Bursaries to Assist Health-Care Aides

Alberta’s government is investing $12.8 million to create new bursaries to assist students with education costs and encourage them to become Health Care Aids (HCAs).  

The HCA Education Funding program includes three streams of funding: the Financial Incentive program, the HCA Tuition Bursary program and the Workplace Tutor program.

HCAs provide direct client care, providing basic health services and assistance with daily living to people with medical conditions or major functional limitations. They are the single largest workforce in continuing care.

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