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College announces plans for Winter semester
August 18, 2020
Students can expect classes in the new year to look a lot like they will this fall at 做厙TV As 做厙TV prepares to welcome back thousands of students to a blend of online and hybrid courses in September, the College announced today that Winter 2021 courses will follow the same format. We have determined that Winter Semester 2021 will look much like Fall Semester 2020, with most of our courses provided in an online format, explains Andrew Hay, Interim Provost and Vice President Academic. For courses that require experie...
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Generations of care, Human Service Work students filling sought-after profession
July 28, 2020
Though still a relative newcomer to the profession, 做厙TV graduate Fawn Herrington is passionate about her work in the social services field. After navigating the end of a job as a dental assistant, she felt the need in 2014 to take an online career assessment. That pointed her in the direction of human service work, and she enrolled in Okanagan Colleges Human Service Work diploma, graduating two years later in 2016. Now witness to her moms career Fawns daughter Jaden Lee is set to take the same two-year program this September...
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New accessibility initiative launched to support 做厙TV students facing co-op barriers
July 14, 2020
Co-op has long been a staple of the Okanagan College experience, offering students from a variety of study areas the chance to gain job experience and practical training in the workplace. But what happens when a student faces accessibility barriers in finding work? Okanagan Colleges Accessibility Initiative and survey, run by members of the Colleges Student Services team, seeks to break down those barriers. The project received funding from the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training for work integrated learning ...
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Splatsin Band celebrates the success of two of their students, now 做厙TV graduates
July 9, 2020
Representatives of the Splatsin Band and Okanagan College recently came together to honour and celebrate the success of two of their students with a special graduation event. Two years ago, Alicia Dominick and Tina William began upgrading their education with the Adult Academic and Career Preparation (also known as Adult Upgrading) program at Okanagan College in Salmon Arm. They continued their educational journey with the Early Childhood Educator Certificate and Early Childhood Educator Infant Toddler Specialty training. And...
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做厙TV Culinary Arts program Serves Up meals for students in need
July 9, 2020
Its an example of students helping students that is sure to warm hearts and bellies. With the support of RBC Royal Bank of Canada, the Okanagan College Students Union (做厙TVSU) and Sysco, Okanagan Colleges Culinary and Pastry Arts students are launching an innovative new program designed to hone their skills while providing nutritious meals for fellow students who are struggling financially. When the pandemic hit B.C. earlier this spring, 做厙TVs training kitchens went dark. Students and instructors donated food to the Kelowna Food...
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做厙TV grad seeks to inspire those around him
July 6, 2020
For Ajeet Paul, completing his diploma in Environmental Studies at Okanagan proved to be a journey of learning and personal growth, capped off with a whirlwind final semester as he and his classmates overcame the unexpected challenge of graduating in a pandemic. Paul is one of more than 2,000 students who will graduate from Okanagan College this year, and although his credential is on its way to him by mail, hell need to wait a little while longer to be able to don his cap and gown. Earlier this spring, after surveying graduating...
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做厙TV Salmon Arm hosts virtual info session to showcase expanded opportunities for students this fall
July 2, 2020
One silver lining for students during the pandemic might be greater choice of College courses this fall. Okanagan College is hosting a virtual info session at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7 to inform students and parents about the greater array of courses available to students attending the College in Salmon Arm and Revelstoke. To register for the info session, click here or visit www.okanagan.bc.ca/infosessions. The shift to online learning for many courses this fall has opened up the array of offerings that students can tap...
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做厙TV Education Assistant grads ready to support learners in new and ever-changing world of education
June 30, 2020
The phrase going back to school is exciting on many levels for Okanagan College Vernon graduate Toby Griffin. When she took the leap of returning to College at age 48 to pursue her dream of becoming a certified education assistant, Griffin never could have imagined shed finish off her studies during a pandemic nor could she have anticipated how much this experience would inspire her and her fellow students to support learners in new and innovative ways. Education Assistants (EAs) are trained to help students be successful in ...
