Faculty/staff profile
Chair, Plumbing and Pipe Trades,
![Darren Vaux](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Darren%20Vaux.jpg)
Interurban
John Drysdale
JD 129A
Plumbing & Pipe Trades; Instructor, Plumbing, Steam/Pipefitting, Gasfitting
School of Trades and Technology
Originally from the Cowichan Valley, Darren relocated to Victoria after learning his trade in the high-rise construction market in Vancouver during the 90s.
After completing a successful apprenticeship with the United Association, Darren was named his Local鈥檚 top apprentice and he quickly starting running jobs in the busy downtown commercial construction market. Not long after, he was offered a teaching opportunity in Burnaby. 鈥淚t was a huge risk at that point in my career, but it changed my life forever and I鈥檒l never regret taking that chance鈥.
Darren has now been a Piping Instructor since 2002, and was fortunate to join 管家婆彩图 in 2008. He has Red Seal Certifications as Plumber and Steamfitter/Pipefitter and holds additional qualifications as a Class A Gasfitter, Cross Connection Control Tester, Rainwater Harvesting Designer and Solar Thermal Installer. He has served as the Chair of the BC Piping Trades Articulation Committee, and is a member of the Education Committee for the BC Building Official鈥檚 Association.
A happily married father of two boys, Darren spends his extra time volunteering as a coach. When time permits, you鈥檒l find him grilling meat on his back deck in Saanich.