In partnership with the Metro Anti-Racism Network, the Ministry is pleased to host a virtual anti-racism networking session on Tuesday, November 25th from 9:30 to 11:30 am. This session is intended for district anti-racism leads from across B.C., and we invite two anti-racism leads from each district to attend. The session will provide an opportunity …
The WorkBC.ca Career Search Tool (CST) has been taken offline and replaced with the new Career Profiles enhanced search function. This new page allows users to explore over 500 career profiles by occupational category and area interest. WorkBC.ca is committed to supporting job seekers and career explorers as they navigate today’s labour market. This change makes …
The 2025 Safe School Coordinator Meeting will take place October 27 and 28 at the Surrey Schools Resource & Education Centre (14123 – 92 Ave, Surrey). This annual meeting brings together new and experienced Safe School Coordinators, student safety team members, subject matter experts, and community partners to build capacity and connections, share best practices, …
The 2025 Safe School Coordinator Meeting will take place October 27 and 28 at the Surrey Schools Resource & Education Centre (14123 – 92 Ave, Surrey). This annual meeting brings together new and experienced Safe School Coordinators, student safety team members, subject matter experts, and community partners to build capacity and connections, share best practices, …
Designed by the First Nations Health Authority, in collaboration with First Nations youth, With Open Arms: Supportive conversations among friends is a new resource that provides tools, language and information for having supportive conversations with peers about substance use. There is also a downloadable toolkit (PDF) of this resource which has deeper examples, companion worksheets and …
Mental Illness Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day Mental Health Awareness Week (October 5-11) and World Mental Health Day (October 10) offer a meaningful opportunity to reflect on how we foster mental health in our schools, workplaces, and communities. This year’s World Mental Health Day theme — “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes …
As part of the K–12 Workforce Plan, the ministry has developed an Education Assistant (EA) Competency Framework that outlines the core knowledge and skills needed to be successful in an EA role. Designed to support future EAs to be job-ready upon graduation, this framework aims to promote consistency across education programs for EAs in the …
The Province, in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), is supporting the development of First Nations-led community-based teacher-education programs to address the significant shortage of First Nations teachers in the province. Funded by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, these programs …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from school districts for the development of dual credit programs for First Nation students to explore careers in K–12 teaching. The goal of this initiative is to support more First Nation students to consider teaching as a career path and, ultimately, help …
Please join us September 25 at 3:10 pm PT for the first Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2025–26 school year. See the poster for more info on the series. The September session will focus on Reporting SharePoint for School Districts, and engagement on how these sessions can help school districts improve student …
