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DTI Health Care Training Upcoming Program Expansions
By Desirae Barker, GDI Senior Program Coordinator
Feb 27, 2023
Posted in: DTI, Uncategorized
On January 31, 2023, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education announced an immediate initial investment of more than $5.5 million to help create over 550 new post-secondary training seats across 18 health care training programs.
As part of this announcement, Dumont Technical Institute (DTI) will receive additional funding for program expansions starting in 2023-24. This expansion includes 28 combined additional seats for DTI’s Continuing Care Assistant program and Practical Nursing program.
“This Government of Saskatchewan investment will ensure the Institute can expand our health-related programming to Métis students specifically. As the second largest Practical Nursing provider in Saskatchewan, we must continue to train Métis students at the community level, contributing to a more diverse, culturally-sensitive healthcare workforce,” said Tim Roussin, Chair GDI Board of Governors.
DTI is now recruiting for the additional program seats! The new Practical Nursing (two-year diploma program) cohort will start in September 2023 in Prince Albert, and the new Continuing Care Assistant (one-year certificate program) cohort will begin in September 2023 in Prince Albert as well. For more program information, visit www.gdins.org/programs.
Under the province’s Health Human Resources Action Plan launched in September 2022, this expansion will work to stabilize and grow the health care workforce in Saskatchewan. To read more about the Health Human Resources Health Action Plan and further opportunities for students looking to work in this field, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/health-human-resources/action-plan.
Photo credit: Ministry of Advanced Education Media Announcement Event (Jan 31, 2023), photo by Desirae Barker.
