But it ends up being a win-win, for them and for railways.” “It’s a leap of faith for students to come out of their communities into the city for practical training. “Getting to know their instructor is a critical part of the success of our approach,” says Steve Perry, the Associate Dean in charge of the school’s Motive Power programs. It is also the first to divide the Railway Association of Canada (RAC)’s rail curriculum into three distinct courses for part-time study.īCIT believes that will make the course, and eventual careers in rail, more accessible and attractive to Indigenous students in particular. While BCIT is one of three providers of post-secondary railway training in Canada, the school is the only one with its own certified, operational railway. Jones is an instructor with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) School of Transportation’s Railway Training program. Growing up in Prince George, B.C., Vince Jones saw firsthand railways’ importance to the communities they serve – what he calls the “railway connection.”įour decades into his own career, the rail operations veteran is now helping to teach and train the next generation of railroaders. Associate Member Profile | BCIT School of Transportation’s Railway Training Posted on MaRailway Training…’the Indigenous way’
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