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Industrial Technology and Trades

Careers and job opportunities in the trades and technologies are booming! In fact, Skills Canada reports that the average age of a fully qualified tradesperson is over 48 years old, meaning that in the next seven to ten years, there is going to be almost a 100% turnover in many skilled trades.

In the next two decades, 40% of new jobs will be in the skilled trades and technologies. According to Job Futures 2000, by 2007, more than one-third of jobs created in Canada will require a skilled trade designation or a college diploma. And now, many skilled tradespeople make six-figure incomes with excellent benefits! (www.skillscanada.com)

Holland College programs in the trades and technologies, many of which are nationally accredited and recognized, are delivered in several locations across the Island. Many of our students are award winning. At the 2005 Skills Canada competition held in Edmonton, College students won the following medals:

Robert-John Postma, Gold Medal Winner for Automation and Control;
Nick Green, Gold Medal Winner for Refrigeration;
Mike Gallant, Gold Medal Winner for CNC Machining; and
Charles Smith, Bronze Medal Winner for Auto Service.

Programs offered in Industrial Technology and Trades are:

Aerospace Centre

The Holland College Aerospace Centre is in Slemon Park, near Summerside. Then location of the state of-the-art facility provides a unique combination of training and student services in a diversified and expanding aerospace community with training facilities and housing within walking distrance of each other. A practical, hands-on approach to learning provides an environment that stimulates, as closely as possible, actual work situtations. In addition to customized training, full-time programs offered at the Centre include:

Georgetown Centre

The Georgetown Centre is the Welding, Fabrication, Plumbing, Pipe-Trades and Commercial Diving training facility of Holland College. Housing state of-the-art equipment and leading industry technology, this Centre offers full-time and customized training programs for individuals preparing for a career or who are currently involved in the welding, plumbing, steamfitting/pipefitting and/or commercial diving fields. The College's Commercial Diving program has received national accreditation from the Diver Certification Board of Canada, making the College one of the three training institutions in North America to receive this accreditation. Full-time programs offered at the Georgetown Centre include:

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