An investment of up to $6.4-million as part of B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint is helping more than 440 Aboriginal people get the skills and education that they need for jobs in B.C.'s growing economy.

University of British Columbia's Board of Governors and its BCGEU staff at the Okanagan campus have ratified their tentative agreement reached under the Economic Stability Mandate.

The Province is providing $2.4 million to support adult literacy training programs in 90 communities throughout British Columbia this year.

The Professional Employees’ Association (PEA) and the University of Victoria have reached a tentative settlement under the Economic Stability Mandate.

As part of the BC Jobs Plan's commitment to expand international trade and investment, Premier Christy Clark will lead her sixth international trade mission - this time to India.

The Advanced Specialty Certificate in Community Care Licensing at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), a one-of-a kind program in Canada, received a boost with $600,000 in provincial funding.

As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, Northern Lights College (NLC) will receive funding for an additional 75 training spaces to increase access and help reduce waitlists for trades critical to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and in-demand trades.

s part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, Vancouver Island public post-secondary institutions will receive funding for an additional 238 trades’ training spaces to increase access and reduce waitlists for trades critical to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other industries.

As part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) will receive funding for an additional 56 training spaces to increase access and reduce wait times for trades that are critical to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector and other industries.

As part of B.C.'s Blueprint, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will receive funding for an additional 52 training spaces to increase access and help reduce waitlists for trades critical to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other industries.