I can see our enrolment will be higher and more stable over the next four to five years, just because of the potential of the oil to have some spin offs in the engineering end of it. The College also offers CAD through customized training and extension services. More than 100 Nova Scotian companies have benefitted from NSCC Customized Training Programs. If an employer is looking for certain work to be done, the college tries to supply that particular training at a local campus. More than 300 industry experts volunteer on the 30 program advisory committees.
Programs are adaptable to individual circumstances for professionals.
For example they could use equipment on Saturday. It is growing as we see more and more people lean toward three-dimensional drawing. NSCC is further responding to community needs by developing alternate delivery modes, including distance education and the so-called Virtual Campus. As the primary provider of training in apprenticeable trades in Nova Scotia, the College is participating in Refocusing Apprenticeship. This is a pilot project to make technical training more accessible and easier to fit employers' and apprentices' schedules.