The Continuing Studies department offers a variety of health and safety, personal development and cultural interest courses, as well as, many online courses through “ed2go”.
All courses delivered on campus are offered on a cost recovery basis therefore early registration is essential, as insufficient enrollment will result in course cancellation. A list of Continuing Studies courses is found below. For course description, please click the course title.
*Please bring a government-issued photo ID with you to all courses*
A food handling, sanitation and work safety course designed for food service establishment operators and front line food service workers such as cooks, servers, bussers, dishwashers, and deli workers. The course covers important food safety and worker safety information including food-borne illness, receiving and storing food, serving food, cleaning and sanitizing.
Friday, November 15, 2024 9:00 am - 5:00 pm NVIT Merritt Campus Cost: $ 110
Registration Deadline: November 1, 2024
This Worksafe BC course provides an introductory knowledge on how to identify injuries and administer first aid to injuries. It is suitable for people in these industries: small construction jobs (roofing, painting, drywall, framing, etc.), office workers, small manufacturing and assembling shops and restaurant workers. No prior first aid knowledge required to attend this course. Minimum age 15 years
8:30 am - 4:30 pm NVIT Merritt Campus Cost: $ 140
Course Dates:
Friday, September 20, 2024 Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Friday, November 22, 2024 Wednesday, December 11, 2024
This Worksafe BC course is a 2 week/70 hour program designed to further first aid training and knowledge. The course is suitable for people in these industries: lumber mill, pulp and paper mill, medic for oil and gas in BC (Alberta may require extra training), large logging companies, large road construction and flagging. No prior first aid knowledge required to attend this course. All students must be at least 16 years old and physically able to perform first aid.The course will cover the following topics:
•The role and duties of an Occupational First Aid Attendant •Head-to-toe examination •Operate oxygen therapy equipment and insert oral airways •Medical emergencies •Skin and soft tissue anatomy and function •Management of soft tissue injuries •Principles of burn management •Ligament and tendon injuries •Manage soft tissue injuries •Manage oxygen therapy equipment •Patient positioning •Critical incident stress •Manage Oral Airways •Patient packaging for rapid transport •Management of circulatory emergencies •Manage circulatory critical interventions •Head and brain injuries •Neck and spinal injuries •Immobilization •General principles of management for fractures and dislocations
October 28 – November 8, 2024 (2 weeks, Mon-Fri) 8:30am-4:30pm Merritt Campus Cost: $1,092 Minimum Age: 16 years
Interested in a course that isn’t currently being offered? Contact Enrolment Services at 250-378-3300 or info@nvit.ca to make a request.
Registration is on a first come first serve basis and seats cannot be reserved without payment or sponsorship form on file. To register for any of the courses above, please complete the registration form and return with payment to NVIT. Completed registration forms can be dropped off on campus or emailed to info@nvit.bc.ca . Payment can be made with cash, debit or credit card on campus or by credit card over the phone. Registrations cannot be processed without payment or sponsorship form on file. If you are being sponsored, please forward completed Sponsor Billing Authorization Form with your registration. For more information regarding registration, please contact NVIT Enrolment Services at 250-378-3300 or info@nvit.bc.ca.
No time to take a course on campus? Try one of our online courses offered in partnership with “ed2go”. These non-credit courses allow students to work at their own pace, on their own schedule.
Courses run for six weeks, with two lessons released each week for the duration of the course. Once a lesson has been released, students may access it at their convenience. At the end of the course, there is a two-week grace period to allow for completion of any outstanding assignments.
Registration fees for ed2go courses vary starting from $110 + GST. For more information on courses and pricing, refer to our catalogue at the link below.