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Great opportunities for alumni!

Your career doesn’t stand still and neither should you.

This spring, the BCIT Alumni Association in partnership with BCITSA are hosting a series of career development workshops to help you navigate change, build confidence, and explore new opportunities.

Upcoming Workshops:
1. From Uncertainty to Action: Create a Career Strategy That Works
March 4 | 5:30 – 8:00 PM | BCIT Burnaby Campus, SE2 Council Chambers
Cost: Alumni $10 | Student $5
Led by Sam Lee, Certified Career Coach, this workshop gives you practical tools to clarify your goals and plan your next move with confidence.
✅ RSVP by March 2 https://bcitaasacareer20260304.eventbrite.ca/?aff=LinkedIn

2. Entrepreneurship Essentials: Customers, Growth, and Early-Stage Strategy
March 11 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Online
Learn from alumni founders how to attract customers and avoid common pitfalls.
✅ RSVP by March 9 https://BCITAASAEntre2026S1.eventbrite.ca/?aff=LinkedIn

3. Entrepreneurship in Tech: Founder Insights on Building and Scaling
April 15 | 12:00–1:00 PM | Online
Hear real-world strategies from BCIT alumni tech leaders.
✅ RSVP by April 13 https://BCITAASAEntre2026S2.eventbrite.ca/?aff=LinkedIn

Great news for our Computer Information Technology (CIT) Diploma students!

The Industry Sponsored Student Projects (bcit.ca/issp) team that collaborated with the CityStudio Vancouver was recognized at the HUBBUB project showcase as a People’s Choice winner, earning awards for Most Scalable Project and Most Responsive Project among 16 projects.

The City of Vancouver operates a large fleet to deliver public services, and the students’ project, 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, explored how machine learning and predictive analytics can help the City transition from reactive to proactive vehicle maintenance.

The prototype showed strong potential to reduce operational costs, optimize maintenance schedules, and advance the City’s commitments to modernization, digital transformation, and data-informed decision making.

Congratulations Gautam Dhoopar, Kevin Dusange, Zoya Wajzer, Yaye Seydi Balde, Abhinav Dixit, Philip Flores, Mellaad Aktary, and Kate Esfandiari!

A great example of what’s possible when students, city staff, and innovation partners come together to tackle real-world challenges.

https://citystudiovancouver.com/projects/fleetforesight/

FleetForesight - CityStudio Vancouver This BCIT ISSP project supports the City of Vancouver’s goals around modernization, digital transformation, and reliable fleet-based service delivery. By enabling a more proactive maintenance approach, it has the potential to reduce operational costs, increase the reliability of municipal services...

The last term of CST offers a chance to pull skills together in final capstones and industry projects. This fall's Technical Programming Option class created -- and released! -- a game that aims to teach about climate change management.

“This project really gave us a chance to put everything that we learned in the past two years into one project,” says student and Project Manager Corey Buchan. “We tackled challenges in graphics rendering, performance, sound effects, networking, predictive AI, server maintenance, and API design.”

https://www.bcit.ca/news/stories/computing-student-game-tackles-climate-change-education/

BCIT Alumni: How To Talk To Strangers Join fellow BCIT alumni and current students for an expert presentation, networking event and complimentary headshot photobooth.