It is there that you could hone your skills by creating architectural or engineering drawings, models and plans. A new proposed course, Applied Skills 11 would grant credits for a design studio project. You have no doubt heard the expression of killing two birds with one stone. Well this accurately describes what many BC students are doing as they earn college credits while gaining their high school diplomas. The Career Technical Centres initiative is a project that forges partnerships between school districts and post secondary institutions.
Students receive dual credits through integrated secondary school and first-year college programs.
By the time they earn their BC High School graduation diploma, they are one year into their college career, and are already accepted into the program of their choice. The concept is not entirely new. Since 1994, the University College of the Fraser Valley and the Abbotsford School District have offered students the opportunity to get a head start on their careers. The exciting news is that this program will be spreading throughout the province. This fall, CTC's will be opening in Kamloops, Prince George and Nanaimo to service over 600 students.