(Source: Government of British Columbia) THOMPSON OKANAGAN - The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Okanagan College and the University of Victoria (UVic) and eleven Aboriginal communities in the region are creating six program partnerships that will help prepare 141 Aboriginal learners for a career in the skilled trades. Participants will gain the skills to work in jobs including heavy equipment operators and construction craft workers. Six programs are receiving more than $1.2 million through the Aboriginal Community-Based Training Partnerships program in 2015-16. Aboriginal learners will take their training within their own communities which increases access and learner...
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