A6 THE FREE PRESS JULY 22. 2001 everyone CAN F ROM LE A R ethir ‘g M U S From quality children’s television to post-secondary programs to employment and assessment services, the Open Learning Agency provides more educational services to more British Columbians than any other institution. OOPEN LEARNING 1 AGENCY OPEN LEARNING AGENCY I • 800-66 3. I 6 6 3 OLA SKILLS CENTRE PRINCE GEORGE 250-565 4428 BC OPEN UNIVERSITY Recognized. Accredited.Transferable. Delivered where you live. A BC public university offering distance courses and flexible programs to over 8,000 students a year. OPEN COLLEGE Business. Health. Human Services. IT. University transfer and job ready skills training. A BC public college offering distance and community-based courses and programs to over 3,000 students a year. OPEN SCHOOL Flexible print, video, and Web resources. Designed for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. K-12 materials to support BC curriculum, by distance or in the classroom. KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BC’s public educational broadcaster. A full range of quality, non-commercial television watched by over one million viewers each week. Supported by over 30,000 valued Partners in Knowledge. CANADIAN LEARNING BANK Credit where credit is due. Innovative educational assessment services include: International Credential Evaluation Service, where credentials from other countries are evaluated for individuals, employers, government, schools, and professional associations, and Credit Review Service, where private and corporate training programs are assessed to award academic credit for formal certificates, diplomas, and degrees. LEARNING SYSTEMS INSTITUTE Local expertise, global scope. International consulting services in learning systems design, content conversion, and management of distance, distributed, and open learning systems. OLA SKILLS CENTRES Burnaby, Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George.Vancouver, Victoria, and other communities in BC. Diverse employment, career transition, skills training, and IT certification-to-college programs geared to local community and labour-market needs.