With the holidays just around the corner, here are ten unique B.C. tech gift ideas for a range of budgets.

Staff and executives at BC Hydro's Trades Training Centre were on-hand during an Employer Recognition event in Surrey.

Meet the ERASE Student Advisory. They're still going strong in their second year with 20 new and returning students from public, independent and First Nations schools from across the province.

From personal stories on in-demand jobs to upcoming trade shows, keep up with the B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint.

At age 19, Jim Alcorn had never worked and was living in a remote part of B.C., on Penelakut Island. When he moved to Nanaimo, Jim was keen to work but not sure what to do next.

Victoria has a number of successful gaming studios operating near each other in town, with four of them releasing games worldwide within a month of each other.

Some might say it takes guts to uproot your family and embark on a new career path, but for Vancouver-turned-Fort St. John resident Safety Enofe, the decision to go back to school in the hopes of finding a better job was made easier by a BC Access Grant and the ability to find a seat in his field of study at Northern Lights College.

The Government of Canada, the Province of B.C. and the City of Kelowna has announced $11.6 million in joint funding for the final phase of the John Hindle Drive extension project, allowing another option for students, staff and visitors en route to UBC Okanagan campus and throughout the city.

To mark the completion of TRIUMF's new ARIEL facility, Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Andrew Wilkinson joined representatives from TRIUMF and partner universities to celebrate the new Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory.