Vancouver Community College has launched new Construction Electrician training programs that will offer a streamlined pathway focused on technical training. The college says that the new Modernized Apprenticeship Pathway (MAP) teaching model is the first of its kind in British Columbia’s postsecondary education system. Students will complete VCC’s six-month Construction Electrician Foundation certificate, which includes 350 work-based training hours and leads to Level 1 Red Seal electrical training, before having the opportunity to continue into Construction Electrician Levels 2–4 apprenticeship courses while continuing to work. “As BC advances its use of clean energy and sustainable technologies, we are seeing urgent demand for skilled electrical workers,” said VCC Dean of Trades, Technology, and Design Brett Griffiths.
