Meet Richard

After completing Victoria College’s Level 1 millwright class, Richard thought he was on the right track to a rewarding career. He was working for a local energy services company, but was laid off in October 2019. He chose to use this time for an opportunity to enhance his career prospects by taking additional millwright classes. And, within a year, he completed Level 5, the highest level of millwright courses the National Center for Construction Education and Research offers at Victoria College.

Richard wanted to get all the levels done within a certain time frame, but did not have the financial resources to do so. It looked as if he would have to wait to complete the courses. That’s when Mary Hardy, VC’s Workforce & Continuing Education Program Coordinator, came to the rescue. She informed and guided Richard on how to apply for Workforce and Continuing Education scholarships offered by the VC Foundation.

“Mary really worked hard to get me the scholarships,” Richard said. “I am very thankful, because I didn’t know what I was going to do.”

Even though Richard has kept his promise to himself by finishing what he started, he has one regret. “I wish I would have known about what Victoria College has to offer sooner. I would have done this 10 years ago.”