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JIBC appoints new Dean, School of Public Safety
The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Blackburn as its new Dean, School of Public Safety, effective July 14.
“I am honoured to help shape the future of the School of Public Safety,” said Blackburn. “I look forward to building on its strong programs in areas such as firefighting and emergency management, whose students can make a difference in their communities each and every day.”
Firefighting grad emerges from pandemic focused on dream job
After graduating with a degree in geology during the peak of the pandemic in 2020, Mackenzie Millward was at a crossroads.
There were no jobs available in related fields and she found herself with time on her hands.
“It really gave me time to think of what I really wanted to do and what would make me happy day-to-day in a career. And I realized that helping people was a big part of what made me happy.”
Gender-based violence amongst first responders
Grant funding gives boost to aspiring firefighters
New fire engine enhances JIBC’s firefighter training
Indigenous youth introduced to public safety careers
The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) was pleased to welcome participants to its Indigenous Youth Career Camp (IYCC) at its campuses last week, July 18 to 22, where they gained an introduction to public safety career options. This is the first fully in-person IYCC since the pandemic began more than two years ago.
Recruits gain skills, confidence in firefighting program
Jesse Fryer was halfway through the Firefighting Technologies Certificate program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) when he was reminded that his choice of school was the right one.
Fire program key to career goal for Vancouver Island grad
Since Danielle Nellestyn was 12 years old, when she started bussing tables at a café, she’s always set big goals for herself.
In her teens, to save up enough money to travel the world, she held several part-time jobs, including flexible ones like lifeguarding, so she could quickly return to work whenever she returned from her travel adventures. By her mid-twenties, Danielle had backpacked to nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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