My Medical Office Assistant Certificate Experience Hey everyone. I would like to talk to you about my experience doing the Medical Office Assistant (MOA) Certificate. This is a part time program that falls under the school of business. Instead of doing this program part time I took as many courses as possible at the same … Read more
5 ways to help you decide a career path Don’t sign for a random program Take random courses at BCIT to see what you like For example take one course from different categories such as: Applied and natural sciences Business & Media Computing & IT Engineering Health Sciences Trades and Apprenticeship Once you have looked … Read more
If you checked out the newly renovated fitness center this semester, you would have noticed that, with the new equipment, technology and revamped fitness culture, comes a group of hardy young men and women in blue shirts that are sanitizing, maintaining and caring for the gym environment. I’m one of these ‘weight room attendants’, and … Read more
The BCIT Engineers Without Borders Chapter Initiative (EWB) could be seen promoting fair trade around campus last week. I was curious about why some of our engineering students such as Navtej Heir (electrical) and Mike Park (civil) were running around campus in banana suits! So I connected with the EWB’s Fair Trade Lead, Stephanie Mulder to answer … Read more
To get this blog started, I’d like to tell you a bit more about myself and how I got here. But first, a quick look at the present: I’m a month into level 2 of the medical laboratory science program here at BCIT (it is 5 levels – aka semesters – long, including a 10-month … Read more
Well over forty years ago, in their early days as a couple, Mark and Kathie Angelo did something unusual. They paddled the Thames River through London, in one of the few small crafts to brave the waters. It was a biologically dead river. “The smell of sewage was evident,” recalls Mark. “Waste was pouring into the river. There … Read more
Mental health, and specifically suicide, can be difficult to talk about. BCIT counsellor, Judy Bushnell, hopes to change that. “I think there is a myth that only experts can prevent suicide,” she says. “The really good news is that that is not the case. If people know what to do, they are able to respond … Read more
This past spring, three BCIT students completed a term project. They did it so well, they got a $600 prize – and they’re not the only winners. The company they worked with could see revenue increase by a thousand times that amount. The Business Operations students worked with Craftsman Collision, a 39-year old company with … Read more
Update: August 11, 2017: After seven years at KBS, Katie is now heading up Heat‘s New York operation. You can learn more about this move in this Ad Age article. Congratulations, Katie! — Katie Klumper is impressive. The BCIT Marketing alumna is the president of a major advertising firm, KBS, in New York city. At the age of … Read more
It’s the first week of classes, an exciting time on all five BCIT campuses. For some of our new students, the fun started last week. On September 1, hundreds of international students came to the Burnaby Campus to learn about their new school. The newcomers — some of whom arrived in Canada the night before — were … Read more