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Thursday, March 2, 2017 12:52 PM
Louie Thomas Sr. is enrolled in Camosun College’s automotive service technician program, but he kick started his education by first taking community-based training. The Getting Ready for Tomorrow program was held at the Esquimalt Nation Band’s office.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:21 PM
Evangeline Clifton began Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) bachelor of tourism management program in September 2016. But it was the Aboriginal Ecotourism Training Program, delivered in partnership between VIU, North Island College, and the Heiltsuk Tribal Council, that introduced her to the field.
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Monday, February 27, 2017 8:00 AM
Greater numbers of international students are selecting British Columbia as their study destination.
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:14 AM
Noah Guno, 37, lives in the community of Gitlaxt’aamiks 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. The former logger sensed there would be changes in his industry and decided to focus on multimedia instead. He made the decision to go to school.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 3:36 PM
Angela Hance believes it’s important to stay connected to her community, the Tsilhqot'in Nation. As a University of Northern B.C. (UNBC) student enrolled in the Tsilhqot'in Language Program, she appreciates the opportunity the university is giving her to learn her culture and language in her home community.
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Friday, February 17, 2017 3:00 PM
Jessie Jensen’s dream is to become a police officer and a training partnership between the Justice Institute of British Columbia and the Native Education College is helping her achieve that goal.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 12:36 PM
A training partnership between the College of New Caledonia (CNC) and the Tl’azt’en Nation is providing Aboriginal students with the skills they need to care for individuals with disabilities who are living in long-term care or in their homes.
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Friday, February 10, 2017 2:37 PM
Dixie Jim found a pathway to personal growth and happiness through a training program that was delivered at the Ts'zil Learning Centre.
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Friday, February 10, 2017 11:30 AM
A new degree is being developed to support the revitalization of First Nations languages in British Columbia.
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Friday, February 10, 2017 11:15 AM
Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $22-million investment in renovations to the Spruce Building at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Surrey.
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