Grant: Technology Access Centre

Camosun College is excited to receive its second five year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research*Council (NSERC) Technology Access Centre (TAC) Grant to support the continued success of the*Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC). This centre of excellence in Advanced Manufacturing,*Prototyping, Automation, Robotics, Composites and Human Performance has been the backbone of*Camosun Innovates in offering innovative services to local companies and community partners.*Camosun College is located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Our two campuses serve approximately*19,000 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 contract*training opportunities for local business; research, innovation and prototyping services for industry; and*well-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 in*our province every year.*Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC) exemplifies innovation within our community and within our*college. CTAC has become an important catalyst for innovation within our local small to medium business*community, contributing significantly to their growth and development by offering practical innovative*support. CTAC also plays an important role in enhancing faculty engagement with real world projects while*exposing our students to real-life applied learning projects that strive to solve industry and community*challenges.*The College has started construction of the new Babcock Canada Interaction Lab which will be the new*home of CTAC. The College has received Western Economic Development funding to assist with these*renovations, with the College committing $304,000 in fiscal year 16/17 and $282,000 in fiscal year 17/18 in*support 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 originally*occupied by CTAC with state of the art equipment, office space and lab facilities. Included in the*expansion is an additional stand alone building which will house CTACs new Composite Research &*Education Lab, a dedicated space for research and fabrication of composites.