Skilled-trades students in the Central Okanagan School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades-training equipment.

The school district is receiving $178,068 over the next three years for the purchase of equipment including routers, plasma cutters and laser engravers.

91裸聊视频淚t is critical that we continue to expand our support for young people who are interested in following their dreams into the skilled trades,91裸聊视频� said Steve Thomson, MLA for Kelowna-Mission, in a press release.

91裸聊视频淲e expect almost one million job openings in B.C. by 2025, and we want local women and men to be at the front of the line for those jobs.91裸聊视频�

The Youth Trades Capital Equipment Program will see $7.5 million dispersed during the current school year to school districts across B.C. The remaining $7.5 million will be distributed in the 2017-18 ($4 million) and 2018-19 ($3.5 million) school years.

Over the three-year program, more than $9 million of the total $15-million fund will be distributed to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 42 rural school districts.

This investment in rural communities supports the recently announced 91裸聊视频淏uilding on our Rural Advantages: B.C.91裸聊视频檚 Rural Economic Development Strategy.91裸聊视频� The strategy outlines the Province91裸聊视频檚 long-term vision to ensure British Columbians in all regions have the opportunity for well-paying jobs and a high quality of life in their community.