Vancouver will host the 19th annual Skills Canada National Competition in 2013, allowing B.C. students to go head to head with students from across the country in technical trades competition.

More Aboriginal students are completing secondary school in B.C. according to the latest school completion rates, which show a more than three per cent increase.

More than 20 partnerships or agreements have been signed between B.C. and Chinese post-secondary institutions and organizations over this past week, as both look to increase learning opportunities for post-secondary students on both sides of the Pacific. It is estimated more than 2,500 students will come to B.C. communities over five years as a result of these agreements.

UBC Okanagan and its support services employees have ratified a two- year agreement under the government's 2010 mandate, announced Finance Minister Kevin Falcon.

The federal Minister of National Revenue, and B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announce the launch of the Trade School Initiative, developed to help students become informed tradespersons in the construction and renovation industry.

First- and second-year science students at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus have shiny new lab space at their fingertips, now that SFU's expansion into Podium 2 is complete.