This week marks the 10th BC Child and Youth in Care Week.

Youth who have aged out of government care and are ready to pursue post-secondary education this fall will have an additional $250,000 from the Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) to help them with expenses beyond tuition, such as rent, utilities and groceries.

Indigenous children and youth in government care and former youth in care are entitled to consistent and reliable support at school, home and in their communities, to ensure they get the most out of their school years and are set up for success in life.

Indigenous post-secondary students experiencing financial pressures will benefit from additional provincial emergency funding.

New workers to the forestry sector will be able to train tuition-free for a range of forestry jobs in a 12-week course being piloted at three public post-secondary schools.

BC Colleges and the Province are celebrating the fourth-annual BC Colleges Day, honouring the educators, staff, boards and administrators who are valued parts of the public post-secondary ecosystem.

A tentative agreement under the B.C. government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate has been reached between the members of the University of British Columbia Faculty Association (UBCFA) and the University of British Columbia (UBC).