British Columbia has many good reasons to celebrate International Education week, including the 114,600 international students who choose to study in the province each year.

Gurpreet Kaur was living in her home district of Tarn Taran in India when she realized that she wanted to do something different from her current work as a nurse-midwife. A quick search on Google brought her information on Selkirk College in Castlegar and the college’s two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing.

Chris Walkus wasn’t sure he could be successful in the North Island College’s Employment Transition and Construction Labourer program saying, “I had low self-esteem.”

Government announced approval for new trades training facilities at the Silver King Campus of Selkirk College that will support students pursuing in-demand careers in a range of sectors that support a strong, diverse and growing economy.

Post-secondary students and instructors can now access more than 120 textbooks online, including more than 50 new textbooks focussed on skills training and technical subjects, as part of a commitment to make education resources more affordable and accessible.

A survey of former British Columbia apprenticeship students shows that 86% of students who completed their training at public post-secondary institutions in the Interior and Kootenays were employed and earning a median hourly wage of $29.