British Columbia is advancing a made-in-B.C. solution to attract more people to trades careers and boost prestige for the sector by moving forward with skilled trades certification.

A new medical school on the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Surrey campus is taking a significant step forward with the hiring of an interim dean and provincial funding to support its development.

More Métis citizens will be able to access funding support to gain job-ready skills training. 

Nearly 150 Selkirk College students at the Castlegar and Nelson Silver King campuses can look forward to new on-campus housing with construction underway on the new student housing buildings.

As the Province recognizes Apprenticeship Recognition Month, British Columbians are encouraged to learn more about the benefits of a career in the skilled trades that offer high-quality, good-paying jobs as well as growth opportunities in numerous fields.

More students will be able to live where they study at Thompson Rivers University’s Kamloops campus.

With the reopening of the renovated Wilna Thomas building at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus, students have access to new spaces for study, collaboration, events and Indigenous learning.

More than twice the number of students at the College of the Rockies now call campus home with the addition of 100 new student beds at the Cranbrook campus.