The Province has proclaimed March 7 as BC Colleges Day. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the critical role colleges in British Columbia play in connecting students of all ages to the education and training they need to secure a prosperous future.

Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $46.9 million investment.

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.

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.

Greater numbers of international students are selecting British Columbia as their study destination.

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.

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.

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.