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).

The Industry Training Authority (ITA) is holding a series of community events this winter designed to promote trades training and to recognize employers and apprentices.

Members of the public are invited to join the Industry Training Authority (ITA) in a community dialogue entitled "Trades Training and Careers on Vancouver Island. What needs to be done?" tomorrow night at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.

A tentative compensation template agreement between the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) and the BCGEU has been reached under the Cooperative Gains Mandate Advanced Education.

The government of B.C. is investing more than $1.4 million in new skills training equipment at Vancouver Community College.

The government of B.C. is investing more than $1.5 million in new skills training equipment at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

More than 1,700 students throughout British Columbia will get skills training thanks to $10 million provided to 16 B.C. public post-secondary institutions in April 2012 to prepare workers for jobs in their regions.

The government of B.C. is investing more than $867,000 in new skills training equipment at Okanagan College.

The government of B.C. is investing more than $787,000 in new skills training equipment at Selkirk College.