Human Resources & Education
Covering training, career development, higher education and all human resources issues in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada as a whole
2020 BIV Newsmaker of the Year: provincial health officer Bonnie Henry
Q&A: The public face of B.C.’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic shares lessons learned, scary surprises, and her optimism about the months ahead
Coquitlam employers among most likely to hire in Western Canada: report
10% of Coquitlam employers said they expect to grow their workforce in the first three months of 2021, representing a 2% boost in hiring confidence when compared to the current quarter
Students bring skills, energy and new ideas to the workplace
Businesses that continue their commitment to foster student talent see benefits
Nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise
Frontline workers fear infection, lack proper protection, give planning failing grades: survey
Record $34 million donation to support 'equity-deserving' students at SFU
The gift from alumnus Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO of IHS Markit, is the largest of its kind in Canadian history
Indigenous principles hold key to business relationships
Long-term community well-being, not short-term profits, prioritized
COVID’s second wave intensifying stress, anxiety
“Alarming” levels of despair, suicidal thoughts and hopelessness
Trust, teamwork are top assets in B.C. CEOs’ success strategies
Q&A | Knowing when to step back and let their teams collaborate has helped BIV’s 2020 BC CEO Awards winners keep their companies strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
How rejections inspired a BCIT Digital Design student to create innovative software
Industry-trained experts at the British Columbia Institute of Technology teach students to be career-ready — and resilient.
COVID prompts course change for B.C. international schools
Pandemic driving institutions to look to local immigrant markets