E D U C A T I O N F O R P R O F E S S I O N A L S
S p e c i a l F e a t u r e
J
anice Hanna,Director ofContinu-
ingEducation and Contract Training
at Camosun College in Victoria, B.C.,
gives Kwantlen Polytechnic
University (
KPU) full credit for the
implementation of her institute's
new range of cannabisindustrytraining
courses.
"By partnering with
KPU, we were
able to adopt the raw content of their
curriculum, massage it to ‚t our audi-
ence, and deliver it to our students, who
range from people interested in the
health bene‚ts of cannabis to those
seeking careers in the industry," she says.
Camosun's ‚rst course in its
Continuing Education program,
Growing Cannabis for Professionals, was
launched in May. Students learnthe
requirements to produce cannabis for a
licensed producer under the Access to
Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regula-
tions. Topics covered include propaga-
tion, appropriate use of resources, crop
management and troubleshooting.
Camosun, which was founded in
1971, has twomaincampuses (Lansd-
owne and Interurban)and two o"-cam-
pus sites (Belmont Secondary School
and the Camosun Coastal Centre)that
serve about 18,650students annually in
certi‚cate, diploma, bachelor's degree
and non-credit continuing education
programs. There are over 200 courses
o"ered in Continuing Education, which
include online o"erings.
Growing Cannabis for Professionals,
is delivered online by cannabis consul-
tant and advocate Travis Lane. Cur-
rently under development is a second
course that will pertain to cannabis
growing facilities management; and based
on the explosion of interest across Canada
in cannabis as a legitimate industry, Hanna
says other courses will soon follow and
will be taught by industry experts,
including Lane.
Hanna notes that the timing is right for
Camosun to formalize education in this
‚eld.
"The rapid development of legalized
cannabis for adult use as a legitimate
Canadian industry," she says. "Camo-
sun's role is to deliver education about
the intricacies of this industry to
communities."
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Institution o"ers a range of programs
Camosun College
Targets Cannabis
Industry Training
Camosun
College offers
cannabis
industry
training
