Media Advisory - Faculty and Student Groups to Announce Campaign to Save ESL Programs in BC

VANCOUVER, Dec. 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Representatives from the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE), the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS BC) and the Vancouver Community College Faculty Association will hold a press briefing on plans to launch provincial campaign to save English Language Training programs.  Presenters will also include:

Cindy Oliver, President, FPSE

Katie Marocchi, BC Chair, CFS

Karen Short, President, Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

Saeideh Ghassarifar, ESL Student at VCC

Saeideh Ghassarifar is a health care professional from Iran who is working to have her foreign credential recognized in BC and is studying at Vancouver Community College.  The loss of ESL programs would adversely affect her education plans.

Date/Time:  December 16^th, 11:30 a.m.

Place:  Vancouver Community College, Downtown Campus, Front Entrance, Corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir, Vancouver

SOURCE: Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC