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By Kevin Rothwell

High demand for techs

Computer technician training coded for Kelowna

Jun 9, 2021 | 10:00 AM

The province is investing over $140,000 to train up to eight computer service technicians in the Okanagan through a new Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project.

“As B.C. moves forward into economic recovery, we’re going to see a greater demand for skilled computer service technicians around the province,” Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction said. “Graduates of this new project will be well prepared to find and keep good-paying jobs in the computer service industry.”

Participant recruitment is focused on Indigenous individuals, immigrants, persons with multiple barriers to employment, youth, persons with a disability and survivors of violence and/or abuse.

The Canadian Vocational Training Centre in Kelowna will do the training and certification.

“While the demand for IT professionals remains high, we have also been seeing a significant increase in IT technician workloads, especially throughout the past year during the pandemic,” said Cal Purcell, President of Canadian Vocational Training Centre. “This program ensures that there will be ready, qualified workers to meet this demand.”

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Participants will also receive four weeks of on-the-job work experience and two weeks of follow up support to assist in their job search. Skilled computer service technicians in B.C. are often employed as network administrators, network analysts and network support technicians.

Participants will also receive four weeks of on-the-job work experience and two weeks of follow-up support to assist in their job search. Skilled computer service technicians in B.C. are often employed as network administrators, network analysts and network support technicians.

“Technology is a part of every job and in every sector from health care, to manufacturing and automotive trades,” Andrew Mercier, Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training said. “With over 75,000 tech jobs forecast in the next decade, we’ll need more skilled tech professionals to lead our province into a strong economic future, so programs like these are vital.”

Full-time, group-based classroom learning for this project will start on Monday, June 14. Project activities will run through to Jan. 14, 2022. Anyone interested in finding out more about this or other CEP projects can contact their local WorkBC centre.