Ontario budget reinforces investments, commitments to post secondary sector
Posted on Friday, April 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – APRIL 28, 2022 – The Ontario government’s 2022 budget includes multiple investments and commitments in post-secondary education, including reinforcing the Province’s decision to let colleges develop new three-year degree programs and expand our four-year degrees.
Highlights of the budget delivered on April 28, 2022 include:
Credential reform
- This is a truly historic improvement that will elevate the status of Ontario’s post-secondary system on the world stage.
- This opens up a greater range of career options for graduates and will drive economic growth by creating a more highly qualified workforce.
- It also responds to the growing demand from employers for more graduates from degree programs.
- The province’s decision to expand the degree programs at colleges is recognition of our four-year degree programs.
- It brings true equity to Ontario’s post-secondary system. It ensures every student whose education fulfils Ontario’s degree-level requirements is awarded a degree upon graduation.
Personal Support Workers program
- Upgrading programs for nurses and PSWs
- The budget has reaffirmed the commitment to new training programs for PSWs and nurses.
- This will create more opportunities for health-care workers to build on their credentials and advance in their careers.
- This will also allow more internationally educated nurses to get the credentials to find work in Ontario.
Clinical education
- The $124 million investment over three years will help colleges expand the hands-on learning opportunities for students.
- This will ensure more students get real-world opportunities to practise their skills before joining the workforce.
‘Learn and stay’ grant
- The Ontario government is investing in measures to attract more health-care professionals to rural and remote communities.
Please check this link to read the full 2022 Ontario Budget: Ontario’s Plan to Build
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