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做厙TV business students adapt FruitSnaps project to feed those in need during pandemic
June 23, 2020
When the pandemic hit, they adapted. When greater need appeared, they collaborated. When an unthinkable tragedy struck, they supported each other through it. And when the chance came to share their idea with the country, they rose to the challenge. It all started in the fall of 2018, when Okanagan College business student Abby Lagerquist noticed apples still on the trees at the end of harvest season. After inquiring with the orchard owners, she discovered that these apples were imperfect and would be left on the trees to rot (sadly...
Read more...College working with students, employers and communities to enhance co-op opportunities for Indigenous learners
June 18, 2020
How can Okanagan College enhance support for Indigenous students stepping into co-op work terms with employers? And in turn, how can 做厙TV better assist employers looking to hire students and set them up for success during their time in the workforce? These are just two of many questions inspiring Jewell Gillies as she consults with students, employers, other post-secondary institutions and Indigenous community members in the region and beyond as part of a 15-month long research project. This project delves into many aspects of co-o...
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College spotlights new Common First-Year Engineering and other tech programs via virtual info session
June 15, 2020
Future engineers and technologists take note: Okanagan College is opening up a new pathway to engineering next year, and in the meantime is opening students eyes to other technologies careers in high demand. The College will welcome its first intake of students to its new Common First-Year Engineering (CFYE) program in Fall of 2021. The one-year CFYE certificate provides a comprehensive applied science foundation and sets students up to transfer into second-year university engineering studies. Students will complete courses in a ...
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Contest winner inspired to help others
May 26, 2020
When Brittani Sali answered the phone and learned she was the winner of a $5,000 tuition giveaway contest, she thought she might be dreaming. The 22-year old was just waking up, and she hadnt been expecting the call from local radio announcer B Mack. Lucky for Sali, winning the tuition giveaway towards any health program at Okanagan College wasnt a dream. The 22-year old was among one of 80 people who entered the contest, which was sponsored by the Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund, in partnership with Virgin Radio and the Ok...
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Okanagan College hosts virtual info session on Tourism Management diploma program
May 25, 2020
Set at the foot of the picturesque Columbia Mountains and home to a growing array of four-season tourism operators and activities, where better to advance your career in the tourism industry than Revelstoke? On May 27, prospective students can attend a virtual information session to learn more about Okanagan Colleges Tourism Management diploma. The program, which debuted last year, is set for a September start at the Colleges Revelstoke Centre and combines hands-on learning in the tourism sector with applied business courses. ...
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Colleges Therapist Assistant program earns new national accreditation
May 22, 2020
As career goals go, what could be more meaningful than improving someones quality of life? For therapist assistants, its more than a goal, its a daily reality and youll find these in-demand health professionals supporting peoples rehabilitation in a vast array of settings. This spring, Okanagan Colleges Therapist Assistant Diploma (TAD) program which has been educating Physical therapist assistants (PTA), Occupational therapist assistants (OTA) and Recreation therapist assistants (RTA) for almost 30 years has earned a...
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Drawing together: College and industry gather virtually to celebrate animation students
May 21, 2020
If there was ever a time to get animated, this was it albeit with a virtual twist.While COVID-19 may have altered the format for the ceremony, it couldnt dampen the excitement as studios from across the valley joined Okanagan College this week in recognizing the newest soon-to-be grads from its Animation diploma program.At the 做厙TV Animation departments second-annual Industry Night on May 13, a group of second-year students on their way to graduation and first-year students who have now crossed the half-way mark of their program w...
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Therapist Assistant students grasp value of collaboration on project designed to help quadriplegics
May 7, 2020
A final term project for Therapist Assistant Diploma (TAD) students turned out to be a gripping example of learning. When second-year students Tenley Csolle and Zoe Dack were paired up to work together on their TAD capstone (or final term) project, the duo quickly agreed they wanted to develop something that would help quadriplegics. I was looking at how to help an artist or someone who wanted to paint and hold a paint brush. I like to draw and paint. I was thinking: if I had a spinal cord injury, how could I improve the technol...
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