Camosun Technology Access Centre

Camosun学院很高兴收到其第二个五年自然科学和工程研究委员会（NSERC）技术访问中心（TAC）赠款，以支持theCamosun技术访问中心（CTAC）的持续成功。这所卓越的先进制造、原型、自动化、机器人、复合材料和人类绩效中心一直是Camosun Innovates为当地公司和社区合作伙伴提供创新服务的骨干。Camosun学院位于美丽的维多利亚，不列颠哥伦比亚省。我们的两个校区每年为大约19，000名学员提供证书、文凭、学士学位和继续教育课程。而且，我们作为一所大学的影响远远超出了我们的高技能，就业准备的毕业生。我们为当地企业提供合同培训机会;为行业提供研究，创新和原型服务;为雇主提供训练有素的合作学生。拥有超过900名员工和1.23亿美元的年度预算，Camosun是我们社区的顶级雇主之一，每年在我省产生近10亿美元的经济影响。Camosun技术访问中心（CTAC）在我们的社区和我们的学院内证实了创新。CTAC已成为我们当地中小企业界创新的重要催化剂，通过提供实用的创新支持，为他们的成长和发展做出了重大贡献。CTAC还在提高教师参与真实的世界项目方面发挥着重要作用，同时让我们的学生接触到现实生活中的应用学习项目，努力解决行业和社区的挑战。学院已经开始建设新的巴布科克加拿大互动实验室，这将是CTAC的新家。该学院已收到西部经济发展资金，以协助theserrenovations，与学院承诺$304，000在财政年度16/17和$282，000在财政年度17/18支持这个CTAC空间的发展。巴布科克加拿大已慷慨地同意捐赠80万美元的设备CTAC新家。这个空间接近CTAC最初占用空间的三倍，拥有最先进的设备，办公空间和实验室设施。包括在扩建是一个额外的独立建筑，将容纳CTAC新的复合材料研究和教育实验室，一个专门的空间，研究和制造的复合材料。

Camosun College is excited to receive its second five year Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil (NSERC) Technology Access Centre (TAC) Grant to support the continued success of theCamosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC). This centre of excellence in Advanced Manufacturing,Prototyping, Automation, Robotics, Composites and Human Performance has been the backbone ofCamosun Innovates in offering innovative services to local companies and community partners.Camosun College is located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Our two campuses serve approximately19,000 learners a year in certificate, diploma, bachelor's degree and continuing education programs. And,our impact as a college extends well beyond our highly skilled, job-ready graduates. We provide contracttraining opportunities for local business; research, innovation and prototyping services for industry; andwell-trained co-op students for employers. With over 900 employees and an annual budget of $123 million,Camosun is one of our communitys top employers and generates close to $1 billion in economic impact inour province every year.Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC) exemplifies innovation within our community and within ourcollege. CTAC has become an important catalyst for innovation within our local small to medium businesscommunity, contributing significantly to their growth and development by offering practical innovativesupport. CTAC also plays an important role in enhancing faculty engagement with real world projects whileexposing our students to real-life applied learning projects that strive to solve industry and communitychallenges.The College has started construction of the new Babcock Canada Interaction Lab which will be the newhome of CTAC. The College has received Western Economic Development funding to assist with theserenovations, with the College committing $304,000 in fiscal year 16/17 and $282,000 in fiscal year 17/18 insupport of the development of this CTAC space. Babcock Canada has generously agreed to donate$800,000 for equipment for CTACs new home. This space is close to three times the space originallyoccupied by CTAC with state of the art equipment, office space and lab facilities. Included in theexpansion is an additional stand alone building which will house CTACs new Composite Research &Education Lab, a dedicated space for research and fabrication of composites.