http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/ The latest headlines for Ministry of Advanced Education en-us Copyright © 2012, Province of British Columbia 5 VANCOUVER – British Columbian families considering the services of a midwife during pregnancy and birth have reason to celebrate as government expands access to midwifery training and services. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0019-000598.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 17:15:00 GMT VANCOUVER – Erfan Mahdizadeh’s dream of a business degree from one of British Columbia’s top universities is back on course, thanks to English as Second Language (ESL) training. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0020-000605.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 20:30:00 GMT VICTORIA – Five collective agreements with faculty and instructors have received final ratification by the Post-secondary Employers’ Association (PSEA) board under government’s 2010 net-zero mandate, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012FIN0027-000529.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:39:00 GMT ABBOTSFORD – Students across British Columbia will have new opportunities for skills training, thanks to $10 million in one-time funding being provided to 16 B.C. public post-secondary institutions to prepare workers for jobs in their regions. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0018-000492.htm Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:30:00 GMT BURNABY – Students at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus are learning and practising research methods with state-of-the-art equipment after an intense renovation updated the chemistry wing of Shrum Science Centre. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012PREM0045-000478.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:45:00 GMT VICTORIA – The Ministry of Advanced Education wants to hear your ideas on enhancing quality assurance at B.C.’s public and private universities, colleges and institutes. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0017-000446.htm Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:23:00 GMT VANCOUVER – Canadian citizens can now take English as a Second Language courses tuition-free at 17 public post-secondary institutions throughout British Columbia. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0016-000423.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:30:00 GMT VICTORIA – The University of British Columbia (UBC) board of governors has provided the final ratification on a two-year collective agreement with its BCGEU child-care staff under government’s 2010 net-zero mandate, announced Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012FIN0021-000422.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:30:00 GMT VICTORIA – Charlton Landon was walking down Yates Street in Victoria one day last summer and suddenly stopped in front of the offices of Literacy Victoria. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0015-000396.htm Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT VICTORIA – During the January to April semester, 200 B.C. nursing students received a total of $400,000 in Nurses Education Bursaries that will help them with their education-related expenses. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012AVED0014-000350.htm Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMT