BC Gov News

Up to 30 eligible British Columbians will get skills training to prepare them for jobs as web designers and developers in a new Community and Employer Partnership (CEP) project from the B.C. government.

Up to 32 eligible British Columbians will get skills training to prepare them for jobs as community health-care assistants in the Lower Mainland.

Up to 30 eligible British Columbians with multiple barriers to employment will get skills training, preparing them for jobs in warehouses and the manufacturing sector in the Lower Mainland.

Fourteen community-based projects are benefiting from $450,000 in government funding to increase accessibility and community inclusion.

Up to 26 people living and working in the Downtown Eastside will gain new training to enhance their skills as recycling workers, thanks to new funding from the Government of British Columbia.

A new Job Creation Partnership project in New Westminster will provide work experience and skills training in carpentry and landscaping for up to 12 eligible participants over 48 weeks, while supporting long-term food security objectives for the area.

Up to 40 eligible British Columbians will be able to tap into a unique online training program at Okanagan College and gain work experience to prepare them for jobs in the hospitality industry, thanks to more than $611,000 in funding from the provincial government.