If you’re a student who is being sponsored by a company or agency, you or your sponsor must submit the following:

• A letter of authorization from the sponsoring company or agency, signed and printed on company letterhead. Please view the Sample Letter of Authorization for Part-time Studies [PDF].
• A completed and signed Part-time Studies Registration for Sponsored Students form [PDF]. A separate registration form is required for each sponsored student.

If you would like to authorize BCIT to release your personal information to a third party such as your sponsoring company or agency, complete and submit the Consent to Release Personal Information to Third Party form [PDF].

Send your completed forms and letter to Student Information & Enrolment Services by one of the following methods:

Email: sponsorship@bcit.ca

Fax: 604-430-1331

In person or by mail: 
BCIT Student Information and Enrolment Services
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC  V5G 3H2

If you have been authorized to receive funding for completion of all courses required for a BCIT credential, new forms must be submitted for each term you are registered.

Part-time studies sponsorship procedures and policies:

• Ensure that you and your sponsor have completed all sections of the required letter and form.
• The sponsoring company or agency will then receive an email confirming the status of your registration.
• Some courses require approval from the program area prior to registration. You’re responsible for obtaining this approval prior to submitting the sponsorship registration.
• If you want to pay by company credit card at the time of registration, BCIT does not consider this a sponsorship. Submit the regular Part-time Studies Registration [PDF], contact Student Information and Enrolment Services at 604-434-1610, or register online.
• BCIT will mail an invoice to the sponsoring company or agency. Payment can then be made by credit card, cheque or electronic funds transfer. BCIT’s payment terms for sponsorship invoices are net 15 days.
• If you withdraw from a course before the refund deadline or if a course is cancelled, the sponsoring company or agency will receive a refund cheque for any payment made on the invoice, in accordance with BCIT's PTS refund policy.
• Student confidentiality is very important to BCIT. Under provincial privacy regulations, BCIT cannot release any personal information about you or your account to any third party without written consent.

As a sponsored student, you are responsible for the following:

• Confirming registration at myBCIT.
• Providing BCIT with current contact and personal information, and advising BCIT immediately of any changes.
• Reviewing BCIT's PTS refund policy
• Submitting a completed Request to Withdraw from a from a Part-time Studies Course [PDF], if you want to withdraw from a course.
• Contacting Student Information and Enrolment Services and paying the $15 transfer fee, if you wish to transfer from one course to another.
• Paying the course tuition in the event the sponsoring company or agency refuses to resolve the invoice.

If you have any questions regarding the sponsorship registration process for part-time studies students, phone Student Information and Enrolment Services at 604-434-1610 or email sponsorship@bcit.ca.

You must receive an official letter of acceptance to a BCIT program prior to submitting a sponsorship request.

To have your sponsoring company or agency invoiced for tuition fees, please have them submit  a letter of authorization detailing the amount and conditions of the contract, signed and printed on company letterhead. A new letter must be submitted for each term you are registered. Please view the Sample Letter of Authorization for Full-time Studies [PDF].

If you would like to authorize BCIT to release your personal information to a third party such as your sponsoring company or agency, complete and submit the Consent to Release Personal Information to Third Party [PDF].

Submit your completed full-time studies sponsorship requests to Diane Adams, Accounts Receivable Clerk by one of the following methods:

Email: diane_adams@bcit.ca

Fax: 604-430-0188

Mail: BCIT Financial Services
Attention: Diane Adams
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC   V5G 3H2

Full-time studies sponsorship policies and procedures

• BCIT will mail an invoice to the sponsoring company or agency. Invoice payment can then be made by credit card, cheque or electronic funds transfer. BCIT’s payment terms for sponsorship invoices are net 15 days.
• If you withdraw from a program before the refund deadline, the sponsoring company or agency will receive a refund cheque for any payment made on the invoice, in accordance with BCIT's FTS refund policy.
• Student confidentiality is very important to BCIT. Under provincial privacy regulations, BCIT cannot release any personal information about you or your account to any third party without written consent.

As a sponsored student, you are responsible for the following:

• Confirming registration at myBCIT.
• Providing BCIT with current contact and personal information, and advising BCIT immediately of any changes.
• Reviewing BCIT's FTS refund policy.
• Submitting a completed Full-time Technology Withdrawal [PDF] or Trades Withdrawal [PDF], if  you wish to withdraw from the program.
• Paying the program tuition in the event the sponsoring company or agency refuses to resolve the invoice.

If you have any questions regarding the sponsorship process for full-time studies, phone Diane Adams at 604-456-1209 or email diane_adams@bcit.ca.