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Now hiring: the next generation of B.C. agriculture, food workers

Monday, June 26, 2023 3:00 PM

A new workforce initiative will support British Columbia’s agriculture and food industry in recruiting and retaining the workers who will help provide a stable food supply for a growing population in B.C. and around the world.

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Truck driver training gets more people in driver’s seat

Friday, February 17, 2023 1:30 PM
Truck driver training gets more people in driver’s seat

More people will be able to train for jobs as professional truck drivers in the Greater Victoria area through a Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project funded by the Province.

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Truck-driving program helps women change gears for new careers

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Friday, February 17, 2023 8:15 AM
Truck driving program helps women change gears for new careers

As many as 50 women will be able to train for jobs in the truck-driving industry in the Lower Mainland through a new Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) project funded by the Province.

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Applications open to help fight period poverty

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Friday, October 7, 2022 9:00 AM
Applications open to help fight period poverty

To further reduce period poverty and increase access to free menstrual products, applications for funding are open.

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Funding connects Indigenous youth to trades, job training

Friday, September 2, 2022 11:30 AM

As many as 24 eligible people will receive employment skills to help them prepare for jobs as certified building maintenance workers in the Lower Mainland’s busy skilled trades sector.

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Poverty-reduction grants address local needs in Lower Mainland

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 1:21 PM

People who are vulnerable and have low incomes will be supported with $250,000 in provincial government funding for local poverty-reduction projects on the Lower Mainland.

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Committee ready to improve accessibility in B.C.

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Friday, December 3, 2021 8:45 AM
Committee ready to improve accessibility in B.C.

The Province has appointed 11 British Columbians as the first members of the Provincial Accessibility Committee (PAC), marking the next step in government’s work to remove barriers  for people with disabilities in B.C.

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On the road to professional driving jobs in the Columbia Valley

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00 AM
A young man wearing a mask is sitting in the cab of a large truck with the door open.

As many as nine eligible British Columbians will get skills training to prepare them for employment in the trucking industry in the Columbia Valley.

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New public-works technician training offered in Vancouver

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Friday, August 27, 2021 8:30 AM
New public-works technician training offered in Vancouver.

As many as 36 eligible British Columbians will get skills training to prepare them for jobs in the public-works sector.

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Committee members needed to help build barrier-free B.C.

Friday, June 18, 2021 8:00 AM
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Applications are open for people to serve on the new Provincial Accessibility Committee.

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The B.C. Public Service acknowledges the territories of First Nations around B.C. and is grateful to carry out our work on these lands. We acknowledge the rights, interests, priorities, and concerns of all Indigenous Peoples - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - respecting and acknowledging their distinct cultures, histories, rights, laws, and governments.