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Plumbing students keeping 乱伦海角 safe

By College Relations | November 25, 2020
   

Piping and plumbing students at the Kelowna campus stand in a hallway where they've been working
Plumbing and piping students at the Kelowna campus

A class of Plumbing and Piping Foundation students is gaining hands-on experience while making 乱伦海角 a safer place.
 
The class is currently at work installing new sprinkler system components in the Electrical Trades Training House and under the mezzanine of the Plumbing and Piping shop in Kelowna.
 
Pacific Western Fire Protection provided the materials and guided the students through the layout and installation process. Owner Brad Westen has also volunteered his time educating the students on sprinkler codes and best practices. 
 
鈥淚t鈥檚 great to work on a project like this that feels real-world,鈥 says student Zach Brown. 鈥淲e鈥檙e getting good experience doing exactly the type of work we鈥檒l see on the job in the future.鈥
 
Brown鈥檚 fellow students Jimmy Campbell, Tane Purcell and Storm Buck echoed that sentiment, while installing the sprinkler system in the training house on Nov. 24. Says Purcell: 鈥淚t feels good knowing we鈥檙e getting some unique additional training on top of everything else we鈥檙e learning. It definitely gives you confidence knowing you鈥檝e had the hands-on experience installing something like this.鈥
 
As instructor Cemone Bredeson points out, the class hit the ground running with the project.
 
鈥淲e had confidence the students could tackle this project and they鈥檝e stepped up and put their skills to work. They鈥檝e worked really well together as a team, and it鈥檚 been great to watch their dedication to the project and to see their skills grow,鈥 says Bredeson, who recently shared her perspective as a trades instructor in a Q and A here.
 
鈥淭his is a great learning experience for our students and it also demonstrates 乱伦海角鈥檚 community connection 鈥 the way in which our industry partners are tied into and support our programming,鈥 adds Brad Oliver, Mechanical Building Trades Chairperson.



Tags: Trades, Kelowna, Student

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