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The provincial and federal governments have launched a new bursary program aimed to help early childhood educators advance their careers.
This week they invested $3.3 million through the Canada-Alberta Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement to create the new Early Childhood Educator Bursary program.
The bursary, which will be managed by Norquest College, was formed to grow the province’s skilled early childhood educator workforce.
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Since 2001, Alberta has grown the number of early childhood educators in the province by more than 13,000 to a total of 31,200.
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The Early Childhood Educator Bursary program, which is designed to cover the cost of tuition, books, and some living expenses, will provide up to 300 one-time bursaries of $10,000 to eligible students over the next three years.
The first $5,000 instalment will be awarded once applicants have been accepted to an approved program. In addition, the remaining $5,000 instalment will be disbursed once applicants complete their program, begin working in the licensed child-care sector, and gain Level 2 early childhood educator certification.
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