Premier Christy Clark welcomed a new generation of Nicola Valley trades students with the official opening of the new $1.8-million trades training building at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).

Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson made the following statement in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Northern Lights College.

The provincial government is targeting $1.5 million to fund 183 new health-education spaces at nine public post-secondary institutions to meet the demand for the delivery of health care in communities throughout British Columbia.

Provincial funding of $600,000 will support 78 new health-care spaces at three Vancouver Island public post-secondary institutions to deliver much-needed training of health-care professionals in the region.

Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson made the following statement in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Vancouver Community College:

It is now even easier to access provincial information thanks to the BC Physical Address Geocoder web service and the iMapBC 4 Mobile application.

Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson has made the following statement in recognition of the 45th anniversary of Thompson Rivers University.

Premier Christy Clark announced $2 million to encourage more Aboriginal students to pursue masters and doctoral level degrees at public universities in British Columbia.