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Post-secondary educators say cabinet shuffle creates more questions than answers
“The announced changes to what was previously called the Ministry of Advanced Education are puzzling because they divide what should be a unified portfolio of post-secondary institutions and initiatives,” said […]
Webcast of Forum Debate Provides Insights into Rank and Advancement
The debate over rank and advancement within BC’s new special purpose teaching universities was the subject of a panel discussion at a recently organized faculty and public forum at Kwantlen […]
Invest in education to get BC back on track say Post-Secondary Educators
“The pay-off for BC and BC’s students will be significant,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE). Oliver was making the comment following a presentation by […]
Canada’s Census Debate: The Long and Short of It
The federal government is pushing hard to make a significant change in the way Statistics Canada conducts the 2011 Census. If the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada, Tony Clement, has […]
BC’s trades training system: missing in action
With close to 540 delegates drawn from all provinces and territories in Canada, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) met in Saint John’s Newfoundland and Labrador last week to consider the […]
Election results confirm new FPSE Executive
Delegates at the 30th Annual FPSE Convention voted to elect members of the new FPSE Executive. The six-person Executive was confirmed following the Convention last month. The following positions and […]