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Friday, October 21, 2016 12:00 PM
Students, faculty and staff at Langara College will benefit from a $1.58-million investment that will improve the environmental sustainability of the campus and enhance learning conditions.
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 2:15 PM
Leaders from public post-secondary institutions and Aboriginal institutes of higher learning met to discuss how to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Calls to Action within the public post-secondary education system in British Columbia.
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 8:59 AM
Students who plan to chart a course for maritime careers in shipbuilding and ship repair will benefit from a further $150,000 in funding to support training programs at BCIT and Camosun College as part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint.
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Monday, September 19, 2016 9:57 AM
Post-secondary institutions help equip young Canadians with the education and training they need for future careers that will help them join a strong, healthy middle class.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:39 AM
For a kid who grew up watching a lot of cartoons, it’s not surprising that Benson Shum (http://bensonshum.com/) first heard about Capilano University’s 2D Animation diploma on television. It was 1997 when the 17-year-old first saw a news profile on the fledgling animation program. He told his parents, “I want to try that out!”
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:39 AM
When Graeme, a member of the Gitxsan Nation, was younger, he struggled in high school and didn’t believe he’d ever make it to university. His family and aunt, Shirley Joseph, believed otherwise. She was the Aboriginal Coordinator for Langara at the time, and encouraged him to enroll at Vancouver Community College and then Langara to begin his post-secondary studies.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:00 AM
Capilano University (Cap U) will provide Aboriginal students with tangible skills for teaching language in communities through a language and culture program. Vancouver Community College (VCC) will provide the gateway to careers program to help Aboriginal students develop, set and reach educational and career goals.
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Monday, July 18, 2016 10:15 AM
Vancouver Community College (VCC) is receiving $694,605 toward the purchase of new trades-training equipment that will benefit students in the auto service technician, culinary arts, baking and pastry arts and heavy-mechanical trades programs.
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Friday, June 24, 2016 1:45 PM
Students who face barriers to education and training – such as physical or learning disabilities – are being supported with a range of programs being developed by individual public post-secondary institutions throughout the province.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:30 AM
Aboriginal post-secondary students studying in the lower mainland will benefit from a range of new and expanded programs as the result of $75,000 in one-time funding provided to eight individual public post-secondary institutions.
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