NIC News

Event
Feb 22, 2019
Deadline approaching for Career Fair employer registration
NIC is preparing to host the 9th annual Career Fair this spring — a chance for employers to connect with hundreds of skilled and enthusiastic potential employees in the region. Register Now.
Event
Feb 22, 2019
Artistic talent shines at NIC Art Event 2019
Don’t miss NIC’s 2019 Art Event, a one-night showcase by the next wave of artists, designers and creators studying in NIC’s fine art and design programs.
News
Feb 6, 2019
NIC nursing student podcast takes on single use plastics
Marielle Tattman’s passion for community health and podcasting could revolutionize the Comox Valley’s view of nurses and the issues they care about.
News
Jan 31, 2019
NIC in the News: Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations earn carpentry certification
Ten Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations students were honoured for passing the NIC's Red Seal Carpentry Level One course.

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Winter Courses

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Programs

Tourism & Hospitality Management Certificate

Gain business and industry-specific skills to launch a career in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Fine Arts Diploma

Explore printmaking, video, painting, drawing, digital media, ceramics, photography and sculpture in NIC's high-calibre fine arts studios. Develop creative and critical thinking skills as you pursue your career as an artist or transfer to degree programs across Canada.

Professional Cook (Culinary Arts)

Launch your culinary career and expand your skills in well-equipped training facilities, including the Third Course Bistro in Campbell River or the Roger Street Bistro in Port Alberni. You’ll learn from highly-experienced, qualified instructors as you develop core culinary skills in Level 1, advance your skills in Level 2 and prepare to take a leadership role in the kitchen with Level 3.

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Courses

Human Resources Management (BUS-255)

Learn how human resource management plays an important role in organizations' ability to achieve productivity and effectiveness. Topics include planning, candidate recruitment and selection, job analysis and job evaluation, compensation, performance appraisals, motivation and employee/employer relationships.

Business Ethics (PHI-260)

A number of classical ethical theories are introduced and applied to a variety of concrete problems such as whistle-blowing, product safety, employee rights, discrimination, international business, the environment, and investing. Emphasis is on mastery of the key ethical concepts and their application to real-life situations.

Invertebrate Biology (BIO-211)

An introduction to the major invertebrate taxa from sponges to chordates with emphasis on functional anatomy, life-cycles, evolution, diversity and ecology. A compulsory 3-day field trip to the West Coast of Vancouver Island is an integral part of this course. Lab work involves first hand and microscopic observations of living animals with some dissections. Field work involves observations of intertidal and subtidal invertebrate individuals and their community ecology.

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Faculty

Stephen McIntosh

Instructor, Joinery/Cabinetmaking

Gordon Mason

Instructor, Business Administration

Michael Catchpole

Instructor, Humanities & Social Sciences

NIC Event Calendar

Dec 12
Weekly writing support for Aboriginal students
Jan 17
NIC offers free drop-in soccer and volleyball for students
Feb 28
Paul Walde talk rescheduled to Feb. 28
Mar 4
NIC Pro Photography portfolio workshop coming to Comox Valley
Mar 5
Academic Integrity Workshop
Mar 7
2019 Artist Talk Series presents: Anne J. Steves
Mar 11
NIC Pro Photography Portfolio workshop coming to Campbell River in March
Mar 13
Save the date: NIC's Global Learning Initiative presents 'Celling Your Soul' documentary
Mar 21
Save the date: 9th annual Career Fair set for March 21
Mar 23
Save the Date: Sip & Savour Spain

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

Forklift Operator (FLO-010)
Feb 23, Campbell River
FoodSafe Level I (TFS-010)
Feb 23, Campbell River
Emergency Child Care First Aid With CPR Level B (FAC-010)
Feb 24, Comox Valley
Filigree Ring (GENI-1245)
Feb 24, Campbell River
Small Vessel Operator Proficiency Training Course (NAU-005)
Feb 25-Feb 28, Ucluelet
Creating Slideshows with iMovie (CVEC-4565)
Feb 25-Mar 4, Comox Valley

NIC Students Say

Students choose NIC for our expert faculty, high-quality, affordable education, supportive community and university transfer pathways. Here’s what they say:

Milena Restan
My instructor Jason Diemer inspired me to study engineering. I transferred directly from NIC into second year of UVic’s biomedical engineering degree.
Milena Restan
UVic Engineering Dual Admission student
Hiroki Asai
My internship at Disney allowed me to meet people all over the world, network and develop international relationships.
Hiroki Asai
Tourism & Hospitality Diploma student
Mike McLean
NIC’s Industrial Automation program gave me the skills employers are looking for. I had job offers in Campbell River, Nanaimo and Alberta.
Mike McLean
Industrial Automation Technology Graduate
Dawn Tisdale
I had some pretty old ideas of what nurses do … I thought it was about taking doctors’ orders, not advocating for patients. I am now in the most rewarding and challenging degree ever.
Dawn Tisdale
NIC Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduate, Named top 150 Nurses in Canada by CNA
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