Contact North BC is funded by the British Columbia provincial government to provide local access to online education programming from British Columbia’s publicly funded colleges and universities, skills and training providers. Learners in communities in Northwest British Columbia can access their local online learning centre support services and their online programming without leaving their community. Our participants are Indigenous students who reside within their home communities while enrolled in a diverse range of online programs at various post-secondary institutions. Our students bring a rich tapestry of traditional learning and deep connections to the lands and waters of Northwest BC, and the natural resources they sustain. Some of the major areas of focus for our students include social and environmental sustainability, green technologies and the advancement of sustainable economies in the north. They are strong practical, innovative and creative thinkers with well-developed hands-on skills, investing strong work-ethic into projects that have practical and tangible applications.

Contact North BC is funded by the British Columbia provincial government to provide local access to online education programming from British Columbia’s publicly funded colleges and universities, skills and training providers. Learners in communities in Northwest British Columbia can access their local online learning centre support services and their online programming without leaving their community. Many of our learners are Indigenous students who have deep connections to the lands and waters of the north, and the natural resources they sustain. Our learners hold a deep appreciation for social and environmental sustainability, green technologies and the advancement of sustainable economies in the north. Northern students of all backgrounds tend to be strong practical thinkers, with well-developed hands-on skills, capable of innovative thinking and creative ideas, who invest strong work-ethic into work projects that have practical and tangible applications.

Contact North BC is a pilot project funded by the British Columbia provincial government to provide local access to online education programming from British Columbia’s publicly funded colleges and universities, skills and training providers. Learners in communities in Northwest British Columbia can access their local online learning centre support services and their online programming without leaving their community. Students will also be offered academic and career supports to help further increase their successes. Services will include on-line on-demand tutoring, mentoring and work-integrated learning (such as real-world in class projects, paid internships, and paid work-experiences). We are opening 275 paid-work experiences this summer and fall for eligible students of Contact North BC / Coast Mountain College. Projects will be completed in about 80 hours over 2-8 weeks and each student is paid $1400 per project completed.