Building on the momentum from a recent enhanced construction craft worker pilot program, the College of New Caledonia is providing additional training to students who completed the pilot at the college’s Fort St. James campus.

There are 20 new health care assistant spaces being added to the Comox Valley campus of North Island College (NIC) to meet demand for health care professionals in the community.

Ten new health care assistant spaces are being added in Fort Nelson and Fort St. John to meet the demand for the delivery of health care in the community.

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is receiving $357,450 toward the purchase of new trades and health care training equipment that will provide trades and health care students with hands-on experience.

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is receiving $103,400 toward the purchase of simulation mannequins that will give health-care students, including nurses, the hands-on experience they need to be prepared for the workplace.

Fifteen new health care assistant spaces are being added to the Williams Lake campus of Thompson Rivers University to meet the demand for the delivery of health care in the community.

Northwest Community College (NWCC) is receiving $269,850 toward the purchase of new training equipment that will prepare health-care and trades students with the skills needed to succeed in the workforce.

Co-op students throughout British Columbia will benefit from $1.3 million in one-time funding to the 16 public post-secondary institutions offering co-op education programs, following the launch of Co-op Week celebrations.