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Consider a career operating heavy equipment like backhoes, dozers, excavators, graders and dump trucks. Vancouver Island University’s Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate Program provides the foundation for success in this industry. This program provides intensive, hands-on, real-life training in the operation of heavy equipment, routine maintenance of machinery, and the practical field...

Consider a career in the busy, well-paying automotive industry! Vancouver Island University’s 10-month, entry-level Automotive Service Technician Program gives students the skills and knowledge they need to find work as an automotive apprentice, a trainee parts person or service advisor. What’s unique about the VIU program is that students work in a live shop environment, applying classroom...

Got a green thumb? VIU’s 9-month Horticulture Technician Foundation Program prepares students for a broad range of jobs in the horticulture field, from landscaping and landscape design, to nursery work and greenhouse production, to management positions. The program is taught at the G.R. Paine Horticultural Centre, a 32-acre site close to VIU’s Nanaimo campus at which students grow bedding plants...

Calling all foodies! Shape your passion into a rewarding, hands-on career that can take you around the world with Vancouver Island University’s Culinary Arts and Professional Baking programs. These internationally recognized programs provide students with hands-on, real-world experiences running service programs in state-of-the-art kitchens and labs. Food and bakery items are served to VIU’s...