VIU carpentry students learn by building tiny home
The home is being built at the Cowichan Trades Centre and will be delivered to a property in Saanich.
Carpentry students are gaining real-world experience and providing a home in the process.
The students are building a tiny home at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan’s Trades Centre.
Program instructor Andrew MacLeod said the project came about somewhat unexpectedly after another project fell through.
VIU Carpentry Program Partners With Nanaimo Hospice to Help Create Dream Home
Students will learn new technology and participate in the construction process.
Students in the Carpentry program at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will be playing a big role in a new community project and it’s all for a good cause.
VIU Hosts Virtual Event to Explore Careers in Trades and Applied Technology
WHAT: VIU Trades and Applied Technology Virtual Expo
WHEN: Thursday, May 27, 3 – 7 pm
WHERE: Online/Virtual
Trades and applied technology programs at Vancouver Island University (VIU) can help students enter rewarding, high-paying careers after as little as nine months of school.
Building Partnerships for Hands-on Learning Experiences
Community partnership ensures VIU carpentry students continue to get experience working on a real construction site while maintaining physical distancing guidelines.
Experiential learning is vital for construction trades students to gain the skills they need to enter the homebuilding sector, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a new challenge at the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Carpentry program this year – how to give students these experiences while following physical distancing guidelines.
Building Homes for a Nation
Malahat Nation is putting into action the “if you build it, they will come” concept through a partnership with Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) carpentry program.
Since 2014, when George Harry Jr., Malahat Nation Chief, was a Foundations Carpentry student at VIU’s Cowichan campus, the university has partnered with Malahat Nation to build affordable housing on their land while offering students experience on a real job site.
Trades Discovery Centre Builds Foundation for Future Workforce
Students and employees are enjoying the new learning space, which opened in fall 2018.
When Jason Winchester came back to Vancouver Island University (VIU) in February for his carpentry apprenticeship training, he was excited to work in the new space.