Tories peg $5 million for health training
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The province is spending $5.2 million to train more health-care workers and increase Indigenous representation in the sector.
The funding will go to the Skills Development Program and the Indigenous Adult Health Internship Program, the government said Thursday.
The Skills Development Program provides career counselling and financial supports to eligible Manitobans seeking post-secondary training in programs up to two years in length. Funding is available for students who pursue health-care aide, health unit clerk, medical office assistant, pharmacy technician and practical nursing training.
The Indigenous Adult Health Internship Program has been running since 2015. It is a collaboration between Indigenous communities and Southern Health which serves a population of more than 216,000 residents, the release said.
Since it began, more than 100 students have enrolled in the program; one-quarter of them received jobs in the Southern Health authority, it said.
This year will mark the seventh intake of the program, which runs annually for 12 to 14 weeks from September to December.
— Staff