With a focus on supporting B.C.’s vibrant technology sector, the new Tech Collider at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) downtown campus will connect students and industry to solve real-world challenges.   

Selina Robinson, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills; Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation; and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have issued the following joint statement in celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science:

More people will be able to pursue fulfilling careers in mining through the Skills Roadmap Report, which identifies British Columbians’ future skills and training needs within the mining sector.  

A new medical school on the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Surrey campus is taking a significant step forward with the hiring of an interim dean and provincial funding to support its development.

More Métis citizens will be able to access funding support to gain job-ready skills training. 

Nearly 150 Selkirk College students at the Castlegar and Nelson Silver King campuses can look forward to new on-campus housing with construction underway on the new student housing buildings.

As the Province recognizes Apprenticeship Recognition Month, British Columbians are encouraged to learn more about the benefits of a career in the skilled trades that offer high-quality, good-paying jobs as well as growth opportunities in numerous fields.

More students will be able to live where they study at Thompson Rivers University’s Kamloops campus.

More than twice the number of students at the College of the Rockies now call campus home with the addition of 100 new student beds at the Cranbrook campus.

Improving care for people in British Columbia is central to investments in workers as the Province launches a health human resources strategy to optimize the health system, expand training and further improve recruitment and retention.