Indigenous education institutes look to train more health care workers – TBNewsWatch.com
New funding has been announced for six Indigenous institutes in Ontario.
THUNDER BAY — New provincial funding has been announced for six Indigenous institutes across Ontario to increase enrolment in nursing and personal support worker (PSW) programs.
Two of the facilities are based in Northwestern Ontario – Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute in Thunder Bay, and the Seven Generations Education Institute based on Couchiching First Nation near Fort Frances.
A third recipient, the Anishinabek Educational Institute, is headquartered near North Bay but has a satellite campus on Fort William First Nation.
