PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Heavy mechanical students in B.C. are now honing their skills in a new, $18 million modern trades facility at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) in Prince George.
The recently built, 2,352-square-metre facility gives students a modern learning space to obtain the skills to prep them for jobs in forestry, mining, transportation and more. According to the province, the previous leased facilities were crowded and outdated.
“The college works with local and regional employers and industry to ensure that we’re equipping our students with the skills that are needed in the workplace,” said CNC president Henry Reiser in a release.
“Providing responsive, relevant and quality training positions our students for success. The strength of CNC’s programming includes practical hands-on training. The new heavy mechanical trades facility will enable students to develop the skills that employers are looking for.”
The heavy trades facility can handle 251 full-time-equivalent spaces and up to 48 new spaces in the heavy-duty equipment technician and truck and transport mechanics program.
Heavy mechanical trades students are trained to inspect, service and repair heavy trucks, commercial trucks, buses, diesel engines, transport trailers, cranes, graders, drills, bulldozers and other heavy equipment.
The project was funded with the federal government’s Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. According to officials, this fund enhanced and modernized buildings on post-secondary campuses across the country and improved the environmental sustainability of the facilities.
The total cost of the new facility was $18.5 million, with $10.1 million coming from the province, $6.9 million coming from Ottawa and $1.5 million from the CNC.
Work on the facility started in early 2017 and generated approximately 50 direct and 40 indirect jobs.
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