International students should refer to the International Students section of the current Malaspina calendar. For the past fourteen years the major student project in this unique program has been the construction of a house in the Nanaimo residential area. In the previous twelve years a house has been built in connection with the Canadian Home Builders Association-Nanaimo. In 1999 the completed house was sold as a fundraiser for the Foundation. In addition to this major house construction project, students will participate in many other drafting and carpentry shop projects on the Nanaimo campus.
Training takes place both indoors as well as outdoors.
WCB Occupational First Aid Level 1 certification. Safe practices in usage of related hand and power tools. Identification and application for construction building materials. Drafting and blueprint reading. Transferring elevations, using a builder's level.