Camosun College has received $5.26M from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Seaspan to establish a new Trades Training Centre. The grant will be used to build a two-storey facility with six adaptable shop spaces and new equipment for students pursuing the marine trades.
The centre will adopt an “Indigenous First” approach, allocating $200K to scholarships for Indigenous students with the aim of addressing financial and systemic barriers to education.
“The $5.26 million grant will establish a new Trades Training Centre next to the Camosun Coastal Centre and significantly expand our ability to support the marine industry including Seaspan,” said Camosun President Lane Trotter. Construction is slated to begin within two years.