BC Gov News

British Columbia’s education mission has signed new agreements that will help get more French-speaking teachers into B.C.’s classrooms and give more B.C. kids the opportunity to participate in French programs.

Nursing and health-care assistant students attending Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will soon get their education in a new state-of-art building using modern technology and equipment to prepare them to deliver health care that British Columbians count on.

Local Indigenous artists and production trainees creating collectible items are benefiting from a government-funded skills training and work experience project.

More than $5.4 million is being invested in industry-standard training equipment to give trades and tech students the skills they need to succeed, announced Premier John Horgan during a visit to Northwest Community College (NWCC).

First Peoples’ Cultural Council will work in partnership with First Nations communities to develop and implement revitalization plans for each of the living Indigenous languages in B.C., to reverse the disruption to Indigenous languages from Canada’s history of colonization and residential schools.

Royal Bay Secondary students will get more space to learn and play, with a 600-seat expansion and a new gym, announced Minister of Education Rob Fleming.

Almost 800 students at two New Westminster elementary schools have a lot to look forward to, with today’s announcement of a full seismic replacement at Richard McBride and a seismic upgrade at École Lord Tweedsmuir.

Premier John Horgan today announced a suite of initiatives to pave the way for women working or entering a career in the building trades through improved workplace supports, services and practices.