Carpentry students benefit from annual Co-op partnership

ACC has partnered with the Dauphin Consumers Co-op for the past seven years to have students and faculty build ready-to-move homes for sale in the community. Each year, the home is sold for $5,000 above the cost of materials. Those extra funds are then given back to students in the form of cash awards.

“Our partnership with Co-op is one of immense value for our students,” said Gabe Mercier, Director of ACC’s Parkland Campus. “Not only are they getting the experience of building a complete home under the direction and support of faculty, but there is the added bonus of financial recognition for the dedication to their studies and academic achievement.”

A $2,000 award is given to the student with the highest overall achievement at the end of the first term (December). The remaining $3,000 is split equally amongst all students that achieve a 70 per cent average throughout their studies.

This year, for the first time, the $2,000 incentive award was split between two students: Courtney McIntyre, and Kurt Hunter each received $1,000.

“This award I received from the Co-op is greatly appreciated it will help me to become a carpenter by allowing me to get the tools I need,” said McIntyre.

All 13 students that started the pre-employment Carpentry and Woodworking program at ACC’s Parkland Campus will be finishing up classes at the end of this week and will begin their 120-hour practicums.