Sprott Shaw College opened the doors to its Richmond campus last Friday and set sights on doubling its student roll.
A small, but well-equipped campus, Sprott Shaw has around 70 students enrolled with a goal to hit the 150mark by December.
Specializing in grooming health care assistants and early childhood educators, the campus at 7920 Cambie Rd. houses domestic and international students.
"Sprott Shaw's proven track record of providing training that meets the needs of learners and employers, has brought students from around the world, right here to British Columbia," said Michael Evans, director of International Education for Sprott Shaw College.
The new campus includes five classrooms and is equipped with the latest, state of-the-art, equipment and technology.
YVR LAUNCHES FASTER PASSAGE TO U.S.
Automated passport control kiosks could speed up wait times for people traveling from Vancouver to the U.S. via YVR.
The Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday the new program designed to expedite the customs process.
Eligible passengers traveling from Vancouver to the U.S. will, according to VAA and CBP, clear customs more efficiently, while still ensuring a high standard of safety and security.
Instead of filling out a declaration card and taking their travel documents to a CBP officer, passengers who are eligible and choose to use Automated Passport Control can proceed directly to a self-service kiosk in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance area.
Travelers will follow the onscreen instructions to scan their U.S. passport, answer the customs declaration questions using the touch screen, receive a receipt confirming their information and proceed to the CBP officer to finalize processing.
The program is the first of its kind in North America and aims to help travelers move more quickly through the CBP preclearance inspection process by allowing passport information at a self-service kiosk.
"Travelers will still speak with a CBP officer after using the (kiosks), however this will allow for faster processing and increased focus on the traveler," said Thomas S. Winkowski, acting CBP commissioner.
CBP and VAA worked together to implement "Automated Passport Control," as it's called.
The airport developed the concept and built out the technology, while CBP ensured its security and privacy requirements were incorporated.
