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Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:30 AM
Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review and Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education announced changes that will position private career training institutions for greater success...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:15 AM
Leaders in the development and promotion of free online textbooks from across Canada and the United States are meeting at the second annual Open Textbook Summit in Vancouver on April 16 and 17.
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Friday, April 4, 2014 10:15 AM
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Premier Christy Clark helped kick off the University of the Fraser Valley’s 40th anniversary party with today’s official opening of the new Agriculture Centre of Excellence.
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Friday, March 28, 2014 11:35 AM
Nine public post-secondary institutions will receive an additional $6.7 million in 2014-15 to support English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:30 PM
Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk met with students at the University of Victoria during a tour of the faculty of engineering where he was joined by representatives of the metal and mining industry from Rio Tinto Alcan.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:30 AM
Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk issued the following statement following the University of British Columbia's announcement of Dr. Arvind Gupta as president and vice-chancellor.
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Monday, March 10, 2014 9:45 AM
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Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk joined faculty, staff and students to mark the beginning of construction of a new $30-million trades training centre at Camosun College with a formal ground breaking.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:45 PM
Public post-secondary institutions are receiving $10.5 million for the planning and changes needed to transition English as a Second Language (ESL) programs to a new model where immigrant settlement services are directly administered by the federal government.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:30 AM
British Columbia is introducing new, rigorous requirements to ensure schools and institutions hosting international students meet the province's highest standard of education quality, and offer students tuition protection.
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Monday, February 3, 2014 10:15 AM
Government is providing $4.5-million to move heavy-duty transportation programs offered by BC Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Vancouver Community College (VCC) into a new Motive Power Centre.
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