Vancouver Community College

Vancouver, British Columbia V5N5T

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King Edward Campus, 1155 East Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia V5N5T
CA
Phone:(604) 871-7000
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Collision Repair
Touting Talent: Skills B.C. sees students exercise auto skills
Victoria, British Columbia — Skills B.C., which took place on April 17th, saw students competing in a variety of automotive competitions and demonstrating diverse industry skills. According to Jamie Maxwell, Director of Competitions for the event, Skills B.C. saw 28 students at both secondary and post-secondary levels competing in automotive technology, autobody repair and car […]
April 23, 2024
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EV/AV Report: Innovative education and a hydrogen-powered airport
Toronto, Ontario — A B.C. trades school is preparing to build a $290 million EV “innovation centre”, Edmonton’s airport elects to harness hydrogen and Nissan becomes the first Japanese OEM to embrace the NACS charging port. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Electric vehicle epicentre Vancouver Community College (VCC) is quickly becoming […]
July 21, 2023
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Friends and Forums: CCIF Vancouver ‘a well-run success,’ says Collision Repair columnist
Vancouver, British Columbia — The Canadian collision repair industry is hot off the heels of yet another successful Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF), full of networking, new products and presentations from the aftermarket’s biggest names live from Vancouver, including frequent Collision Repair columnist, Stefano Liessi. Liessi, a featured CCIF speaker this time around and a […]
October 12, 2022
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BRITISH COLUMBIA | REGIONAL NEWS
MAKING IT A WHOLE THING The public spectacle caused by a flaming Tesla in downtown Vancouver raised some red flags with Transport Canada, as the federal regulator’s collision and defect investigation team made an appearance on-scene as part of a newly launched probe into the vehicle. Transport Canada dispatched its team alongside local fire services […]
August 4, 2022
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Expanding Education: VCC to include fuel cell EVs in auto servicing curriculum
Vancouver, British Columbia — A new acquisition has expanded Vancouver Community College (VCC)’s Automotive Service Technician curriculum to include fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), in addition to EV and fossil fuel vehicle repair and servicing. In an arrangement with Toyota Canada, VCC received a Toyota Mirai, one of the first FCEVs for the Canadian market. […]
July 8, 2022
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Skills Exchange: Sask Polytech partners with Kenyan trade school to support auto, welding programs
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Polytechnic has extended an intercontinental helping hand to Weru Vocational Technical College in Kenya, announcing a partnership between the two schools that aims to improve automotive and welding programs in the country. The partnership will see Sask Polytech faculty meeting virtually with their Kenyan counterparts to help develop training programs and, […]
February 16, 2022
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Step up with Craftsman and Deeley: Support COVID-19 emergency bursaries
Post-secondary students have been hit particularly hard by unemployment throughout the pandemic, and Rick Hatswell president of the Craftsman Group and Vancouver Community College (VCC) alumni wants to be a part of the solution.
May 29, 2020
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Wednesday Wisdom: Michel Matte of BMW Group Canada
Toronto, Ontario — In the face of Canada’s recent automotive labour shortages, one OEM has launched what it calls an “innovative” scholarship program designed to attract the industry’s top trades students.  BMW Group Canada’s scholarship program, run in conjunction with Toronto, Ont.’s Centennial College and British Columbia’s Vancouver Community College, gives select students a chance […]
October 29, 2019
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BMW GROUP CANADA CERTIFIED COLLISON REPAIR CENTRE PROGRAM Training in the collision repair industry is essential at both the technician and shop level. It’s more than just knowing how to repair more complex vehicles. Today, technological advances are driving a distinct shift in technical requirements and moving things to the next level. Investing in the […]
October 17, 2019
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BMW Group Canada partners with five BMW Group CCRCs and Centennial College to offer scholarship program
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – May 2, 2019 — For the first time BMW Group Canada is offering the BMW Group Canada Body & Paint Pre-Apprenticeship Scholarship Programs in conjunction with Centennial College and five BMW Group Certified Collision Repair Centres (CCRC) in Toronto. The top five students in the automotive collision and refinishing […]
May 2, 2019
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B.C. Skills Competition gives students hands-on experience in the collision repair field
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 22, 2019 – More than 3,000 people filled the Tradex in Abbotsford, B.C. last Wednesday, for the provincial skills competition. In total there were about 20 young people competing in the car painting and autobody competition. “It was really nice to see a lot of female competitors,” said […]
April 22, 2019
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Canadian Myles Veljacic wins Sustainability Award at R-M Best Painter Contest
By Mike Davey Richmond, British Columbia — October 5, 2016 — The competition was intense, but that didn’t stop Myles Veljacic from bringing home two awards. Veljacic recently competed in the R-M Best Painter Contest at the R-M Refinish Competence Center in Clermont de l’Oise, France. He won third place in the overall competition and […]
October 5, 2016
Myles Veljacic (centre) of CSN-OpenRoad Auto Body competing at the R-M Best Painter Contest. Veljacic won the Sustainability Award and third place in the competition overall.
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CSN-OpenRoad Richmond Auto Body holds Industry Night
By Raili McIvor Richmond, British Columbia — September 30, 2016 — Close contact with the OEMs is more important than ever before. A recent event at CSN-OpenRoad Richmond Autobody brought together stakeholders from every segment of the collision industry to learn about OEM certification and training programs as well as the very latest repair techniques. […]
September 30, 2016
At the Industry Night event hosted by CSN-OpenRoad Richmond Auto Body. Check out the gallery below for more photos. All photos courtesy of Rebecca Fyfe of AutoHouse Technologies and Jeremy Bolderson of CSN-OpenRoad Richmond Auto Body.
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Two Vancouver-based students recipients of annual industry scholarship
By Mike Pickford Vancouver, BC — August 5, 2016 — Since 2007, BC-based White and Peters Ltd. has been doing their part to support the next generation of collision repair technicians, offering scholarships to hard working, high-performing students at Vancouver Community College’s automotive programs. This year, there were two recipients of the annual award. Enrique […]
August 5, 2016
Two students enrolled in Vancouver Community College's collision repairer program were recipients of the annual White and Peters scholarship. The pair will split the $5,000 grant.
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Clean sweeps for Red River College, Vancouver Community College at provincial skills competitions
By Dylan O’Hagan Peterborough, Ontario — April 20, 2016 — Provincial skill competitions are heating up across the country. Results are in from Manitoba and British Columbia, and the Gold medal winners will now go onto the national competition. The Skills Canada national competition will take place June 5 to 8 in Moncton, New Brunswick. […]
April 20, 2016
Manitoba medalists in the Car Painting competition. From left: Jessica Tomchuck, Ashley Weber and Nicola Gosselin.
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