SPROTT SHAW COLLEGE
S
prott Shaw College is a textbook
example of a local school with a
global reach.
What originally began as a business institute
in Victoria 110 years ago has now evolved
into a college boasting 13 campuses across
B.C. that offer degrees and diplomas for
domestic and international students alike,
in over 120 programs.
Sprott Shaw’s commitment to its students
doesn’t simply end at graduation. The college employs a team of career-placement
specialists at each campus to assist students
with resumés, preparing for interviews and
sourcing out job opportunities for them. In
keeping with that support system, Sprott
Shaw has also established its own call centre where specialists connect graduates with
full- and part-time jobs in their chosen field.
With flexible start dates and scheduling “We go the extra mile to prepare our stuoptions, employment support services and dents for interviews, to make sure we talk
lifetime upgrades and refresher courses, to employers to source out job leads, and
Sprott Shaw has always attracted its fair to ensure that students are lined up with
share of local students for training in the opportunities so there’s an even better
trades and healthcare disciplines. However, chance for them to secure good jobs quickthe college has also seen a groundswell of ly,” says Sprott Shaw president Patrick Dang.
international students coming through its
doors in recent years to enroll in business Nurturing and supporting a student body
and technology as well as tourism and hos- that can exceed 2,500 each year can be a
pitality programs.
tall order, and Dang is quick to credit the
school’s roster of dedicated faculty and staff
Word of Sprott Shaw’s success in building for helping to spur the continued growth.
a bustling hub for international students
is spreading far beyond Canada’s borders, “Our faculty form the foundation here,” says
thanks to the college establishing its own Dang. “Without great instructors, you cancareer-preparation programs in licenced not have great students. I’m very pleased
partner institutions located in countries and proud to say our instructors go out of
in the Middle East, China, Japan and their way and our smaller class sizes allow
Southeast Asia.
them to really get to know the wants and
needs and learning patterns of each student,
To act as a welcoming committee for those which helps us produce solid graduates.”
new arrivals, the college is actively involved
in assisting international students with Dang is firmly convinced that R.J. Sprott and
securing accommodations and medical W.H. Shaw — the two men who founded the
insurance, dealing with immigration and venerable institution in 1903 — would be
banking issues as well as organizing group proud of both how the school has thrived
outings and student activities.
and the direction in which it continues to
head.
The school is further developing its international appeal through its involvement in a “As our new mandate states, we provide relseries of “Global Education Cities” currently evant skills for meaningful jobs. We’ve been
under development in Richmond and the here for 110 years, we’re tried, tested and
South Cambie district of Vancouver. When proven and we stand by our graduates,” says
completed, the sites will host a number of Dang. “We want our students to believe in
public and private colleges and universities us as much as we believe in them and their
and provide amenities such as student hous- chosen path or career.”
ing, retail outlets and restaurants as well as
travel agencies and immigration lawyers
and consultants.
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“We’re tried, tested and
proven and we stand by
our graduates. We want our
students to believe in us
as much as we believe
in them and their chosen
path or career.”
– Patrick Dang,
Sprott Shaw President
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Sprott Shaw President Patrick Dang
A Sprott Shaw student in the classroom
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