After more than a year of construction, Parkland College’s Trades and Technology Centre in Yorkton will open to students and the general public on Sept. 4. The first classes in the new building begin Sept. 8.
“Opening to the public is a major accomplishment, but we don’t consider it to be a finish line,” said Parkland College President Dwayne Reeve. “We feel like our work is just beginning as students arrive for the training that will convert them into the skilled workers our region and province need.”
Students in the Power Engineering (Fourth Class), Agricultural Machinery Technician, and Heavy Equipment/Truck and Transport Technician programs begin classes Sept. 8. Welding gets underway Sept. 14, and the Multi-Mechanical Trades certificate program starts Sept. 21.
As the doors open, finishing crews remain on site. Some areas of the Trades and Technology Centre will have restricted access to accommodate this work.
“We know that work on the facility will continue beyond our opening date,” Reeve said, “but we are committed to completing the project in short order and minimizing the impact on our students.”
Meanwhile, plans are being finalized for an official Grand Opening event on Oct. 28. More information will be released in the coming weeks.
