It’s been less than two years since Canada legalized the sale and production of marijuana, but the world feels completely different.
As evidence?
A community college in Brandon is now preparing students for careers in Canada’s cannabis industry.
On July 7, Assiniboine Community College announced it is offering the Cannabis Industry Specialization program — training people for jobs in quality assurance, quality control, production, sales and other roles within the marijuana business.
“Assiniboine works to prepare the labour force for new and developing labour needs and the cannabis industry is an excellent example of this,” said Diane Shamray, ACC vice-president, international.
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ACC is partnering with Durham College in Oshawa, Ont., to provide the course.
Based on information on the Durham website, students who complete the course will be able to:
- Understand the complexities of global cannabis legalization and what that means for Canadian cannabis industry.
- Have an understanding of the characteristics of the cannabis plant and how it’s cultivated.
- Develop business responses to the medical and recreational markets for cannabis.
“This program will create a foundation of knowledge that can help pave the way to a career in the cannabis industry,” said Shamray.
To complete the program, students must complete four courses and five micro-courses. The first Cannabis Industry Specialization program began July 18 at Assiniboine Community College.
