By The Canadian Press

Alberta invests $50 million to boost enrolment in technical education

Mar 15, 2018 | 7:20 AM

EDMONTON – The Notley government says it will invest $50 million over the next five years to get more post-secondary students into high-tech.

Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt says the money will create 3,000 spots for students in the tech field.

The rest of the money, about $7 million, will be used for scholarships to support students in the field.

Details on where and how those spaces will be allocated have yet to be finalized.

The province estimates there are currently about one-thousand high-tech job vacancies.

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Some of the scholarship money will be targeted toward getting more women into tech study.

The province says right now about one in three tech students is female and it’s hoped the scholarships will encourage more women to go into the field. .

(The Canadian Press)