The opportunity to showcase your skills in a competition, test your abilities and compete against other students in your chosen vocational field is exactly what the “Olympiads” is all about. Our Carpentry students Brian Brault-Guthrie and Mathieu Renaud took their skills to the ‘Olympic stage’ in order to compete against other students in the province....Read More
Canadian Forces Recruiting Group: Visible Minority/Women – Influencer Event Joanne O’Hanley and I attended the Influencer Event at the Support Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick (February 24-26th). The event showcased various aspects of life in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). We participated in various lectures, tours, “hands on” experiences and had one-on-one time to meet and speak with various...Read More
During the midwinter several informal knot tying tutorials were held at CVCEC over the lunch period. Although knot tying might appear to be a somewhat arcane activity – contemporary professional grade ropes have such great strength, flexibility, and abrasion resistance that they frequently put steel cables out of work, and make those who can tie...Read More
Etienne Léger is a self-made landscaping entrepreneur. He completed the Landscaping Operations course at CVCEC and now runs his own fulfilling business. We asked him to tell us his story: what he learned, what drives him and how he reached his goals. Etienne: “The most important thing is, you have to love what your doing....Read More
Every first Tuesday of the month, our Health and Wellness Committee, which consists of students as well as staff members, gets together to prepare homemade soup . The soup is free of charge, the only catch is… everyone is asked to bring their own mugs! The committee gets together on their lunch break, the day...Read More
We had such a huge following from our first “How to Install vinyl siding” video, John Hodges from our Carpentry department agreed to produce a couple follow-up segments to give a few more insights and tips about the entire process. In this segment (PART 3) he’ll delve into: – window trims – avoiding water infiltration...Read More
We had such a huge following from our first “How to Install vinyl siding” video, John Hodges from our Carpentry department agreed to produce a couple follow-up segments to give a few more insights and tips about the entire process. In this segment he’ll delve into: exterior corners of the wall the tools you will...Read More
So here we are, at the end of our Columns and Beams first project. It was a great opportunity for the students to make good use of the skills they have learned in the Scaffolding, Footings and Wall Modules because this time, the formwork has to be supported above ground. Imagine: with the same technique,...Read More
CVCEC will soon participate in the Regional Skills Olympics, which will be held at the EFPC Chateauguay Career Centre on the February 17th. The competition consists of building three walls with sheeting, an octagonal window and a gable roof with overhangs. All of this, within five hours, limited amount of material and with strict precision....Read More
SVIS (Socio-Vocational Integration Services) January Report: We are pleasure to announce that SVIS students have completed the Communication Skills unit. This included topics such as: The Art of Communication, Formal Versus Informal Language, Written Communication, Telephone Skills, How to Use Body Language, General Communication Manners, Tips for Writing a Personal Letter and How to Communicate Best....Read More
