People in B.C. now have more support to start a career working with seniors and elders with the launch of the Home and Independent Living program.

Adult, family and Indigenous-focused programs designed to help people gain skills in reading, writing, math and digital literacy are being offered in 128 communities throughout British Columbia this fall.

Students and staff at British Columbia’s post-secondary institutions now have access to more resources to help them prevent and respond to sexualized violence and misconduct on campuses.

Post-secondary institutions across British Columbia are continuing to plan for a safe return to in-person learning this fall.

Government has launched a new Skills Training for Economic Recovery program in order to support people affected by COVID-19 to get access to new training opportunities for high-demand jobs.  

An $8.4-million investment in education and training programs will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as health-care assistants caring for B.C.’s seniors.

Nursing and health-care assistant students at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will have access to state-of-the-art health-care facilities for high-demand careers delivering the health-care services that British Columbians count on.

From: Government of Saskatchewan (https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media)

Engaging youth to work on community service projects so they can help their communities “build back better” from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the goal of a new $5-million Youth Community Partnership program.