Government Funded Programs

Start Date: Oct. 24, 2022

Program Overview:

A 32-week program that prepares you to work safely and productively as chairside Dental Assistants. Graduates will become eligible to write the exam to become certified Dental Assistants. 200 hours of clinical experience + 160 hours of practicum placement. Only campus in BC with an on-site dental clinic.

Eligibility Requirements:

Eligible clients are unemployed individuals:

• Who have established a claim with Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, or
• Who have had an EI benefit period that ended within the previous 60 months, or
• Who have earned more than $2,000 in insurable earnings and paid employment EI premium on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years, or
• Who are BCEA Persons with Disabilities Clients or BCEA Non-Persons with Disabilities Clients;
  AND
• Who have an Action Plan (AP) that identify PMLMT as a reasonable goal to support their occupational goal.
• High school graduate and meet College English Language Proficiency Assessment Test provided by Western Community College.

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Start Date: Oct. 24, 2022

Program Overview:

• Essential Skills Training
• Occupational English Language Training
• Workplace Safety & Occupational Certification Trainings
• Communication Networks
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• Software Security
• Cryptography & Network Security
• Web Security
• Cloud Security
• Ethical Hacking and Defense
• Intrusion and Vulnerability Testing
• Cyber Incident Response
• Worksite Practicum Training

Eligibility Requirements:

• On EI or have had an EI claim in the last 5 years or earned more than $2,000 in insurable earnings and paid employee EI premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years, OR are a British
  Columbia Employment and Assistance Client (BCEA).
• Unemployed or underemployed less than 20 hours per week.