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Okanagan College professors are helping to turn a new page in the rising costs of post-secondary education, giving students free access to online textbooks.

Camosun College, with the support of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, has implemented a new multi-year Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades program.

The NIC Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce a new executive team and the addition of two new directors.

As legalization of cannabis in Canada has come into effect, College of the Rockies is responding by expanding their cannabis training options at the Creston campus. Three new courses are geared toward the home cultivator: Cannabis Regulations, Introduction to Indoor Growing of Cannabis, and Introduction to Outdoor Growing of Cannabis.

The future of education will have a familiar ring to it when Vancouver Community College (VCC) launches education program delivery by cellular phone (mlearning).

Vancouver Community College (VCC) is making it possible for women who've just arrived in Canada to use their skills and start a small business.

Anyone who has watched The Great British Baking Show knows how difficult it is to create complicated layer cakes filled with a multitude of ingredients. And that’s one reason why the Industry Training Authority B.C. includes bakers in its Red Seal certification program for skilled trades.

Langara College and the Zhuhai Municipal Education Bureau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards the goal of providing teachers and students with excellent education and training. Under the agreement, Langara intends to work with its Chinese strategic partner, Guangdon AQG Education Consulting, to develop and deliver customized training programs for teachers in Zhuhai.

Drawing inspiration from the elaborate funerary rituals of ancient Egypt, students in instructor Nicole Kilburn’s Anthropology of Death class are hosting a mock Egyptian funeral at the Egypt: Time of the Pharaohs feature exhibition at the Royal BC Museum on November 24.

Jenna Kellerman recently wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and BC Premier John Horgan to highlight the challenges for people living in poverty.