Thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), Sarah, a single mother of two, is now back at school and on track to a fulfilling career in the health care field.

Since becoming a single parent, Allison has always been determined to go back to school to gain the skills she needs to better support her three kids. Now, thanks to the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), their future is shaping up to be an amazing one.

A successful hospitality training project is being expanded to cover two more cities.

A new partnership between the Province and the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association (PGNAETA) will study labour market trends and needs - including future LNG opportunities - for 10 First Nations communities in the region.

British Columbians will have a lot more information about the accessibility of B.C.’s northern parks once a Job Creation Partnership with the government and Spinal Cord Injury BC is complete. Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond announced the project on July 4.

As tourism continues to heat up and the North continues to ramp up job opportunities, the B.C. government is again partnering with the Canadian Vocational Training Centre to train up to 10 people in the hospitality industry.

Youth with developmental disabilities between the ages of 16 and 24 years can get help during the transition to adulthood through a new service model launched in Prince George and Haida Gwaii last fall.

As the North gets ready for the jobs boom, the B.C. government is investing in training people in a new way to help meet anticipated demand in the hospitality industry.