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An open letter from Ida Chong to the students of B.C. |
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A wise teacher once told me any career can be fabulous if you like the work - and miserable if you don’t.
As students, your most important challenge is to get to know yourself so you can choose the post-secondary education that will lead to a rewarding and satisfying life. As Minister of Advanced Education, my challenge is to make sure you have access to that post-secondary education. [read more] |
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Advanced Education Minister Ida Chong, right, unveils plans for a new library building at Langara College in Vancouver, with college president Linda Holmes. Funding for the library is part of the $800 million government is investing in post-secondary facilities over the next three years.
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A new tool for choosing a school |
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Parents and students have a new web-based tool that provides quick and easy access to information about the record number of educational choices available in B.C.’s public schools.
Nearly 5,000 specialty programs are offered at more than 1,650 public schools. As a result of B.C.’s Open Boundaries policy, students are able to take advantage of these choice programs at any public school in the province, providing there is space. To help you navigate the incredible variety of programs and locate the school of your choice, government has developed the School Choices Tool. [read more]
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Education Minister Tom Christensen launches the School Choices Tool during a visit to Lambrick Park secondary in Victoria. The School Choices Tool will help parents and students navigate the nearly 5,000 specialty programs in B.C.'s 1,651 public schools.
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JobWave: 30,000 placements … and counting |
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When Stephen Venn from Duncan achieved his goal of finding a full-time job, he didn’t expect his success to be celebrated across B.C., sealed with a handshake from Premier Gordon Campbell. That’s exactly what happened when Venn became JobWave’s 30,000th job placement success. [read more]
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Premier Gordon Campbell congratulates Stephen Venn, the 30,000th person to be placed in a job through JobWave.
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Social workers strengthen families, support children |
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Research shows the best place for children to feel supported and cared for is living safely within their family - or, alternatively, with relatives or a person with significant ties to them.
In light of this, the province has given social workers new tools to help keep children with loved ones - including the creation of kith and kin agreements that allow children to stay with extended family. In the past two years, there have been 687 kith and kin agreements, helping to reduce the number of children in care by 15 per cent. [read more]
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