ESTEVAN — Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College recently awarded $30,000 in scholarships to students in its Heavy Equipment and Truck and Transport diploma program and its Industrial Mechanic Applied Certificate program.
The scholarship donation was made possible by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR). A total of 13 scholarships were awarded to Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College students, all of whom are enrolled in Estevan campus.
“The federal government’s funding of the Mining Sector Skills and Solutions Strategy for the Clean Economy through Employment and Social Development Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program (SWSP) demonstrates the importance of mining to the Government of Canada’s critical minerals strategy and recognition that the sector is facing a people crisis,” said MiHR’s executive director Ryan Montpellier. “In order for Canada’s mining industry to support the transition to a clean economy, the sector needs a robust pipeline of qualified and skilled workers to support expansion and avoid ongoing labour shortages.”
“Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College is grateful to the Mining Industry Human Resources Council for choosing to invest in Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College students,” emphasized Vicky Roy, president and CEO of Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College. “It’s wonderful to see an investment of this magnitude to Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College students. Donations such as this go a long way to helping ease the financial pressures of post-secondary study.”
Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast College is currently accepting applications into its Heavy Equipment and Truck and Transport certificate program and its Industrial Mechanic Applied certificate program with both scheduled to start early September 2024.
The College is proud to offer innovative and flexible programming that encourages students to learn where they live.
