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VIU Hosts Women in Trades Event to Encourage More Women to Consider Trades Careers

October 19 event is a partnership between industry, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and VIU Carla Smith has worked in the...
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VIU Awards Full-tuition Scholarships to Top Scholars at Regional High Schools

VIU’s President’s Scholarship Program started in 2008 and has been growing steadily ever since Nearly 40 students will begin or...
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VIU Cowichan’s Construction Students Give Back to the Community

Campus has a long history of fostering community partnerships to give students hands-on experiences Three years ago, for the first...
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VIU Trades Exploration Program Builds Interest and Awareness for Careers in the Trades

Students from Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories get a taste of university life during two-week camp For Rick...
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BC Government Announcement: VIU Students Benefit from New Trades Equipment and Training Seats

Trades students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will benefit from hands-on learning opportunities through a new investment of $187,071 in...
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VIU Hairdressing Student Snags Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal

Jaime Howden, a Tuition Waiver student, among more than 250 graduates at VIU’s Trades & Applied Technology Convocation ceremonies Friday...
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