• 1 intake:  all of semester 1
• ​next intake: July 10​,  2023 (ending December 14, 2023)
• you will not have any school from December 15, 2023 to January 26, 2024... semester 2 will start at your home school on January 29, 2024​
  
• 23 weeks long​​
  
• 4 days a week:  Monday to Thursday
• 11.30am to 6.30pm
  

Student Eligibility

• limited to 16 students - multiple school districts make up the class; traditionally Coquitlam SD43 has had 1-2 students get accepted by VCC
  (out of 35+ applications across the lower mainland)
• students typically take this program in their grade 12 year after taking all the necessary/core grade 11 subjects
• students must begin a program prior to June 30 of th​eir graduation year
• ex 1:  a program begins in March of a gr 12s final semester and runs for 23 weeks - it is okay for that student​ to ​apply to
  
• ex 2:  a program will begin in July after a grade 12 has graduated - that current grade 12 should not apply as they will not be accepted​​
• must have government-issued ​photo ID that is current/valid on the ​ITA exam date in early-December ​​(ex: a driver's license, BC ID, or passport). This exam represents 20% of your final overall mark.​
  
• unfortunately, this program is not available to "International students" 
  

Student Cost

• tuition-free, but stud​ents will need to pay about $2,000 for items like:​​ textbooks, recipe book, ​tools, CompassCard, name tag, uniform, lock, tool bag, etc. See VCC Info Sheet (right column) for more detailed breakdown. Students can get a letter of enrolment that might allow for parents to access RESP money - but check with your financial provider.​
  

Location + Transportation

• VCC "downtown campus" - 250 West Pender Street, Vancouver
• Transportation, to and from the training site, is the responsibility of the parent/guardian​
• Skytrain to/from "Chinatown/Stadium station" is probably the ​best transportation option

Skills + Attributes

• ability to work as a team
  
• patience and accuracy
• love of baking things​