Grants are available to help school districts and their post-secondary partners administer early childhood education dual credit programs in the 2025 calendar year. Grants provided equal $25,000 per school district partner, plus per course funding. Districts are invited to review and submit an expression of interest questionnaire by May 3 to be considered as a potential project site. …
Annual grants are available to help school districts and post-secondary partners establish or grow regional partnerships that expand capacity for dual credit administration. Resulting programs should focus on in‑demand careers and students who will benefit most from post-secondary transition support.
The ministry wants to hear from past, present, and prospective ECE students, as well as practicum student mentors, to better understand their needs, barriers, and successes in accessing recognized post-secondary ECE programming. Information from this survey will provide the ministry with valuable feedback on access to provincially recognized post-secondary ECE programming and where it could …
School districts are advised that Appendix C in the current Work Experience (WEX) Program Guide contains contradictory text regarding requirements for per-course funding claims for WEX12A and WEX12B. Career educators are asked to refer to Step 1 regarding the sign-off of student training plans (i.e., before the student starts the on-site placement), and not Step …
Information regarding 2023/24 District/Authority scholarships is now available for administrators. This includes allocations, awarding guidelines, and how to report conditional recipients by the deadline of June 30. Please plan to use your full allocations and ensure that your selected students are on track to meet core and scholarship-specific eligibility requirements by August 31. Scholarship vouchers will be sent to confirmed recipients …
School districts are reminded of two funding opportunities with application deadlines of February 1: Health Career Experiential Learning Opportunities for Grades 6-9 and the Work Experience Enhancement.
The Ministry is exploring updates to the policy guiding dual credit programming in B.C. Changes being contemplated, informed by consultations with sector partners over the past year, include: permitting exploratory courses rather than requiring students to declare a future occupation; allowing for September and February funding access rather than September only; and, permitting eligibility for …
Annual grants are available to help school districts and post-secondary partners develop and deliver dual credit opportunities for a diverse group of students in an array of in-demand occupations. Applications, including proposed budgets, are due April 12, 2024. Visit the Dual Credit web page to access the application package including instructions and the application form. …
As of January 1, 2024, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) with Infant Toddler Educator or Special Needs Educator certificates, also known as “specialized” or “post-basic” certificates, are eligible to receive the annual ECE Specialized Certification Grant. ECEs holding both specialized certificates are eligible for a $3,000 payment, while those holding one specialized certificate are eligible for …
The Youth Empowered Speakers Program (YES) is for B.C. First Nations youth ages 18-35 living on or off-reserve who want to become fluent in their own First Nations language. To qualify, candidates must be studying Early Childhood Education, pursuing a Bachelor of Education degree, or pursuing a degree/program that is linked to a career in …
