A total of 85 communities throughout B.C. will benefit from $2.4 million in funding toward community adult-literacy programs that will support adults wishing to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

The provincial government is targeting $1.5 million to fund 183 new health-education spaces at nine public post-secondary institutions to meet the demand for the delivery of health care in communities throughout British Columbia.

The Province is providing $2.4 million to support adult literacy training programs in 90 communities throughout British Columbia this year.

An investment of $2.4 million by the provincial government is helping adult learners around the province improve their reading and writing skills by providing them with the help they need in their home communities.

Future health professionals in northwest B.C. will benefit from additional student spaces in the Health Care Assistant Program at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).

From Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii, adult learners throughout the province will get help to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, thanks to projects funded through the Community Adult Literacy Program.