The new 2,052-sq.-metre (22,800-sq.-foot) facility is located at the CCNB training centre on Youghall Drive in Bathurst. There are three workshops and five classrooms for the electricity, plumbing, and pipefitting programs. The facility also has 16 solar panels to heat water and produce electricity, as well as two small wind turbines.
The new facilities will strengthen the designated Red Seal trades (Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program in 54 trades, enabling graduates to work in any province or territory) and will make it possible to consider expanding the range of programs offered at the CCNB.
The $4.7-million project received $3.2 million from the province and $1.5 million from the federal government under the Economic Action Plan.
"This workshop will help us to better meet labour market needs by accepting an increasing number of students, and will enable us to offer more flexible and higher quality programming," said Norbert Roy, corporate secretary and vice-president of strategic initiatives of the CCNB.
Speaking on behalf of the CCNB president and CEO Liane Roy, he said, “The new space will also be used for educational workshops for students in the Systèmes d'énergie renouvelable (renewable energy systems) and Technologie de l'ingénierie du bâtiment (building engineering technology) programs."
