Your future with more starts here
At VIU, your education leads to more opportunity. It starts in the classroom where you get hands-on experience that sets you up for career success, You train in real-world settings that prepare you for the work you want to do. Interested in marine biology? Study the aquatic life of the Salish Sea. Want to work in health care? Learn to use professional instruments in clinical labs.
Interested in the trades? At VIU you train in state-of-the-art shops guided by industry experts. In carpentry you build a house in the community. As an auto mechanic or RV technician student, you work on real vehicles. Want to be a chef? Learn industry techniques in a professional kitchen.
You don’t just earn a credential at VIU – you graduate ready to launch your career.
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81%
81% of VIU bachelor’s degree graduates are in jobs related to their program.
The BC average is 75%.
88%
88% of VIU bachelor’s degree graduates say the skills and knowledge they gained help them succeed at work.
The BC average is 85%.
Info Week
November 12 to 18
Want to know more about VIU programs? Join an Info Week session to meet VIU faculty, learn about your options and ask questions. Info week sessions feature many areas of study including the arts, sciences, trades and more.
More career options
In the years ahead, 75% of jobs will require post-secondary education. A degree or trades training gives you the freedom to shape your future. Higher education doesn’t just mean more money. It means more options. With a VIU education, you decide how, where and when you’ll work – and what kind of life you’ll build.
Real-world career prep
Your VIU education goes beyond lectures and textbooks – it’s real-world career preparation. You gain career-building experience that connects what you learn in the classroom with what works on the job.
Work-Integrated Learning
VIU Work-Integrated Learning gives you more opportunities to gain practical hands-on experience while and to start building a professional network.
Internships
Practicums
Co-ops
Beyond-the-classroom learning
VIU learning goes beyond the walls of the classroom. You get more opportunities to tackle real-world challenges while you gain invaluable experience.
Applied research
Community projects
Fieldwork
Graduate ready for your career
VIU program content ensures you graduate ready to work in your chosen field.
The program did an amazing job at making sure I was equipped for the industry.
Tapiwa “Taps” Shoko
Bachelor of Hospitality Management (2023)
Explore your options
Choose from more than 100 programs at VIU.
Whether you want trades programs, undergraduate and graduate degree programs or professional development, you get practical hands-on experience in all VIU programs.
Leaders, creators, keepers and makers connect at VIU
Connection and collaboration makes your time with us more interesting and it sets you up for success in your career. When you graduate from VIU, you enter the workforce with the collaboration and teamwork skills it takes to make things happen.
