Canada's Economic Action Plan ... you've seen it in TV ads, now check out the roster of available employment, training and upgrading programs being rolled out across Canada. 

JOBS and ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ...    

• Canada's Economica Action Plan website... you've seen it advertised on TV; now click here to get the rest of the story
• Bladerunners, the province's award-winning skills training program for "at risk" youth, partners with Bell to expand training into the multimedia sector.
• Career Transition Assistance Initiative part of Canada's Action Plan for helping long-tenured unemployed workers upgrade and acquire new skills.
• Canada's 2.6 million self-employed awarded certain EI benefits.
• Province creates jobs for displaced resource workers with their 38 Job Opportunities Program (JOP)
• Successful SkillsPlus Program expanded with $2M
• Older workers get a break with $30M to extend the targeted initiative program
• Jobs in demand: labour market predictions for now and in the forseeable future.
• BC making improvements to the suite of programs available from the $129-million Community Development Trust, to better meet the needs of forest workers. 
• Job training programs in BC awarded $17M tp help recruit employees for small business

LABOUR MARKET TOPICS ...

• Government launches updated WorkBC web centre for employers and job seekers
• New fund managers to boost BC's technology sector
• Congratulations ASPECT, BCWIN's parent company, on their new website design ... check out the latest in Labour Market and Advocacy information, upcoming courses and the new blog!
• Latest Labour Market Report released by Statistics Canada!
• BC Liberal Trade Strategy to create jobs and attract investment.
• Trades still hungry for training opportunities and apprentices; new ideas and proposed programs to maintain and grow skills during the recession.  And check out the Construction Labour Market Forecasts from now to 2017.
• Multi-lingual provincial website, Canada's Pacific Gateway, welcomes people from all over the world interested in investment, trade, immigration, education or travel in BC.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT ...

• Innovative training program opens for employers; applications can be found here!
• Laid off resource workers awarded grant to restore historic sites in Northern BC.
• Working from home? Find out what personality types stand out at telecommuting? You might be surprised!
• B.C. Conservation Corps program gives students and recent grads a chance to conserve and enhance British Columbia’s environment  

NEWCOMERS and IMMIGRANTS ...

• Qualifications recognition program implemented to help BC immigrants
• $3M to provide more English training in the workplace
• BC to open Immigrant Social Services Centre in Fort St. John to assist employees entering the oil and gas industry. 
• $400,000 invested to open the Connection Centre for Francophone Immigrants to help French-speaking newcomers access services and programs.

EDUCATION ...

• BC Students experience Aquatic Education on the move
• Learn more about the ever-growing StrongStart program for BC's youngest residents
• New Film Centre to be built at Capilano College.
• Energy House at Northern Lights College will be centrepiece of the Centre for Clean Energy Technologies at Dawson Creek campus.
• Tips to make back to school more successful for students.
• Twelve new degree programs announced giving more options to BC students.
• Province's literacy strategy awarded $6M to continue to support school districts in B.C. and to reach rural, remote and Aboriginal communities with new programs. 

SPECIAL MENTIONS ...

• This month, the BCWIN Youth site takes a Survivor slant on job search and offers tips to help you get off the unemployment island!
• Check out current Events and Conferences 

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