Calgary Select: Alberta Government Newsfeeds Science & Technology

Government provides $18-million boost to Red Deer College for expansion
The Alberta government is increasing its investment in Red Deer College’s <span class='italic'>Building Communities Through Learning</span> (BCTL) project. The additional funding will go toward the new centres for Trades and Technology and Innovation and Manufacturing being completed, equipped and ready for learners by September 2008. These centres are part of the first component of the college’s BCTL project, which also includes centres for Business Enterprise and Visual Art.

More RV technicians being trained to fill gap in growing industry
Sixty new training seats for recreation vehicle (RV) service technicians are now available for apprentices in northern Alberta, thanks to the expansion of a SAIT Polytechnic program to Edmonton.

New chair appointed to Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer
Red Deer College President Ron Woodward has been appointed chair of the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT), which develops policies, guidelines and procedures to promote system-wide cooperation in the areas of admissions and transfer. His three-year term is effective immediately.