Premier Christy Clark welcomed 122 students from around the province to the BC Lions' Skills for Life Summit, and invited them to try their hands at the skills needed for many of tomorrow's in-demand jobs.

The Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) has reached a template agreement at the support staff multi-employer table (MET) under the Economic Stability Mandate.

Twelve Aboriginal learners in the Quesnel area are brushing up on their skills as they prepare to enter the trades with support from a community-based education and training partnership between the College of New Caledonia and the Lhtako Dene Nation.

Ten Aboriginal learners in the Okanagan region are on the path to becoming early childhood educators thanks to a community-based education and training partnership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).

Eighteen Aboriginal learners from the Xeni Gwet'in First Nations will develop in-demand culinary skills and industry certification through a community-based education and training partnership between Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the Xeni Gwet'in First Nations.

Seventeen Aboriginal learners in the Okanagan are upgrading their skills and education as they prepare for employment through a community-based education and training partnership between Okanagan College and the Osoyoos Indian Band.

Forty-eight Aboriginal learners in the Lower Mainland are preparing to enter trades training programs at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) through a community-based education and training partnership between KPU and the Squamish Nation.

Clearview Elementary/Jr. Secondary was filled with cheers from students, staff and community members, as they celebrated the official opening of their new $3.6-million gymnasium.

Voila! B.C.'s Offshore Schools Program is about to mark another milestone as the first offshore school in Europe has been approved to open its doors in Paris, France.