MLA for Kelowna-Mission Steve Thomson, on behalf of the Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson, has announced $18.9 million for the construction of a new Health Sciences Centre at Okanagan College in Kelowna.

A new degree is being developed to support the revitalization of First Nations languages in British Columbia.

Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $40.65-million investment in the new Teaching and Learning Centre and a number of sustainability and infrastructure upgrades at the UBC Okanagan campus.

Communities in the central interior will benefit from one-time targeted funding of $80,500 for Okanagan College to support adult-literacy programs.

Aboriginal students at Okanagan College will benefit from a range of new and expanded programs to support them throughout their studies as the result of the college receiving $75,000 in one-time provincial funding.

An additional 148 trades training seats at Okanagan College will give students access to training in a variety of in-demand occupations that support a range of sectors that are important to the provincial economy.

Co-op students at Okanagan College will benefit from $75,000 in one-time funding, part of a $1.3-million announcement to 16 public post-secondary institutions following the launch of Co-op Week celebrations.

The Government of British Columbia is investing $6 million for the next generation of talent in tech research and business to support the recently announced #BCTECH strategy.