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New funding connects people to tourism careers in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站
November 15, 2021
The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction has announced a program that will provide skills training to as many as 30 eligible British Columbians to prepare them for jobs in the hospitality industry in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 and Shuswap regions. 鈥淕raduates of this skills-training project will be qualified for a variety of jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors,鈥 said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. 鈥淭he training participants receive will prepare them for exciting careers and give them an oppo...
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Meet Dooshima Jessica Iyorchir, Marketing and Data Analytics student
November 1, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I was born in the big city of Lagos in Nigeria. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I ended up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College because they offer a unique data analytics program when compared to other colleges and universities. The contents of this program drew my attention to the college, I just had to apply to be here. Q: How did you choose the Marketing and Data Analytics program? A: I chose this program because it has always been of in...
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Meet Joey Bruno, Automotive Collision and Refinishing student
November 1, 2021
Q: Why did you choose a career in Collision Repair? A: I鈥檝e grown up around the industry, my father鈥檚 been a technician for 30 years but has worked for Craftsman for over 20 years. My uncle also has 20+ years experience as an automotive painter and now works as a Red Seal Automotive Collision Technician for Craftsman as well. Q: How did your training with OC help prepare you for your current role? What is your current position? A: Currently, I am working as a Level 2 Collision R...
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Meet Andr茅 Bertram, Computer Information Systems student
November 1, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Kingston, Jamaica. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: My immediate family settled in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Valley for some time now, and I wanted to join them. After some thinking, I thought going to school and contributing to the Canada would be a good approach. I just had to figure out which school. With research, and with some assistance from my older sister and mom, I found that 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College was an excellent institut...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Coyotes win the Canadian College Baseball Conference
October 15, 2021
The 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Coyotes baseball team pulled out all the stops this past weekend, taking home first place in the Fall Championship of the 2021 Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) league. All eight teams in the CCBC came to play for the first time since May 2019. 鈥淚t was really nice to see all the eight teams competing again after such a tough time due to COVID,鈥 says Head Coach Geoff White. 鈥淚 applaud all the student athletes from all the programs for sticking with it to get back to this point.鈥 The Coyotes鈥 weekend started ...
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OC student wins completion grant as part of inaugural Tourism Management Diploma program
October 14, 2021
For one 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College student, embracing Tourism Management Diploma (TMD) studies at the Revelstoke Centre has truly paid off. Stephanie Sonsona has been named the recipient of the Revelstoke Accommodation Association鈥檚 completion grant for 2021, receiving $1,000 to support her education. She first began exploring post-secondary study options while in her home country of the Philippines, and was introduced to the TMD program through 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 International Education department. She was drawn to the new tourism-focused program...
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OC Culinary Arts students serve Thanksgiving meals to students in need
October 8, 2021
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Culinary students and instructors helped to spread Thanksgiving gratitude to students on Friday with a holiday inspired meal. Students pulled out all the stops to prepare a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings for students in need as part of the innovative OC Serves Up program. The program was launched in the middle of the pandemic last year to combat food insecurity and has just relaunched this past week for the new academic year. 鈥淥C Culinary Arts students serve 50 meals a day to students in need as part of the OC...
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New LPN Orthopaedic Program at OC Set to Start in January 2022
September 22, 2021
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) will have a learning option for advanced orthopaedic knowledge and skills that keeps them closer to home. The new LPN Orthopaedic Certificate offered at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College (OC) is the first of its kind in British Columbia. Launching in January 2022, the online certificate program is set to increase access to advanced orthopaedic education for nurses throughout the province and minimize travel requirements. 鈥淭his program will meet the provincial need for a local solution for training opportunities to buil...
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Lawren Richards
September 3, 2021
鈥淚 am a single mom to 17-year-old twins. We had been living in a 400-square-foot cabin about an hour from town when an opportunity came up that would allow me to purchase some land and build my own home closer to town and my kids鈥 school. I have always been interested in natural building but I don鈥檛 have a carpentry background so I enrolled in the Carpenter Foundation program in Salmon Arm. I was the only woman in the class and much older than my classmates, so I was a bit...
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Ty Sideroff
September 3, 2021
鈥淚 have always been interested in our anatomy and exercising so I enrolled in OC鈥檚 Kinesiology Diploma program. My first year was going really well, then COVID-19 hit. I was able to finish the first year in an online format. However, starting school in September completely online, I was struggling to stay engaged with my studies. Before COVID, many of our classes would be active and in the gym. I found it hard to stay present with everything online and not having the same conve...
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Saige Girouard, Red River, M茅tis Nation
September 3, 2021
鈥淚n my second year of studies I connected with a classmate over our shared curiosity to learn more about our Indigenous backgrounds. I鈥檓 M茅tis, but my family didn鈥檛 practice Indigenous customs. My classmate went on to be very successful in reconnecting with her culture. Watching her hit those milestones I knew that if she could do it, I could do it too. I鈥檇 say the tipping point for me was winning a bursary from 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College to attend the Indigenous Women鈥檚 Leadership Summi...
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Incoming OC Salmon Arm student wins a $40,000 scholarship
August 31, 2021
Salmon Arm student Savannah Lamb has 40,000 reasons to be excited to begin her educational journey at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College this fall. Thanks to an external $40,000 scholarship from the Beedie Luminaries foundation, Lamb will begin the Associate of Arts program at the College鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus in the fall, worry-free. 鈥淲hen I found out about receiving this scholarship, I was so surprised and it took me a while to process it,鈥 says Lamb. 鈥淎fter it sunk in, I shared the news with my family, and we had the chance to celebrate together.鈥 Lamb a...
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OC Audio Engineering and Music Production grad finds her groove through music during the pandemic
August 18, 2021
It didn鈥檛 take a pandemic for Kailee McGuire to realize that she should follow her lifelong passion for music. With her heart set on writing and releasing original music, McGuire decided to shadow an Audio Engineering and Music Production (AEMP) class at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College to get a feel for what the program was all about. After connecting with Instructor Corey Bell and AEMP students, McGuire was hooked. She was inspired by the energy of the class and felt connected to the students, sharing the same passion for music and desire to express th...
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Meet Louise Trenholm, Automotive Collision and Refinishing student
August 5, 2021
Q: Why did you choose a career in Collision Repair? A: I鈥檝e always had an interest in vehicles ever since I was a child. In high school, I hung out at the local Speedway in Penticton, making my love for vehicles grow even more. I wanted a career that worked on vehicles, so I decided to choose the Entry-Level Automotive Collision Repair Foundation program to help start my career as an Automotive Refinisher. Q: How did your training with OC help prepare you for your current r...
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Skogie鈥檚 50th anniversary adds shine to student experience
July 28, 2021
Skogie鈥檚 car washes are celebrating 50 years of business by making the ride for 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students a little easier. For every year the family-run business has been in operation, Skogie鈥檚 is donating $1,000 to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College 鈥 for a total of $50,000 in honour of their half-century anniversary. 鈥淲e've hired a lot of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students over the years,鈥 says David Skoglund, who founded the company in 1971. 鈥淲e want to support young people and help them get ahead and we also wanted to give back to our community.鈥 The gift wil...
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Edible garden project at OC鈥檚 Penticton campus to feed students, community members
June 29, 2021
A partnership between 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College's Penticton campus and the Medical Arts Research Group is helping to root out food insecurity amongst students and local families. An edible garden program is being established on the north end of the Penticton campus, with the aim to provide fresh vegetables to OC students and food bank patrons in the community. Medical Arts Research Group donated the wood and fence material for the project. Raised garden beds were built in May by students in the Women in Trades Training program, and installed outsi...
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