More than 30 Indigenous learners from Penticton Indian Band and surrounding areas are getting education and skills training in their community to prepare for rewarding careers in construction and natural resource sectors.

Students have greater opportunity to pursue a long-lasting, good-paying career in the skilled trades with the opening of a $32-million training facility at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).

A new Douglas College location in downtown New Westminster is making it easier for Lower Mainland students to gain the knowledge and skills for success in fields like accounting and finance.

Students at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) now have improved access to hands-on career training in areas like culinary arts and environmental resource technology at an innovative building that has officially opened its doors.

Students at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) are developing the practical skills that employers in the North need in a new, modern heavy mechanical trades facility.

Students at Royal Roads University will have better opportunities to push the boundaries of environmental science in a modern facility, as a result of a Canada-B.C. infrastructure investment.

British Columbians, from students and parents to job seekers and employers, will have the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about career plans by using the 2018 B.C. Labour Market Outlook report.