First Nations Careers Council empowering First Nations people

First Nations Careers Council... empowering First Nations people

top... Brad Dingwall, a student at Camosun College in the Nautical Program, is from the Campbell River, BC, Nu Chul Nuth Cape Mudge Indian Band.

bottom... Jennifer Pighin, a First Nations artist of the Lheidli T'enneh in Prince George, BC, designed the FNCC logo.

ASTTBC

above front... Tim Duerden, AScT, (left) a technology professional registered with ASTTBC and Chair of the First Nations Careers Council, reviewing civil engineering drawings with Lance Preston before commencing survey work on site.

mouse over... Lance Preston, making site survey entries for a civil engineering project on Vancouver Island, BC, is a First Nations youth who will be starting his training program at North Island College. In addition to the technical training, he also plans to take business courses to round out his education.

THE Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) and Tk'emlups Indian Band along with our partners and sponsors officially launched the First Nations Careers Council (FNCC) on April 24th 2009 in Kamloops, BC.

The FNCC was formed in May 2008 by ASTTBC to assist First Nations technologists and technicians to promote technology careers and the application of technology in First Nations communities. The FNCC Board is made up of First Nations technologists and technicians, and will be augmented by other interested persons willing to assist with our work.

Coverage from this milestone event will be posted on the FNCC web site in the near future. Please check back for updates posted on FNCC News & Updates.

For more information, please contact the event organizers...

FNCC Launch

T: 604.585.2788 ext 229
F: 604.585.2790
E: techinfo@asttbc.org

ASTTBC is a self-governing professional association of over 9,000 technologists, technicians and technical specialists in the fields of applied science technology. For more info, visit... www.asttbc.org

above... Matthew Hazelwood enjoying some hands-on fun at the BIG Little Science Centre in Kamloops, BC.