{"id":832152,"date":"2026-07-28T20:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832152\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:43:10","slug":"b-c-university-gets-trades-training-boost-adds-462-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832152\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. university gets trades training boost, adds 462 seats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another 462 skilled-trades training seats are being added at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey this year to prepare people to become plumbers, millwrights and electricians.<\/p>\n

The move bumps that number of trade seats at the university to more than 1,700 and Post-Secondary Education Minister Jessie Sunner says it means spots will be ready for students rather than them sitting on wait-lists.<\/p>\n

The new training spots are part of $241 million promised over the next three years, which the provincial government says will create 5,000 new skilled-trades training seats in 2026-27.<\/p>\n

Premier David Eby says B.C. has about $88 billion in potential investment waiting final decisions in the next two years.<\/p>\n

He says projects in sectors like energy or port expansion will need skilled trades people.<\/p>\n

Mike Mann, chair of the electrical department at the university, says the investment creates opportunities for students who want to build rewarding careers. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs an instructor, one of the hardest conversations is telling someone who\u2019s ready to start that there just isn\u2019t a seat available. Thanks to today\u2019s announcement, we\u2019ll have to have that conversation a lot less,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2026<\/p>\n

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