New virtual school gives B.C. high school students online options

If you’re reading this e-newsletter, you already know that technology plays a big role in our lives. Now technology is helping government respond to changing provincial demographics through a new virtual school. LearnNow BC allows grades 10, 11 and 12 students in rural areas to take classes that aren’t offered in their schools because there aren’t enough students, or a qualified teacher isn’t available. It also gives urban students online access to courses that fit their timetables and often busy lifestyles. [read more]

Education Planner is a unique online planning tool for post-secondary students. It lets British Columbians find out what they can study where, how much it will cost, and how long it will take to earn their diploma, degree or certificate. It’s free to users. And it just got better, with a new virtual student services centre where students can have their questions answered online, and a personalized account function that allows students to save their program searches and create post-secondary plans and budgets. [read more]

Embracing the workable: The 10 by 10 Challenge

People with disabilities face more than their fair share of challenges when they look for work, no matter how good their education. That’s why Employment and Income Assistance Minister Claude Richmond and Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, co-chairs of the Minister’s Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities, are calling on municipal and business leaders across the province to increase the employment of people with disabilities in each community across the province by 10 per cent by 2010. [read more]