Cohort #1 - March 1, 2021

Cohort #2 - July 5, 2021

BENEFITS:

• Education Assistant (EA) Diploma
• Certificates: Essential Skills
• Privacy Training, Emergency and Mental Health, First Aid, Gender Based Plus, Food Safe, Pandemic Awareness, and Indigenous Cultural Awareness
• Work experience/Practicum with school districts and private educational institutions
• An individual laptop and Microsoft Teams access for online/in-person class
• Career choices: Education Assistant, Behavior Intervention Assistant, or Special Needs Assistant
• Potential wage of up to $28/hr

ELIGIBILITY:

• Child Growth and Development
• On EI/EI Reach back and referred to the program by WorkBC
• Meets English Language Requirements: equivalent to CLB 6
• Minimum Grade 12 completion
• Can commit to completing this 3-week short-term occupation certification training
• 20-week EA training
• 4-week job coaching/placement

For more details contact:

pblmt@pics.bc.ca

604-534-7921