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Skilled trades programming receives provincial funding

Skilled trades programs in the Cariboo Chilcotin will receive $177,428 of provincial funding.
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Trades skills students in the Cariboo-Chilcotin will benefit from $177

Skilled trades programs in the Cariboo Chilcotin will receive $177,428 in the latest round of equipment funding announced by the provincial government for school districts in rural B.C.

The Youth Trades Capital Equipment Program enables school districts to replace or upgrade equipment for their schools' trades programs.

During the next three years more than $9 million of the total $15-million fund will be distributed to B.C.'s 42 rural school districts.

"These significant upgrades to trades-training equipment in our rural school districts are a reflection of the importance we place on students and families who live outside our big cities,” said Minister of State for Rural Development Donna Barnett. “This forward-looking program will encourage more young people to consider a career in the skilled trades close to home and help create conditions that support job growth and economic expansion in our rural communities."

To be eligible for funding, school districts must have demonstrated that the capital investment supports the delivery of one or more Industry Training Authority (ITA) youth trades programs.

In partnership with the Ministry of Education and secondary schools, the ITA funds six youth programs in B.C. - Youth Discover the Maker Way, Youth Discover the Trades, Youth Explore Trades Skills, Youth Explore Trades Sampler, Youth Train in Trades and Youth Work in Trades.