Funding Of $11 Million For International Nurses | October 17, 2023 | Micah Quinn | Bridge City News

More money will be going to bring in more qualified nurses to Alberta.

The province announced that $11 million will go toward nurse bridging programs to help train internationally educated nurses.

Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney was at the University of Lethbridge to unveil the news and says these nurses will now have access to an additional 1,221 spaces at post-secondary institutions so they can complete the programs they need for certification in Alberta.

Dr. Jon Doan, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the U of L says funding for nurses has even helped his own family in the past.

In Lethbridge $2.4 million and 100 seats will go to the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College.

The college will also be partnering with Bow Valley College to provide an extra 108 seats along with an added $2.6 million.

Aired on: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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