News Items tag as: Okanagan College 2016

Okanagan College gets $416,000 to deliver training for office jobs
December 15, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON – Job seekers looking for work in office administration, entry-level bookkeeping and basic accounting are receiving training thanks to a federal and provincial partnership.
Okanagan College launches pilot program for trades training
December 05, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Okanagan College is set to receive more than $218,000 for a pilot program.
Over $6M for Okanagan College trades training facility in Vernon
November 21, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Okanagan College's trades training centre just got a substantial funding boost from the provincial and federal governments.
VIDEO: How a Cessna was hung from the ceiling at Okanagan College
October 04, 2016 - 11:38 AM

KELOWNA – An airplane has been hung several stories above an atrium at the Okanagan College campus in Kelowna.
Okanagan College Trades Complex opens after $35 M facelift
September 22, 2016 - 4:30 PM

OKANAGAN - The new and improved Trades Training Complex at Okanagan College in Kelowna is now officially open.
Lots of newbies as students descend on UBCO and Okanagan College
August 19, 2016 - 9:30 AM

KELOWNA - If you a see a young person walking around looking a bit lost in the next few weeks, give them a break — they might be one of over several thousand new students descending on Kelowna for the 2016-2017 school year.
Okanagan College considering sexual violence policy
June 27, 2016 - 9:00 PM

OKANAGAN - Okanagan College is considering a new policy governing sexual violence and misconduct.
Amphitheatre plans shot down by Vernon MLA
June 01, 2016 - 2:11 PM

VERNON - A proposed amphitheatre at Okanagan College’s Vernon campus has been nixed by the region’s MLA.
Ongoing cuts means budget pain for Okanagan College
February 27, 2016 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - A tuition increase this week at Okanagan College is a symptom of the deeper pain of ongoing budget cuts from the Ministry of Advanced Education.
Okanagan College teams up with Westbank First Nation
February 12, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – Okanagan College and the Westbank First Nation have formally committed to work together to increase access to education for WFN students.
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News Items tag as: Okanagan College 2016

Okanagan College gets $416,000 to deliver training for office jobs

Okanagan College launches pilot program for trades training

Over $6M for Okanagan College trades training facility in Vernon

VIDEO: How a Cessna was hung from the ceiling at Okanagan College

Okanagan College Trades Complex opens after $35 M facelift

Lots of newbies as students descend on UBCO and Okanagan College

Okanagan College considering sexual violence policy

Amphitheatre plans shot down by Vernon MLA

Ongoing cuts means budget pain for Okanagan College

Okanagan College teams up with Westbank First Nation

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