Carlton Trail College to have healthcare programs expanded

With the issues in manpower, the healthcare industry has seen, especially these past couple of years, Deanna Gaetz, advancement and external affairs director for CTC, told northeastNOW the benefit will be to the employer.

“To the Saskatchewan Health Authority, as there’s a number of vacancies in both of those areas. The benefit for us will be being able to offer these in multiple locations throughout our region, so making it more accessible, and close to home to more individuals, to make it easier to come to training.”

And by both increasing the seats available, and the general availability of the programs (switching it from part-time to full-time), is how Carlton Trail hopes to accomplish these goals.

“We’re in the business of training people to meet the employment needs of our region and of the province. Healthcare, of course, is at the forefront of those needs, so we are excited to be a part of that and to be able to provide more opportunities throughout the region for individuals looking to go into those healthcare fields,” added Gaetz.

The funds are set to go towards the cost of running these programs, no different than any other, costs that aren’t covered by student tuition, and are over and above what the institution is already doing.

These include things like course training space, instructors, equipment, and more.

According to Gaetz, this is all something the northeast area could definitely benefit from.

“There’s a huge gap right now, and there’s a great need for additional healthcare workers in a number of areas. It’s exciting that we can be a part of recruiting and getting people out into the workforce as fast as possible.”

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by Ben Tompkins

Carlton Trail College to have healthcare programs expanded

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