BURNABY, B.C. — The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Mott Electric have announced the naming of the new Mott Electric Pavilion at the BCIT Burnaby Campus.
The pavilion aims to expand access to electrical apprenticeship training opportunities, creating over 250 new seats each year, explains a release.
The project was aided with a $2 million donation from Mott Electric and Dan Mott, president of Mott Electric, who is also a BCIT electrical apprenticeship alum. Mott Electric’s gift to the BCIT INSPIRE Campaign marks one of the institute’s largest donations received from an alum-owned and family-operated business.
The pavilion will be a purpose-built space, featuring hands-on training and skills development in the emerging areas of renewable energy, robotics and automated controls.
It will be located in the BCIT Trades and Technology Complex. Currently, the BCIT Electrical Trades program is the largest trades program with approximately 2,000 electrical trades students enrolled annually and with an extended waitlist.
“As president of Mott Electric, and a BCIT alumnus, this is a full circle moment to give back and help transform the very place that I once trained at as a young electrical apprentice,” said Mott. “I feel extremely proud to support future trades students and hope the expansion of the pavilion will benefit and prepare future trades professionals in the province and in our communities.”
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