The B.C. government is providing $900,000 for graduate student scholarships at the province's four research-intensive universities.

Premier Christy Clark announced that students throughout B.C. will have increased access to regional training opportunities as a result of $7 million in one-time funding to 19 post-secondary institutions.

Almost $11 million in investments is supporting two programs for Aboriginal learners in British Columbia.

More than 1,700 students throughout British Columbia will get skills training thanks to $10 million provided to 16 B.C. public post-secondary institutions in April 2012 to prepare workers for jobs in their regions.

Aboriginal learners in British Columbia's Penticton region will have more opportunities to develop in-demand job skills thanks to an expansion of the Aboriginal Training for Employment Program (ATEP).

Students at Thompson Rivers University will benefit from improved and upgraded campus facilities, thanks to $887,000 in capital funding that is part of government's investment in B.C.'s post-secondary infrastructure this year.

Study time for water engineering technology student Dave Swityk could mean hitting the books on campus at Okanagan College. Or it could mean a day on the job taking groundwater samples or stream gauging, or perhaps core logging at a mine site in northern British Columbia.

From a welder working at an industrial manufacturing plant to a craftsperson who has perfected a new wood design, British Columbia's future is fuelled by the talent, experience and hard work of skilled individuals throughout the province.