The University College of the North has announced a significant investment of $619,000 aimed at significantly expanding its Health Care Aide training program.

This funding will increase the number of training seats from 30 to 130, enhancing access to health care education in The Pas, Swan River, Thompson, and other rotating locations.

The expansion will facilitate in-person instruction across all three primary sites, enabling UCN to better support healthcare partners and the communities they serve.

This initiative also seeks to address the pressing vacancy rate of approximately 50% in health care aide positions across the region, ensuring a larger pool of trained professionals is available to meet the increasing demand for healthcare services in Northern Manitoba.

For those interested in applying to the UCN Health Care Aide program, go to UCN.ca/HCA