Private Career Training Institutions Agency Of Bc (Pctia)

The Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) was created in 2004 to carry out the important role of student protection. PCTIA sets basic education standards for registered private career training institutions in British Columbia and establishes standards of quality which must be met by accredited institutions. In British Columbia, private career training is regulated. Any institution offering a career training program with tuition of $1,000 or more and 40 hours or more in duration is required to register and adhere to basic education standards. PCTIA's Mission: To support quality education in British Columbia's private post-secondary career training sector through regulating standards and providing protection to students. The Private Career Training Institutions Agency is a Crown Corporation under the Ministry of Advanced Education of British Columbia.