Minister of Education Peter Fassbender issued the following statement today:

A proposed new project office in the Vancouver school district will help speed up the delivery of school seismic projects aimed at keeping students and staff safe in the event of an earthquake.

Parents and families in several B.C. communities will soon be able to connect to early learning, health and family services in one convenient location.

Five more school districts and more than 2,800 support staff workers have recently ratified new agreements under the B.C. government’s 2014 Economic Stability Mandate.

The Advanced Specialty Certificate in Community Care Licensing at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), a one-of-a kind program in Canada, received a boost with $600,000 in provincial funding.

s part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, Vancouver Island public post-secondary institutions will receive funding for an additional 238 trades’ training spaces to increase access and reduce waitlists for trades critical to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other industries.

B.C.'s colleges, institutes and universities have received $3.8 million toward capital projects dedicated to reducing energy costs, demonstrating clean technology and lowering carbon emissions.

Approximately 200 BCGEU faculty members at Northern Lights College have ratified their new agreement under the B.C. government’s 2014 Economic Stability Mandate.

Six more school districts and more than 2,600 support staff workers have recently ratified new agreements under the B.C. government's 2014 Economic Stability Mandate.

Congratulations are in order for the best and brightest skilled trade and technology students from B.C. who competed at the Skills Canada National Competition held in Toronto from June 4-7, 2014.