EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY WELCOMES FIRST CHANCELLOR
Emily Carr University of Art and Design celebrated the installation of their first chancellor, John C. Kerr, on November 7. Emily Carr was also conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters - Honoris Causa posthumous. It was presented by president and vice-chancellor, Ron Burnett, and received by the curator, Emily Carr House, Jan Ross. [News release]
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B.C. #1 DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
VICTORIA – B.C. is the number one destination of choice for international students coming to Canada, announced Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Minister Murray Coell during International Education Week.
PROVINCE EXPANDS NEWCOMERS' ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE TRAINING
VICTORIA – The B.C. and federal governments are investing $22 million across the province to help new British Columbians improve their English skills and settle into their new lives as members of Canadian society, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
B.C. EXPANDS PROGRAM TO HELP FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
VICTORIA – The provincial government has expanded a two-year, foreign worker pilot project under its Provincial Nominee Program to address labour shortages in the food processing industries, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
RFP POSTED FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR OLDER WORKERS
VICTORIA – A request for proposals to deliver services under the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development’s Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) has been posted on the BC Bid website.
ABORIGINAL LEARNERS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
VICTORIA – Charting Our Path, a report that outlines Aboriginal participation and achievement in B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions for the period 2003/04 to 2006/07, was published today on the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development’s website.
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