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Ministry of Education 34 -85

Issued 85-04-02 for immediate release

VICTORIA--Education Minister Jack Heinrich today announced a
$5.8 million fund to finance college and institute projects
which contribute to economic development in their areas.

The fund represents close to half of the education
ministry's $12.6 million colleges and institutes adjustment
Program announced in the recent budget.

Heinrich said the funding is designed to encourage
colleges and institutes to develop innovative and imaginative
training programs.

“There's a tremendous wealth of talent and potential
within our network of colleges and institutes,” Heinrich said.

“I intend to tap that reservoir of expertise in
determining how to allocate this $5.8 million."

The funding total was announced by the Minister in a
breakdown of the $12.6 million adjustment program.

Heinrich said $1.4 million will be earmarked for
grants to help operations of satellite centres in interior
colleges, $3 million will go to help develop new, high-priority
programs and to buy equipment to improve productivity, and
$2.4 million will be set aside to help maintain levels of
service at the colleges and institutes.