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Category: Education
Provincial government to invest $1.5 million in BCIT for new equipment
BCIT a major recipient of skills and training funding since 2001 The province is investing over $1.5 million in the purchase of new equipment at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). This is a part of a $17 million Skills and Training plan which aims to improve post-secondary education in B.C. through investment in [...]
$100,000 dolled out for 28 schools under Green CommUnity School Grants
Project ideas range from an electric car to establishing honeybee habitats Twenty-eight school projects across Canada have won $100,000 in grants during the sixth Green CommUnity School Grants program which aims to raise environmental consciousness among students. The projects included ideas ranged from arranging classes outside school buildings to making students aware of the importance [...]
Shiny new Port Edward Community School opens doors for business
New school saves bus rides to Prince Rupert, will serve students up to grade 5 The academic year may be half over but Jan. 7 felt like the first day of class for those students attending the Port Edward Community School. Education minister Don McRae greeted students for their first day of classes Monday at [...]
BC Education ministry highlights progress made under BC Education Plan
BC Education Plan made major investments this year The Education ministry highlighted the benefits to students made under the BC Education Plan this year, focusing on investments to upgrade school facilities and on programs to improve student skills and trade career options. The BC Education Plan included major investments to the improvement of school facilities with over [...]
UBC agrees to wage increase in tentative agreement with administrative staff
UBC staff to ratify vote early next year The University of British Columbia (UBC) has agreed to a wage increase over the next two years with its staff in a tentative agreement with the Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS). “I would like to thank the negotiators on both sides of the table for [...]
Surrey library, community centre get $150,000 federally-funded upgrade
Money for Surrey library to be spent on re-carpeting, energy efficient devices The federal government has announced $150,000 in funding for the upgrades to both the library and community centre in the City of Surrey. “By improving facilities such as this, we are helping to boost economic activity while improving local infrastructure,” Fleetwood – Port [...]
Vancouver Island University upgrades vocational training equipment
$1.46 million for VIU vocational training equipment to help raise standards The B.C. government is investing over $1.46 million in vocational training equipment for students at Vancouver Island University (VIU). The investment falls under the province’s $17 million Skills and Training Plan fund for upgrading training equipment at public post-secondary institutions in B.C. “Under our [...]
BC fourth graders rated among world’s top readers
International reading literacy study ranks BC fourth graders seventh in world Grade four students in British Columbia have been rated among the world’s top readers in the global Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The influential study conducted in 45 countries and nine Canadian provinces, rated B.C. as one of the world’s top seven [...]
