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Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:00 AM
British Columbia is now developing 20 open, online textbooks specifically for post-secondary skills training and technical programs.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:45 PM
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The Government of British Columbia unveiled a comprehensive strategy to re-engineer B.C.'s education and apprenticeship systems, entitled "B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training".
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:30 AM
Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review and Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education announced changes that will position private career training institutions for greater success...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:15 AM
Leaders in the development and promotion of free online textbooks from across Canada and the United States are meeting at the second annual Open Textbook Summit in Vancouver on April 16 and 17.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 1:15 PM
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Premier Christy Clark accepted all recommendations in 'The Premier's Liquefied Natural Gas Working Group: Final Report' as a road map to making sure British Columbia has the skilled labour force it needs to seize the opportunity of liquefied natural gas.
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Friday, March 28, 2014 11:35 AM
Nine public post-secondary institutions will receive an additional $6.7 million in 2014-15 to support English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:30 PM
Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk met with students at the University of Victoria during a tour of the faculty of engineering where he was joined by representatives of the metal and mining industry from Rio Tinto Alcan.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:30 AM
Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk issued the following statement following the University of British Columbia's announcement of Dr. Arvind Gupta as president and vice-chancellor.
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Monday, March 10, 2014 9:45 AM
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Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk joined faculty, staff and students to mark the beginning of construction of a new $30-million trades training centre at Camosun College with a formal ground breaking.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 12:05 PM
Public hospitals, colleges and universities soon will be joining K-12 schools in receiving funding for capital investments dedicated to reducing energy costs, demonstrating clean technology and lowering carbon emissions.
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