Shipbuilding project leads to high demand for trades training at NSCC

Students wishing to enrol in some trades programs at Nova Scotia Community College may have to wait as long as two years to begin their training. NSCC is currently experiencing an extremely high level of demand thanks to a federal shipbuilding project. NSCC is working with Irving Shipbuilding to prepare workers to tackle different phases of the project. “For example, they’ll need people doing welding work earlier than they’ll need electrical technicians, just in terms of how the shipbuilding goes,” said NSCC VP Academics Rosalind Penfound. NSCC has also set up at Irving’s request a six-week course for existing, returning, and new employees that Penfound describes as “Shipbuilding 101.”