximately 450 BCIT students crossed the stage to collect their hard-earned diplomas, flipped the tassels on their grad caps—signifying the change from student to graduate—and officially entered the ranks of our nearly 175,000 BCIT alumni. Congratulations to our new graduates, their family and friends, and the faculty and staff who supported … Read more
As a BCIT full time student the average amount if courses you have during a semester is seven. One might wonder if it’s possible to get through all of them successfully. Here are the top three secrets on how you can accomplish that: Manage your time. Managing your time is something that will help you … Read more
“When I was a kid, Pavel Bure was my hockey hero,” says Brendan Batchelor, BCIT Broadcast Journalism alumnus. “Now I get to work with people I looked up to like Corey Hirsch, whom I used watch on TV. It’s a dream job.” From the time he was four years old stickhandling a tennis ball while … Read more
Believe it or not, BCIT General Insurance and Risk Management Diploma program grads are working all over the world, doing everything from selling car insurance to hostage negotiations. Sounds too crazy to be true right? Well, we sat down with Program Head, Shaun Sinclair, and he filled us in on this exciting and diverse industry. Range … Read more
Today, the Government of Canada announced significant funding towards The Digital Technology Supercluster – a BCIT-backed initiative involving over 200 BC-based businesses including Telus, Microsoft, Teck, Canfor, Shoppers, Shoppers Drug Mart, Providence Health Care, and six post-secondary institutions. “This initiative directly supports students who are eager to succeed in the jobs of the future, and … Read more
It appears BCIT students are entering what they call ‘midterm season’, which in my opinion is a misguiding name. ‘Midterm season’ implies there is a start and an end to writing midterms somewhere in the middle of the term. This is not really the case. In many programs’ ‘midterm season’ starts a few weeks into … Read more
Grade 10 students from Templeton Secondary School’s STEM program visited our Downtown TEC (Technology Education and Collaboration) Hub last month to help launch their first applied robotics group project. Over three months, these 25 students will work on building a garbage-sorting robot. Sharing real-world insights BCIT Computing Instructor Carly Orr welcomed the group, and introduced them … Read more